{
"verseID": "Ezekiel.9.2",
"source": "וְהִנֵּ֣ה שִׁשָּׁ֣ה אֲנָשִׁ֡ים בָּאִ֣ים ׀ מִדֶּרֶךְ־שַׁ֨עַר הָעֶלְי֜וֹן אֲשֶׁ֣ר ׀ מָפְנֶ֣ה צָפ֗וֹנָה וְאִ֨ישׁ כְּלִ֤י מַפָּצוֹ֙ בְּיָד֔וֹ וְאִישׁ־אֶחָ֤ד בְּתוֹכָם֙ לָבֻ֣שׁ בַּדִּ֔ים וְקֶ֥סֶת הַסֹּפֵ֖ר בְּמָתְנָ֑יו וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ וַיַּ֣עַמְד֔וּ אֵ֖צֶל מִזְבַּ֥ח הַנְּחֹֽשֶׁת׃",
"text": "And *hinnēh šiššāh ʾănāšîm bāʾîm* from *derekšaʿar hāʿelyôn ʾăšer māpneh ṣāpônāh*, and *ʾîš kĕlî mappāṣô* in *yādô*, and *ʾîš-ʾeḥād* among *tôkām lābûš baddîm*, and *qeset hassōpēr* at *motnāyw*. And *wayyābōʾû* and *wayyaʿamdû* beside *mizbaḥ hannĕḥōšet*.",
"grammar": {
"*hinnēh*": "demonstrative particle - behold/lo",
"*šiššāh*": "cardinal number, masculine - six",
"*ʾănāšîm*": "noun, masculine plural - men",
"*bāʾîm*": "qal participle, masculine plural - coming",
"*derekšaʿar*": "noun, masculine singular construct + noun, masculine singular construct - way of the gate",
"*hāʿelyôn*": "definite article + adjective, masculine singular - the upper",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - which",
"*māpneh*": "hophal participle, masculine singular - was facing/turned",
"*ṣāpônāh*": "noun, feminine singular + directional heh - northward",
"*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - each man",
"*kĕlî*": "noun, masculine singular construct - weapon of",
"*mappāṣô*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his smashing/shattering",
"*yādô*": "noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his hand",
"*ʾîš-ʾeḥād*": "noun, masculine singular + adjective, masculine singular - one man",
"*tôkām*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their midst",
"*lābûš*": "qal passive participle, masculine singular - clothed",
"*baddîm*": "noun, masculine plural - linen",
"*qeset*": "noun, feminine singular construct - inkhorn/writing case of",
"*hassōpēr*": "definite article + qal participle, masculine singular - the scribe",
"*motnāyw*": "noun, masculine dual + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his loins/waist",
"*wayyābōʾû*": "waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they came",
"*wayyaʿamdû*": "waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they stood",
"*mizbaḥ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - altar of",
"*hannĕḥōšet*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the bronze/copper"
},
"variants": {
"*mappāṣô*": "his smashing/his shattering [weapon]/his club/his sledgehammer",
"*baddîm*": "linen (clothing)/linen garments",
"*qeset*": "inkhorn/writing case/scribal equipment",
"*hassōpēr*": "the scribe/the writer/the secretary"
}
}