Ezekiel 39:12
And seven months shall the house of Israel be burying of them, that they may cleanse the land.
KJV
Et sepelient eos domus Israël, ut mundent terram septem mensibus.
Vulgate
καὶ κατορύξουσιν ἐκεῖ τὸν Γὼγ καὶ πᾶν τὸ πλῆθος αὐτοῦ, καὶ κληθήσεται Τὸ τέ, τὸ πολυάνδριον τοῦ Γώγ.
LXX
And seven months shall the house of Israel be burying them, that they may cleanse the land.
ASV
וּ/קְבָרוּ/ם֙ בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לְמַ֖עַן טַהֵ֣ר אֶת הָ/אָ֑רֶץ שִׁבְעָ֖ה חֳדָשִֽׁים
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
9 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אֶ֣רֶץ
'rts
noun · 2484×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
בֵּ֣ית
byt
noun · 2032×
הוּ
hv
verb · 131×
חֹ֣דֶשׁ
chdsh
noun · 280×
טָהֵֽר
thr
verb · 95×
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
yshr'l
proper_noun · 2486×
לְמַ֣עַן
lm'n
preposition · 268×
שִׁבְעַ֥ת
shb't
adjective · 393×
Historic Christian voices
2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- Deut 21:23 — His body shall not remain all night upon the tree, but thou shalt in any wise bury him that day; (for he that is hanged is accursed of God;) that thy land be not defiled, which the LORD thy God giveth
- Ezek 39:14 — And they shall sever out men of continual employment, passing through the land to bury with the passengers those that remain upon the face of the earth, to cleanse it: after the end of seven months sh
- Ezek 39:16 — And also the name of the city shall be Hamonah. Thus shall they cleanse the land.