King James Version

Ezekiel 19:4

The nations also heard of him; he was taken in their pit, and they brought him with chains unto the land of Egypt.

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וַיִּשְׁמְע֥וּvayishmevand hearשָׁמַעconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and hear”, the next action in the storyH8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)[idiom] attentively, call (gather) together, [idiom] carefully, [idiom] certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, [idiom] diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), [idiom] indeed, listen, make (a) n…אֵלָ֛יוelayvamongאֵלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).גּוֹיִ֖םgoyimGentileגּוֹיnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “Gentile”, the ordinary formH1471a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locustsGentile, heathen, nation, people.בְּשַׁחְתָּ֣םbeshachtamin destructionשַׁחַתpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “in destruction”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7845a pit (especially as a trap); figuratively, destructioncorruption, destruction, ditch, grave, pit.נִתְפָּ֑שׂnitpascatchתָּפַשׂverb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “catch”, a completed actionH8610to manipulate, i.e. seize; chiefly to capture, wield, specifically, to overlay; figuratively, to use unwarrantablycatch, handle, (lay, take) hold (on, over), stop, [idiom] surely, surprise, take.וַיְבִאֻ֥הוּvayviuhvand to comeבּוֹאconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and to come”, the next action in the storyH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…בַֽחַחִ֖יםvachachimin braceletחָחpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “in bracelet”, the ordinary formH2397a ring for the nose (or lips)bracelet, chain, hook.אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).אֶ֥רֶץeretsearthאֶרֶץnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “earth”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.מִצְרָֽיִםmitsrayimEgyptמִצְרַיִםnoun, proper name — “Egypt”H4714Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower EgyptEgypt, Egyptians, Mizraim.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Then the nations assembled against him, he was taken in their pit; and they brought him with hooks unto the land of Egypt.

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American Standard Version (1901)

The nations also heard of him; he was taken in their pit; and they brought him with hooks unto the land of Egypt.

Young’s Literal Translation

And hear of it do nations, In their pit it hath been caught, And they bring it in with chains unto the land of Egypt.

World English Bible

The nations also heard of him. He was taken in their pit; and they brought him with hooks to the land of Egypt.

Darby Translation

And the nations heard of him; he was taken in their pit, and they brought him with nose-rings into the land of Egypt.

Douay-Rheims

And the nations heard of him, and took him, but not without receiving wounds: and they brought him in chains into the land of Egypt.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Then the nations assembled against him, he was taken in their pit; and they brought him with hooks unto the land of Egypt.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the nations heard a report of him; he was caught in their pit, and they brought him into the land of Egypt in chains.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἤκουσαν κατʼ αὐτοῦ ἔθνη, ἐν τῇ διαφθορᾷ αὐτῶν συνελήφθη, καὶ ἤγαγον αὐτὸν ἐν κημῷ εἰς γῆν Αἰγύπτου.