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Ezekiel 2:10

And he spread it before me; and it was written within and without: and there was written therein lamentations, and mourning, and woe.

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וַיִּפְרֹ֤שׂvayifrosand breakפָּרַשׂconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and break”, the next action in the storyH6566to break apart, disperse, etc.break, chop in pieces, lay open, scatter, spread (abroad, forth, selves, out), stretch (forth, out).אוֹתָהּ֙otahobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).לְפָנַ֔יlefanayto a- foreפָּנִיםpreposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…וְהִ֥יאvehiand as for herהוּאconjunction, pronoun, personal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and as for her”H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or arehe, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.כְתוּבָ֖הkhetuvahdescribeכָּתַבverb, qal, passive participle, absolute — “describe”, a verb used as a describing wordH3789to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe)describe, record, prescribe, subscribe, write(-ing, -ten).פָּנִ֣יםpanima- foreפָּנִיםnoun, common, both genders, plural, absolute — “a- fore”, the ordinary formH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…וְאָח֑וֹרveachorand afterאָחוֹרconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and after”, the ordinary formH268the hinder part; hence (adverb) behind, backward; also (as facing north) the Westafter(-ward), back (part, -side, -ward), hereafter, (be-) hind(-er part), time to come, without.וְכָת֣וּבvekhatuvand describeכָּתַבconjunction, verb, qal, passive participle, absolute — “and describe”, a verb used as a describing wordH3789to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe)describe, record, prescribe, subscribe, write(-ing, -ten).אֵלֶ֔יהָeleyhaamongאֵלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, 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).קִנִ֥יםqinimlamentationקִינָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “lamentation”, the ordinary formH7015a dirge (as accompanied by beating the breasts or on instruments)lamentation.וָהֶ֖גֶהvahegehand mourningהֶגֶהconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and mourning”, the ordinary formH1899a muttering (in sighing, thought, or as thunder)mourning, sound, tale.וָהִֽיvahiand woe. , H1932הִיconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and woe. , H1932”, the ordinary formH1958lamentationwoe. (For hiyr. See H1931 (הוּא), H1932 (הוּא).)

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

and He spread it before me, and it was written within and without; and there was written therein lamentations, and moaning, and woe.

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American Standard Version (1901)

and he spread it before me: and it was written within and without; and there were written therein lamentations, and mourning, and woe.

Young’s Literal Translation

and He spreadeth it before me, and it is written in front and behind, and written on it [are] lamentations, and mourning, and woe!

World English Bible

He spread it before me. It was written within and without; and lamentations, mourning, and woe were written in it.

Darby Translation

And he spread it out before me; and it was written within and without; and there were written in it lamentations, and mourning, and woe.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

and He spread it before me, and it was written within and without; and there was written therein lamentations, and moaning, and woe.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he unrolled it before me: and in it the front and the back were written upon : and there was written in it Lamentation, and mournful song, and woe.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἀνείλησεν αὐτὴν ἐνώπιόν μου, καὶ ἦν ἐν αὐτῇ γεγραμμένα τὰ ἔμπροσθεν καὶ τὰ ὀπίσω· καὶ ἐγέγραπτο θρῆνος καὶ μέλος καὶ οὐαί.