King James Version

Ezekiel 22:6

Behold, the princes of Israel, every one were in thee to their power to shed blood.

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הִנֵּה֙hinehloהִנֵּהparticle, demonstrative — “lo”H2009lo!behold, lo, see.נְשִׂיאֵ֣יnesiecaptainנָשִׂיאnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “captain”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5387properly, an exalted one, i.e. a king or sheik; also a rising mistcaptain, chief, cloud, governor, prince, ruler, vapour.יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyisraelIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלnoun, proper name — “Israel”H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterityIsrael.אִ֥ישׁisha certainאִישׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “a certain”, the ordinary formH376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phra…לִזְרֹע֖וֹlizrovoto armזְרוֹעַpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to arm”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2220the arm (as stretched out), or (of animals) the foreleg; figuratively, forcearm, [phrase] help, mighty, power, shoulder, strength.הָ֣יוּhayvbeהָיָהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “be”, a completed actionH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.בָ֑ךְvakheinבָ֑ךְpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “in”inלְמַ֖עַןlemaanthatמַעַןpreposition — “that”H4616properly, heed, i.e. purpose; used only adverbially, on account of (as a motive or an aim), teleologically, in order thatbecause of, to the end (intent) that, for (to,... 's sake), [phrase] lest, that, to.שְׁפָךְshefakhecastשָׁפַךְverb, qal, infinitive construct — “cast”, the to-form of the verbH8210to spill forth (blood, a libation, liquid metal; or even a solid, i.e. to mound up); also (figuratively) to expend (life, soul, complaint, money, etc.); intensively, to sprawl outcast (up), gush out, pour (out), shed(-der, out), slip.דָּֽםdamblood , innocentדָּםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “blood , innocent”, the ordinary formH1818blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. drops of blood)blood(-y, -guiltiness, (-thirsty), [phrase] innocent.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Behold, the princes of Israel, every one according to his might, have been in thee to shed blood.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Behold, the princes of Israel, every one according to his power, have been in thee to shed blood.

Young’s Literal Translation

Lo, princes of Israel — each according to his arm Have been in thee to shed blood.

World English Bible

“‘“Behold, the princes of Israel, everyone according to his power, have been in you to shed blood.

Darby Translation

Behold, the princes of Israel have been in thee to shed blood, each according to his power.

Douay-Rheims

Behold the princes of Israel, every one hath employed his arm in thee to shed blood.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Behold, the princes of Israel, every one according to his might, have been in thee to shed blood.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Behold, the princes of the house of Israel have conspired in thee each one with his kindred, that they might shed blood.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἰδοὺ οἱ ἀφηγούμενοι οἴκου Ἰσραήλ, ἕκαστος πρὸς τοὺς συγγενεῖς αὐτοῦ, συνεφύροντο ἐν σοὶ, ὅπως ἐκχέωσιν αἷμα.