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Ezekiel 24:4

Gather the pieces thereof into it, even every good piece, the thigh, and the shoulder; fill it with the choice bones.

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אֱסֹ֤ףesofdestroyאָסַףverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “destroy”, a commandH622to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. remove (destroy, leave behind, put up, restore, etc.)assemble, bring, consume, destroy, felch, gather (in, together, up again), [idiom] generally, get (him), lose, put all together, receive, recover (another from leprosy), (be) rereward, [idiom] surely, take (away, into, up), [idiom] utterly…נְתָחֶ֨יהָ֙netacheyhapartנֵתַחnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “part”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5409a fragmentpart, piece.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).כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).נֵ֥תַחnetachpartנֵתַחnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “part”, the ordinary formH5409a fragmentpart, piece.ט֖וֹבtovgoodטוֹבadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “good”, the ordinary formH2896good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, [idiom] fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, [idiom] most, pleasant,…יָרֵ֣ךְyarekhesideיָרֵךְnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “side”, the ordinary formH3409the thigh (from its fleshy softness); by euphemistically the generative parts; figuratively, a shank, flank, side[idiom] body, loins, shaft, side, thigh.וְכָתֵ֑ףvekhatefand armכָּתֵףconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and arm”, the ordinary formH3802the shoulder (proper, i.e. upper end of the arm; as being the spot where the garments hang); figuratively, side-piece or lateral projection of anythingarm, corner, shoulder(-piece), side, undersetter.מִבְחַ֥רmivcharchoiceמִבְחָרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “choice”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4005select, i.e. bestchoice(-st), chosen.עֲצָמִ֖יםatsamimbodyעֶצֶםnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “body”, the ordinary formH6106a bone (as strong); by extension, the body; figuratively, the substance, i.e. (as pron.) selfsamebody, bone, [idiom] life, (self-) same, strength, [idiom] very.מַלֵּֽאmalebe at an endמָלֵאverb, piel, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “be at an end”, a commandH4390to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)accomplish, confirm, [phrase] consecrate, be at an end, be expired, be fenced, fill, fulfil, (be, become, [idiom] draw, give in, go) full(-ly, -ly set, tale), (over-) flow, fulness, furnish, gather (selves, together), presume, replenish, s…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Gather into it the pieces belonging to it, even every good piece, the thigh, and the shoulder; fill it with the choice bones.

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American Standard Version (1901)

gather the pieces thereof into it, even every good piece, the thigh, and the shoulder; fill it with the choice bones.

Young’s Literal Translation

To gather its pieces unto it, every good piece, Thigh and shoulder, the choice of the bones to fill in.

World English Bible

Gather its pieces into it, even every good piece: the thigh and the shoulder. Fill it with the choice bones.

Darby Translation

Gather the pieces thereof into it, every good piece, the thigh and the shoulder; fill [it] with the choice bones:

Douay-Rheims

Heap together into if the pieces thereof, every good piece, the thigh and the shoulder, choice pieces and full of bones.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Gather into it the pieces belonging to it, even every good piece, the thigh, and the shoulder; fill it with the choice bones.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

and put the pieces into it, every prime piece, the leg and shoulder taken off from the bones,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

καὶ ἔμβαλε εἰς αὐτὸν τὰ διχοτομήματα, πᾶν διχοτόμημα καλὸν, σκέλος καὶ ὦμον ἐκσεσαρκισμένα ἀπὸ τῶν ὀστῶν,