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Ezekiel 43:9

Now let them put away their whoredom, and the carcases of their kings, far from me, and I will dwell in the midst of them for ever.

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עַתָּ֞הatahthis timeעַתָּהadverb — “this time”H6258at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletivehenceforth, now, straightway, this time, whereas.יְרַחֲק֧וּyerachaqvlooseרָחַקverb, piel, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “loose”, a wish or indirect commandH7368to widen (in any direction), i.e. (intransitively) recede or (transitively) remove (literally or figuratively, of place or relation)(a-, be, cast, drive, get, go, keep (self), put, remove, be too, (wander), withdraw) far (away, off), loose, [idiom] refrain, very, (be) a good way (off).אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “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).זְנוּתָ֛םzenutamwhoredomזְנוּתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “whoredom”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2184adultery, i.e. (figuratively) infidelity, idolatrywhoredom.וּפִגְרֵ֥יufigreand carcaseפֶּגֶרconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “and carcase”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6297a carcase (as limp), whether of man or beast; figuratively, an idolatrous imagecarcase, corpse, dead body.מַלְכֵיהֶ֖םmalkheyhemkingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “king”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4428a kingking, royal.מִמֶּ֑נִּיmimenifromמִןpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “from”H4480properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many sensesabove, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with.וְשָׁכַנְתִּ֥יveshakhantiand abideשָׁכַןconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and abide”, a completed action in a sequenceH7931to reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively)abide, continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-er), have habitation, inhabit, lay, place, (cause to) remain, rest, set (up).בְתוֹכָ֖םvetokhamin amongתָּוֶךְpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “in among”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8432a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centreamong(-st), [idiom] between, half, [idiom] (there-, where-), in(-to), middle, mid(-night), midst (among), [idiom] out (of), [idiom] through, [idiom] with(-in).לְעוֹלָֽםleolamto alwayעוֹלָםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to alway”, the ordinary formH5769properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) alwaysalway(-s), ancient (time), any more, continuance, eternal, (for, (n-)) ever(-lasting, -more, of old), lasting, long (time), (of) old (time), perpetual, at any time, (beginning of the) world ([phrase] without end). Compare H5331 (נֶצַח), H5…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Now let them put away their harlotry, and the carcasses of their kings, far from Me, and I will dwell in the midst of them for ever.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Now let them put away their whoredom, and the dead bodies of their kings, far from me; and I will dwell in the midst of them for ever.

Young’s Literal Translation

Now do they put far off their whoredom, And the carcases of their kings — from Me, And I have dwelt in their midst to the age.

World English Bible

Now let them put away their prostitution, and the dead bodies of their kings far from me. Then I will dwell among them forever.

Darby Translation

Now let them put away their fornication, and the carcases of their kings, far from me, and I will dwell in the midst of them for ever.

Douay-Rheims

Now therefore let them put away their fornications, and the carcasses of their kings far from me: and I will dwell in the midst of them for ever.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Now let them put away their harlotry, and the carcasses of their kings, far from Me, and I will dwell in the midst of them for ever.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And now let them put away from me their fornication, and the murders of their princes, and I will dwell in the midst of them for ever.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ νῦν ἀπωσάσθωσαν τὴν πορνείαν αὐτῶν, καὶ τοὺς φόνους τῶν ἡγουμένων αὐτῶν ἀπʼ ἐμοῦ, καὶ κατασκηνώσω ἐν μέσῳ αὐτῶν τὸν αἰῶνα.