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KJV Lexicon And he broughtbow' (bo) to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) me into the inner pniymiy (pen-ee-mee') interior -- (with-)in(-ner, -ward). court chatser (khaw-tsare') a yard (as inclosed by a fence); also a hamlet (as similarly surrounded with walls) -- court, tower, village. of the LORD'S Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord. house bayith (bah'-yith) a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.) and behold at the door pethach (peh'-thakh) an opening (literally), i.e. door (gate) or entrance way -- door, entering (in), entrance (-ry), gate, opening, place. of the temple heykal (hay-kawl') a large public building, such as a palace or temple -- palace, temple. of the LORD Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord. between the porch 'uwlam (oo-lawm') a vestibule (as bound to the building) -- porch. and the altar mizbeach (miz-bay'-akh) an altar -- altar. were about five chamesh (khaw-maysh') five -- fif(-teen), fifth, five (apiece). and twenty `esriym (es-reem') twenty; also (ordinal) twentieth -- (six-)score, twenty(-ieth). men 'iysh (eesh) a 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) with their backs 'achowr (aw-khore') the hinder part; hence (adverb) behind, backward; also (as facing north) the West -- after(-ward), back (part, -side, -ward), hereafter, (be-)hind(-er part), time to come, without. toward the temple heykal (hay-kawl') a large public building, such as a palace or temple -- palace, temple. of the LORD Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord. and their faces paniym (paw-neem') the 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.) toward the east qedem (keh'-dem) the front, of place (absolutely, the fore part, relatively the East) or time (antiquity); often used adverbially (before, anciently, eastward) and they worshipped shachah (shaw-khaw') to depress, i.e. prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God) the sun shemesh (sheh'-mesh) the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (arch.) a notched battlement -- + east side(-ward), sun (rising), + west(-ward), window. toward the east qedem (keh'-dem) the front, of place (absolutely, the fore part, relatively the East) or time (antiquity); often used adverbially (before, anciently, eastward) Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible Then He brought me into the inner court of the LORD'S house. And behold, at the entrance to the temple of the LORD, between the porch and the altar, were about twenty-five men with their backs to the temple of the LORD and their faces toward the east; and they were prostrating themselves eastward toward the sun. King James Bible And he brought me into the inner court of the LORD'S house, and, behold, at the door of the temple of the LORD, between the porch and the altar, were about five and twenty men, with their backs toward the temple of the LORD, and their faces toward the east; and they worshipped the sun toward the east. Holman Christian Standard Bible So He brought me to the inner court of the LORD's house, and there were about 25 men at the entrance of the LORD's temple, between the portico and the altar, with their backs to the LORD's temple and their faces turned to the east. They were bowing to the east in worship of the sun. International Standard Version Then he brought me to the inner court of the LORD's Temple. There, at the entrance to the LORD's Temple, between the porch and the altar, were 25 men, with their backs toward the LORD's Temple and facing the east, prostrating themselves to the sun. NET Bible Then he brought me to the inner court of the LORD's house. Right there at the entrance to the LORD's temple, between the porch and the altar, were about twenty-five men with their backs to the LORD's temple, facing east--they were worshiping the sun toward the east! GOD'S WORD® Translation Then he brought me into the inner courtyard of the LORD's temple. There at the entrance to the LORD's temple, between the entrance and the altar, were about 25 men who had their backs turned to the LORD's temple. They were facing east and worshiping the rising sun. King James 2000 Bible And he brought me into the inner court of the LORD'S house, and, behold, at the door of the temple of the LORD, between the porch and the altar, were about five and twenty men, with their backs toward the temple of the LORD, and their faces toward the east; and they worshiped the sun toward the east. Links Ezekiel 8:16Ezekiel 8:16 NIV Ezekiel 8:16 NLT Ezekiel 8:16 ESV Ezekiel 8:16 NASB Ezekiel 8:16 KJV |