KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
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“Then the spirit took me up, and I heard behind me a voice of a great rushing, saying, Blessed be the glory of the Lord from his place.”
What does this verse really mean? Use this table to get a word-for-word translation of the original Hebrew Scripture. This shows the English words related to the source biblical texts along with brief definitions. Follow the buttons in the right-hand column for detailed definitions and verses that use the same root words. Use this reference information to gain deeper insight into the Bible and enrich your understanding. Information based on Strong's Exhaustive Concordance[1].
| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “Then the spirit” | ר֔וּחַ | Wind; by resemblance breath, i.e., a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions) | Then spirit |
| “took me up,” | וַתִּשָּׂאֵ֣נִי | To lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative | took up |
| “and I heard” | וָאֶשְׁמַ֣ע | To hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.) | heard |
| “behind” | אַחֲרַ֔י | Properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses) | behind |
| “me a voice” | ק֖וֹל | A voice or sound | voice |
| “of a great” | גָּד֑וֹל | Great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent | great |
| “rushing,” | רַ֣עַשׁ | Vibration, bounding, uproar | rushing |
| “saying,” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “Blessed” | בָּר֥וּךְ | To kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason) | Blessed |
| “be” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “the glory” | כְּבוֹד | Properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness | glory |
| “of the Lord” | יְהוָ֖ה | (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God | Lord |
| “from his place.” | מִמְּקוֹמֽוֹ׃ | Properly, a standing, i.e., a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind) | place |
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10 Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, all my words that I shall speak unto thee receive in thine heart, and hear with thine ears.
11 And go, get thee to them of the captivity, unto the children of thy people, and speak unto them, and tell them, Thus saith the Lord God; whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear.
12 Then the spirit took me up, and I heard behind me a voice of a great rushing, saying, Blessed be the glory of the Lord from his place.
13 I heard also the noise of the wings of the living creatures that touched one another, and the noise of the wheels over against them, and a noise of a great rushing.
14 So the spirit lifted me up, and took me away, and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit; but the hand of the Lord was strong upon me.
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