The Meaning of Ezekiel 39:12 Explained

Ezekiel 39:12

KJV: And seven months shall the house of Israel be burying of them, that they may cleanse the land.

YLT: And the house of Israel have buried them -- in order to cleanse the land -- seven months.

Darby: And seven months shall the house of Israel be burying them, that they may cleanse the land;

ASV: And seven months shall the house of Israel be burying them, that they may cleanse the land.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And seven  months  shall the house  of Israel  be burying  of them, that they may cleanse  the land. 

What does Ezekiel 39:12 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Ezekiel 39

1  God's judgment upon Gog
8  Israel's victory
11  Gog's burial in Hamon-gog
17  The feast of the fowls
21  Israel having been plagued for their sins
25  shall be gathered again with eternal favor

What do the individual words in Ezekiel 39:12 mean?

And for will be burying them the house of Israel in order to cleanse - the land seven months
וּקְבָרוּם֙ בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לְמַ֖עַן טַהֵ֣ר אֶת־ הָאָ֑רֶץ שִׁבְעָ֖ה חֳדָשִֽׁים

וּקְבָרוּם֙  And  for  will  be  burying  them 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person common plural, third person masculine plural
Root: קָבַר  
Sense: to bury.
בֵּ֣ית  the  house 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל  of  Israel 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל  
Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
לְמַ֖עַן  in  order  to 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: לְמַעַן 
Sense: purpose, intent prep.
טַהֵ֣ר  cleanse 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Infinitive construct
Root: טָהֵר  
Sense: to be clean, be pure.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
הָאָ֑רֶץ  the  land 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
שִׁבְעָ֖ה  seven 
Parse: Number, masculine singular
Root: שֶׁבַע  
Sense: seven (cardinal number).
חֳדָשִֽׁים  months 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: חֹדֶשׁ  
Sense: the new moon, month, monthly.

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