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# he brought me there

"Yahweh brought me to the place that had the buildings"

# Behold

Ezekiel was surprised by what he saw.

# His appearance was like the appearance of bronze

The abstract noun "appearance" can be translated as a verb. AT: "The way he appeared was like the way bronze appears" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])

# linen cord

"a rope made of linen." This is a tool for measuring very long distances.

# linen

This is a type of cloth. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 9:2](../09/01.md).

# measuring stick

This is a tool for measuring shorter distances.

# Son of man

"Son of a human being" or "Son of humanity." God calls Ezekiel this to emphasize that Ezekiel is only a human being. God is eternal and powerful, but humans are not. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 2:1](../02/01.md). AT: "Mortal person" or "Human"

# fix your mind on

This idiom means "pay attention to" or "think about." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# the house of Israel

The word "house" is a metonym for the family that lives in the house, in this case the Israelites, the descendants of Jacob over many years. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:1](../03/01.md). AT: "the Israelite people group" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/bronze]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/gate]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/sonofman]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/mind]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/reveal]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/report]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/house]]
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# he brought me there`
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			`"Yahweh brought me to the place that had the buildings"`

initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Behold`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Ezekiel was surprised by what he saw.`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# His appearance was like the appearance of bronze`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`The abstract noun "appearance" can be translated as a verb. AT: "The way he appeared was like the way bronze appears" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# linen cord`
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			`"a rope made of linen." This is a tool for measuring very long distances.`

initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# linen`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This is a type of cloth. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 9:2](../09/01.md).`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# measuring stick`
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			`This is a tool for measuring shorter distances.`

initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Son of man`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`"Son of a human being" or "Son of humanity." God calls Ezekiel this to emphasize that Ezekiel is only a human being. God is eternal and powerful, but humans are not. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 2:1](../02/01.md). AT: "Mortal person" or "Human"`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# fix your mind on`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This idiom means "pay attention to" or "think about." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# the house of Israel`
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added tw to notes 2017-06-24 00:15:21 +00:00			`The word "house" is a metonym for the family that lives in the house, in this case the Israelites, the descendants of Jacob over many years. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:1](../03/01.md). AT: "the Israelite people group" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])`

			`# translationWords`

			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/bronze]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/gate]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/sonofman]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/mind]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/reveal]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/report]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/house]]`