# General Information:

Ezekiel is speaking.

# as I was commanded

This can be stated in active form. AT: "as Yahweh had commanded me to speak" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# behold

The word "behold" here shows that Ezekiel was surprised by what he saw.

# sinews

This refers to the parts of human bodies that are like hard strings and hold the bones and muscles together. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 37:6](./04.md).

# But there was still no breath in them

The noun "breath" can be stated as the verb "breathing." AT: "But they were not breathing" or "But they were not alive"