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Then you will know that I am the LORD.&#8217&#8221 <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/37.htm">New Living Translation</a> I will put flesh and muscles on you and cover you with skin. I will put breath into you, and you will come to life. Then you will know that I am the LORD.’” <a href="/esv/ezekiel/37.htm">English Standard Version</a> And I will lay sinews upon you, and will cause flesh to come upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and you shall live, and you shall know that I am the LORD.” <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/37.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> I will attach tendons to you and make flesh grow upon you and cover you with skin. I will put breath within you so that you will come to life. Then you will know that I am the LORD.’” <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/37.htm">King James Bible</a> And I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am the LORD. <a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/37.htm">New King James Version</a> I will put sinews on you and bring flesh upon you, cover you with skin and put breath in you; and you shall live. Then you shall know that I am the LORD.” ’ ” <a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/37.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And I will attach tendons to you, make flesh grow back on you, cover you with skin, and put breath in you so that you may come to life; and you will know that I am the LORD.’” <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/37.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8216I will put sinews on you, make flesh grow back on you, cover you with skin and put breath in you that you may come alive; and you will know that I am the LORD.&#8217&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/37.htm">NASB 1977 </a> ‘And I will put sinews on you, make flesh grow back on you, cover you with skin, and put breath in you that you may come alive; and you will know that I am the LORD.’” <a href="/lsb/ezekiel/37.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> I will put sinews on you, make flesh come up upon you, cover you with skin, and put breath in you that you may come alive; and you will know that I am Yahweh.’” <a href="/amp/ezekiel/37.htm">Amplified Bible</a> I will put sinews on you, make flesh grow back on you, cover you with skin, and I will put breath in you so that you may come alive; and you will know that I am the LORD.’” <a href="/csb/ezekiel/37.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> I will put tendons on you, make flesh grow on you, and cover you with skin. I will put breath in you so that you come to life. Then you will know that I am the LORD.” <a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/37.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> I will put tendons on you, make flesh grow on you, and cover you with skin. I will put breath in you so that you come to life. Then you will know that I am Yahweh.&#8221 <a href="/asv/ezekiel/37.htm">American Standard Version</a> And I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am Jehovah. <a href="/cev/ezekiel/37.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> I will wrap you with muscles and skin and breathe life into you. Then you will know that I am the LORD." <a href="/erv/ezekiel/37.htm">English Revised Version</a> And I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am the LORD. <a href="/gwt/ezekiel/37.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> I will put ligaments on you, place muscles on you, and cover you with skin. I will put breath in you, and you will live. Then you will know that I am the LORD.'" <a href="/gnt/ezekiel/37.htm">Good News Translation</a> I will give you sinews and muscles, and cover you with skin. I will put breath into you and bring you back to life. Then you will know that I am the LORD." <a href="/isv/ezekiel/37.htm">International Standard Version</a> I'm going to grow tendons on you, regenerate your flesh, cover you with skin, and make you breathe again so that you can come back to life and learn that I am the LORD.'"'" <a href="/msb/ezekiel/37.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> I will attach tendons to you and make flesh grow upon you and cover you with skin. I will put breath within you so that you will come to life. Then you will know that I am the LORD.?? <a href="/net/ezekiel/37.htm">NET Bible</a> I will put tendons on you and muscles over you and will cover you with skin; I will put breath in you and you will live. Then you will know that I am the LORD.'" <a href="/nheb/ezekiel/37.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> I will lay sinews on you, and will bring up flesh on you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and you shall live; and you shall know that I am the LORD.'" <a href="/wbt/ezekiel/37.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am the LORD. <a href="/web/ezekiel/37.htm">World English Bible</a> I will lay sinews on you, and will bring up flesh on you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and you will live. Then you will know that I am Yahweh.”’” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/37.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and I have given sinews on you, and cause flesh to come up on you, and covered you over with skin, and given a spirit in you, and you have lived, and you have known that I [am] YHWH.” <a href="/ylt/ezekiel/37.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and I have given on you sinews, and cause flesh to come up upon you, and covered you over with skin, and given in you a spirit, and ye have lived, and ye have known that I am Jehovah.' <a href="/slt/ezekiel/37.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And I gave sinews upon you, and I brought up flesh upon you, and I drew skin over you, and I gave spirit in you, and ye lived; and ye shall know that I am Jehovah.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezekiel/37.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And I will lay sinews upon you, and will cause flesh to grow over you, and will cover you with skin: and I will give you spirit and you shall live, and you shall know that I am the Lord. <a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/37.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And I will set sinews upon you, and I will cause flesh to grow over you, and I will extend skin over you. And I will give you spirit, and you shall live. And you shall know that I am the Lord.” <a href="/nabre/ezekiel/37.htm">New American Bible</a> I will put sinews on you, make flesh grow over you, cover you with skin, and put breath into you so you may come to life. Then you shall know that I am the LORD. <a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/37.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> I will lay sinews on you, and will cause flesh to come upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and you shall live; and you shall know that I am the LORD.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/37.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And I will lay sinews upon you and bring flesh upon you and cover you with skin, and I will put breath in you, and you shall live; and you shall know that I am the LORD. <a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/37.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And I shall put sinews upon you, and I shall bring flesh upon you, and I shall spread skin over you, and I shall put a spirit within you, and you shall live, and you shall know that I AM LORD JEHOVAH’<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezekiel/37.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.' <a href="/sep/ezekiel/37.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> and I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and will spread skin upon you, and will put my Spirit into you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am the Lord. <a href="/parallel/ezekiel/37-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=10968" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/37.htm">The Valley of Dry Bones</a> …5This is what the Lord GOD says to these bones: I will cause breath to enter you, and you will come to life. 6<a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: wə·nā·ṯat·tî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">I will attach</a> <a href="/hebrew/1517.htm" title="1517: gi·ḏîm (N-mp) -- Sinew. Probably from guwd; a thong; by analogy, a tendon.">tendons</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ă·lê·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">to you</a> <a href="/hebrew/1320.htm" title="1320: bā·śār (N-ms) -- Flesh. From basar; flesh; by extension, body, person; also The pudenda of a man.">and make flesh</a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: wə·ha·‘ă·lê·ṯî (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-1cs) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">grow</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ă·lê·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">upon you</a> <a href="/hebrew/7159.htm" title="7159: wə·qā·ram·tî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To spread or lay (something over). A primitive root; to cover.">and cover</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ă·lê·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/5785.htm" title="5785: ‘ō·wr (N-ms) -- A skin. From uwr; skin; by implication, hide, leather.">with skin.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: wə·nā·ṯat·tî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">I will put</a> <a href="/hebrew/7307.htm" title="7307: rū·aḥ (N-cs) -- Breath, wind, spirit. From ruwach; wind; by resemblance breath.">breath</a> <a href="/hebrew/ḇā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- ">within you</a> <a href="/hebrew/2421.htm" title="2421: wiḥ·yî·ṯem (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2mp) -- To live, to revive. A primitive root; to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive.">so that you will come to life.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: wî·ḏa‘·tem (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2mp) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">Then you will know</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ă·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">I</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">am the LORD.’”</a> 7So I prophesied as I had been commanded. And as I prophesied, there was suddenly a noise, a rattling, and the bones came together, bone to bone.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/genesis/2-7.htm">Genesis 2:7</a> Then the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being. <a href="/isaiah/26-19.htm">Isaiah 26:19</a> Your dead will live; their bodies will rise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust! For your dew is like the dew of the morning, and the earth will bring forth her dead. <a href="/romans/8-11.htm">Romans 8:11</a> And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit, who lives in you. <a href="/john/5-25.htm">John 5:25-29</a> Truly, truly, I tell you, the hour is coming and has now come when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live. / For as the Father has life in Himself, so also He has granted the Son to have life in Himself. / And He has given Him authority to execute judgment, because He is the Son of Man. ... <a href="/1_corinthians/15-42.htm">1 Corinthians 15:42-44</a> So will it be with the resurrection of the dead: What is sown is perishable; it is raised imperishable. / It is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power. / It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body. <a href="/job/33-4.htm">Job 33:4</a> The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life. <a href="/isaiah/42-5.htm">Isaiah 42:5</a> This is what God the LORD says—He who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and its offspring, who gives breath to the people on it and life to those who walk in it: <a href="/john/11-25.htm">John 11:25-26</a> Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies. / And everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?” <a href="/1_corinthians/15-52.htm">1 Corinthians 15:52</a> in an instant, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. <a href="/revelation/11-11.htm">Revelation 11:11</a> But after the three and a half days, the breath of life from God entered the two witnesses, and they stood on their feet, and great fear fell upon those who saw them. <a href="/isaiah/43-5.htm">Isaiah 43:5-6</a> Do not be afraid, for I am with you; I will bring your offspring from the east and gather you from the west. / I will say to the north, ‘Give them up!’ and to the south, ‘Do not hold them back!’ Bring My sons from afar, and My daughters from the ends of the earth— <a href="/daniel/12-2.htm">Daniel 12:2</a> And many who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to everlasting life, but others to shame and everlasting contempt. <a href="/2_corinthians/5-4.htm">2 Corinthians 5:4</a> For while we are in this tent, we groan under our burdens, because we do not wish to be unclothed but clothed, so that our mortality may be swallowed up by life. <a href="/hosea/6-2.htm">Hosea 6:2</a> After two days He will revive us; on the third day He will raise us up, that we may live in His presence. <a href="/philippians/3-21.htm">Philippians 3:21</a> who, by the power that enables Him to subject all things to Himself, will transform our lowly bodies to be like His glorious body.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And I will lay sinews on you, and will bring up flesh on you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and you shall live; and you shall know that I am the LORD.I will<a href="/ezekiel/37-8.htm">Ezekiel 37:8-10</a> And when I beheld, lo, the sinews and the flesh came up upon them, and the skin covered them above: but there was no breath in them… ye shall<a href="/ezekiel/37-14.htm">Ezekiel 37:14</a> And shall put my spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I shall place you in your own land: then shall ye know that I the LORD have spoken it, and performed it, saith the LORD.<a href="/ezekiel/6-7.htm">Ezekiel 6:7,13</a> And the slain shall fall in the midst of you, and ye shall know that I am the LORD… <a href="/ezekiel/7-4.htm">Ezekiel 7:4,9</a> And mine eye shall not spare thee, neither will I have pity: but I will recompense thy ways upon thee, and thine abominations shall be in the midst of thee: and ye shall know that I am the LORD… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/18-27.htm">Alive</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-1.htm">Attach</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-5.htm">Breath</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-5.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-7.htm">Cover</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-7.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-26.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-4.htm">Grow</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-34.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-7.htm">Muscles</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-4.htm">Sinews</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-10.htm">Skin</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-5.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-8.htm">Tendons</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/daniel/5-19.htm">Alive</a> <a href="/matthew/6-24.htm">Attach</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-8.htm">Breath</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-12.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-8.htm">Cover</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-8.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-8.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-20.htm">Grow</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-10.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-8.htm">Muscles</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-8.htm">Sinews</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-8.htm">Skin</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-8.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-8.htm">Tendons</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 37</div>1. <a href="/ezekiel/37-1.htm">By the resurrection of dry bones</a> 11. <a href="/ezekiel/37-11.htm">the dead hope of Israel is revived</a> 15. <a href="/ezekiel/37-15.htm">By the uniting of two sticks</a> 18. <a href="/ezekiel/37-18.htm">is shown the incorporation of Israel into Judah</a> 21. <a href="/ezekiel/37-21.htm">The promises of Christ's kingdom</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the context of <a href="/ezekiel/37.htm">Ezekiel 37</a>, the vision of the dry bones represents the house of Israel in exile, seemingly lifeless and without hope. The attachment of tendons symbolizes the beginning of God's restorative work, bringing structure and connection back to the scattered and disjointed nation. This imagery parallels the creation account in Genesis, where God forms man from the dust, highlighting God's power to create and restore life.and make flesh grow upon you The growth of flesh upon the bones indicates the process of renewal and regeneration. In the ancient Near Eastern context, flesh represents vitality and strength. This phase of restoration suggests not only physical revival but also the return of strength and identity to the people of Israel. It echoes the promise of restoration found in other prophetic books, such as <a href="/isaiah/11-11.htm">Isaiah 11:11</a>, where God promises to recover the remnant of His people.and cover you with skin Covering with skin completes the physical restoration, making the body whole and recognizable. Skin serves as a protective layer, signifying God's provision and care. This imagery can be connected to the protective nature of God's covenant with Israel, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/31-6.htm">Deuteronomy 31:6</a>, where God assures His people of His constant presence and protection.I will put breath within you The breath represents the Spirit of God, essential for true life. In Hebrew, the word for breath, "ruach," also means spirit, indicating a deeper spiritual revival beyond mere physical restoration. This act mirrors the creation of Adam in <a href="/genesis/2-7.htm">Genesis 2:7</a>, where God breathes life into man, and foreshadows the outpouring of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost in <a href="/acts/2.htm">Acts 2</a>, signifying the birth of the Church and the new life in Christ.so that you will come to life This phrase emphasizes the result of God's restorative work: life. It signifies not just physical existence but a return to covenant relationship with God. The revival of the dry bones is a metaphor for the spiritual awakening and renewal of Israel, pointing to the ultimate resurrection hope found in Christ, as affirmed in <a href="/1_corinthians/15-22.htm">1 Corinthians 15:22</a>, where all are made alive in Christ.Then you will know that I am the LORD.’” The ultimate purpose of this miraculous restoration is the recognition of God's sovereignty and faithfulness. Throughout the Old Testament, God's acts of deliverance and restoration serve to reveal His identity and character to His people. This acknowledgment of God as LORD is central to the covenant relationship, as seen in <a href="/exodus/6-7.htm">Exodus 6:7</a>, where God promises to take Israel as His people and be their God. This phrase underscores the theme of divine revelation and the fulfillment of God's promises.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a> A prophet of God who ministered to the Israelites during their Babylonian exile. He is the recipient of the vision of the valley of dry bones. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_valley_of_dry_bones.htm">The Valley of Dry Bones</a> A symbolic vision given to Ezekiel representing the spiritual and national restoration of Israel. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The covenant God of Israel, who promises to restore and give life to His people. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_house_of_israel.htm">The House of Israel</a> The primary audience of Ezekiel's prophecy, representing the people of God who are in exile and in need of restoration. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_breath.htm">The Breath (Ruach)</a> The Hebrew word for breath, spirit, or wind, symbolizing the life-giving power of God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_power_to_restore.htm">God's Power to Restore</a> God has the power to bring life to what is dead, both physically and spiritually. This is a reminder of His sovereignty and ability to restore any situation. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_the_spirit.htm">The Importance of the Spirit</a> The breath (Spirit) of God is essential for life. Just as the dry bones needed the breath to live, we need the Holy Spirit to have spiritual life. <a href="/topical/r/recognizing_god's_work.htm">Recognizing God's Work</a> The purpose of God's miraculous work is that we may know He is the LORD. Our response should be one of faith and acknowledgment of His authority. <a href="/topical/h/hope_in_despair.htm">Hope in Despair</a> Even in the most hopeless situations, God can bring about renewal and hope. This encourages us to trust in His promises and timing. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophecy.htm">The Role of Prophecy</a> Prophecy serves to reveal God's plans and purposes, encouraging believers to align with His will and anticipate His future actions.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_37.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 37</a> <a href="/q/main_themes_in_ezekiel.htm">What are the main themes in the Book of Ezekiel?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_it_mean_that_god_is_patient.htm">Did Jesus breathe on them to receive the Holy Spirit?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_science_view_ezekiel_37_1-10.htm">How can Ezekiel 37:1-10's description of literal bone reassembly and resurrection be reconciled with modern science, which sees no plausible way for decayed remains to be revived?</a> <a href="/q/how_reconcile_amos_8_2_with_later_hope.htm">In Amos 8:2, God says he will spare Israel no longer--how do we reconcile this final judgment with later restoration passages in other prophets?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/37.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 6. - The process of revivification is now divided into two stages - a preliminary stage which should effect the reconstruction of the external skeleton, by bringing together its different parts and clothing them with sinews, flesh, and skin (comp. <a href="/job/10-11.htm">Job 10:11</a>); and a finishing stage, which should consist in animating, or "putting breath in" the reconstructed skeleton; corresponding so the two stages into which the process of man's original creation was divided (<a href="/genesis/2-7.htm">Genesis 2:7</a>). The result would be that the resurrected and reanimated bones, like newly made man, would know the Lord. <a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/37-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>I will attach וְנָתַתִּי֩ (wə·nā·ṯat·tî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set tendons גִּדִ֜ים (gi·ḏîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1517.htm">Strong's 1517: </a> A thong, a tendon to you עֲלֵיכֶ֨ם (‘ă·lê·ḵem) Preposition | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against and make flesh בָּשָׂ֗ר (bā·śār) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1320.htm">Strong's 1320: </a> Flesh, body, person, the pudenda of a, man grow וְֽהַעֲלֵתִ֧י (wə·ha·‘ă·lê·ṯî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> To ascend, in, actively upon you עֲלֵיכֶ֣ם (‘ă·lê·ḵem) Preposition | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against and cover וְקָרַמְתִּ֤י (wə·qā·ram·tî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7159.htm">Strong's 7159: </a> To spread or lay (something over) you עֲלֵיכֶם֙ (‘ă·lê·ḵem) Preposition | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against with skin. ע֔וֹר (‘ō·wr) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5785.htm">Strong's 5785: </a> Skin, hide, leather I will put וְנָתַתִּ֥י (wə·nā·ṯat·tî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set breath ר֖וּחַ (rū·aḥ) Noun - common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7307.htm">Strong's 7307: </a> Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit within you בָכֶ֛ם (ḇā·ḵem) Preposition | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> so that you will come to life. וִחְיִיתֶ֑ם (wiḥ·yî·ṯem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2421.htm">Strong's 2421: </a> To live, to revive Then you will know וִידַעְתֶּ֖ם (wî·ḏa‘·tem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> To know that כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction I אֲנִ֥י (’ă·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> I am the LORD.’” יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/37-6.htm">Ezekiel 37:6 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/37-6.htm">Ezekiel 37:6 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezekiel/37-6.htm">Ezekiel 37:6 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/37-6.htm">Ezekiel 37:6 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/37-6.htm">Ezekiel 37:6 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/37-6.htm">Ezekiel 37:6 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/37-6.htm">Ezekiel 37:6 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/37-6.htm">Ezekiel 37:6 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/37-6.htm">Ezekiel 37:6 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezekiel/37-6.htm">Ezekiel 37:6 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-6.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 37:6 I will lay sinews on you (Ezek. 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