Ezekiel 37:6

37:6 I will put tendons ¹  on you and muscles over you and will cover you with skin; I will put breath ²  in you and you will live. Then you will know that I am the Lord.’”

Ezekiel 37:8

37:8 As I watched, I saw ³  tendons on them, then muscles appeared, ⁴  and skin covered over them from above, but there was no breath ⁵  in them.

[37:6]  ¹ tn The exact physiological meaning of the term is uncertain. In addition to v. 8, the term occurs only in Gen 32:33; Job 10:11; 40:17; and Jer 48:4.

[37:6]  ² tn Or “a spirit.”

[37:8]  ³ tn The word הִנֵּה (hinneh, traditionally “behold”) indicates becoming aware of something and has been translated here as a verb.

[37:8]  ⁴ tn Heb “came up.”

[37:8]  ⁵ tn Or “spirit.”