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Ezekiel 24:4–5

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4Put in the best pieces of meat—

the shoulders and the legs—

fill it with choice bony pieces too.

5Use the meat of the finest sheep;

pile the woodb under the pot.

Let the water boil;

boil the bones and the meat.”

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  1. bProbable text wood; Hebrew bones.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

put in it the pieces of meat,

all the good pieces, the thigh and the shoulder;

fill it with choice bones.

Take the choicest one of the flock;

pile the logs under it;

boil it well;

seethe also its bones in it.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Put into it the pieces of meat,

all the choice pieces—the leg and the shoulder.

Fill it with the best of these bones;

take the pick of the flock.

Pile wood beneath it for the bones;

bring it to a boil

and cook the bones in it.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Place the pieces of meat in it,

every good piece—

thigh and shoulder.

Fill it with choice bones.

Take the choicest of the flock

and also pile up the fuel under it.

Bring it to a boil

and cook the bones in it.

NLTNew Living Translation

Fill it with choice pieces of meat—

the rump and the shoulder

and all the most tender cuts.

Use only the best sheep from the flock,

and heap fuel on the fire beneath the pot.

Bring the pot to a boil,

and cook the bones along with the meat.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Gather its pieces to it, every good piece, thigh and shoulder, fill it with choice bones; take the choicest of the flock, and also pile the bones under it; boil it vigorously; indeed, its bones boiled in the midst of it.” ’ ”

KJV 1900King James Version

Gather the pieces thereof into it, even every good piece, the thigh, and the shoulder; fill it with the choice bones. Take the choice of the flock, and burn also the bones under it, and make it boil well, and let them seethe the bones of it therein.