40:3 When he brought me there, I saw 1 a man whose appearance was like bronze, with a linen cord and a measuring stick in his hand. He was standing in the gateway.
40:4 The man said to me, “Son of man, watch closely, listen carefully, and pay attention 2 to everything I show you, for you have been brought here so that I can show it to you. 3 Tell the house of Israel everything you see.”
1 tn The word הִנֵּה (hinneh, traditionally “behold”) indicates becoming aware of something and has been translated here as a verb.
2 tnHeb “look with your eyes, hear with your ears, and set your mind on.”