Yehezkiel 9:2

9:2 Next, I noticed ¹  six men ²  coming from the direction of the upper gate ³  which faces north, each with his war club in his hand. Among them was a man dressed in linen with a writing kit ⁴  at his side. They came and stood beside the bronze altar.

Yehezkiel 10:6

10:6 When the Lord ⁵  commanded the man dressed in linen, “Take fire from within the wheelwork, from among the cherubim,” the man ⁶  went in and stood by one of the wheels. ⁷ 

[9:2]  ¹ tn The word הִנֵּה (hinneh, traditionally “behold”) indicates becoming aware of something and has been translated here as a verb.

[9:2]  ² sn The six men plus the scribe would equal seven, which was believed by the Babylonians to be the number of planetary deities.

[9:2]  ³ sn The upper gate was built by Jotham (2 Kgs 15:35).

[9:2]  ⁴ tn Or “a scribe’s inkhorn.” The Hebrew term occurs in the OT only in Ezek 9 and is believed to be an Egyptian loanword.

[10:6]  ⁵ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the Lord) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[10:6]  ⁶ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the man dressed in linen) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[10:6]  ⁷ tn Heb “the wheel.”