Ezekiel 9:11

9:11 Next I noticed the man dressed in linen with the writing kit at his side bringing back word: “I have done just as you commanded me.”

Ezekiel 9:3

9:3 Then the glory of the God of Israel went up from the cherub where it had rested to the threshold of the temple. ¹  He called to the man dressed in linen who had the writing kit at his side.

Ezekiel 9:2

9:2 Next, I noticed ²  six men ³  coming from the direction of the upper gate ⁴  which faces north, each with his war club in his hand. Among them was a man dressed in linen with a writing kit ⁵  at his side. They came and stood beside the bronze altar.

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¹ tn Heb “house.”

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

³ sn The six men plus the scribe would equal seven, which was believed by the Babylonians to be the number of planetary deities.

⁴ sn The upper gate was built by Jotham (2 Kgs 15:35).

⁵ 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.