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This is on a grandparents tombstone. What does it say?

Hesek 37, 12 so spricht der herr siehe, ich will eure graeben aufthun und will euch mein volk aus denselben herausholen

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    – Jan
    Sep 17, 2015 at 14:10
  • Also, spricht is the third person singular of sprechen. A literal translation would be speaks, but in this context, a better translation is says.
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    Sep 17, 2015 at 14:12

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"Hesek" is an abbreviation for "Hesekiel" (Ezekiel), and it is a quote from the Bible

Darum weissage und sprich zu ihnen: So spricht der Herr, HERR: Siehe, ich will eure Gräber auftun und will euch, mein Volk, aus denselben herausholen und euch ins Land Israel bringen.

The corresponding verse in the King James Bible reads:

Therefore prophesy and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, O my people, I will open your graves, and cause you to come up out of your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel.

Hence you see, So spricht der Herr means Thus saith the LORD.

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  • "So spricht der Herr, HERR" looks like a mistake. The Schlachter translation from the same site has "So spricht Gott, der HERR".
    – dirkt
    Sep 18, 2015 at 11:37
  • @dirkt "Looks like", yes, and surely it is debatable. But given that the phrase "Herr, HERR" also appears in verses 3,5, 19 and 21 I would say Luther intended it to translate it this way.
    – Matthias
    Sep 18, 2015 at 11:59
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    @dirkt: Die Übersetzung ist korrekt, bzw. so üblich. im hebräischen Originaltext bibleserver.com/text/EU.OT/Hesekiel37 steht zunächst das Wort "Herr" und danach JHWH, also der Eigenname Gottes, der aber in den meisten Übersetzungen nur ausnahmsweise mit "Jahwe" wiedergegeben wird. Vgl dazu die Anmerkung zu bibleserver.com/text/EU/1.Mose4 1 Mose 4.26 in der Einheitsübersetzung.
    – PMF
    Sep 18, 2015 at 14:39
  • In der Lutherschen Orthographie: Darumb weissage / vnd sprich zu jnen / so spricht der HErr HERR / Sihe / ich wil ewre Greber auffthun / vnd wil euch / mein Volck / aus den selben er aus holen / vnd euch ins land Jsrael bringen. Vgl. lutherbibel.net
    – fdb
    Sep 19, 2015 at 22:10

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