Ezekiel 39:14
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And they shall appoint men to go continually about the land, to bury and to seek out them that were remaining upon the face of the earth, that they may cleanse it: and after seven months they shall begin to seek.

they shall

Numbers 19:11-19 He that toucheth the corpse of a man, and is therefore unclean seven days, . . .

Ezekiel 39:12 And the house of Israel shall bury them for seven months to cleanse the land.

Context
The Slaughter of Gog's Armies
13And all the people of the land shall bury him, and it shall be unto them a noted day, wherein I was glorified, saith the Lord God. 14And they shall appoint men to go continually about the land, to bury and to seek out them that were remaining upon the face of the earth, that they may cleanse it: and after seven months they shall begin to seek.15And they shall go about passing through the land: and when they shall see the bone of a man, they shall set up sign by it, till the buriers bury it in the valley, of the multitude of Gog.…
Cross References
Jeremiah 14:16
And the people to whom they prophesy, shall be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and the sword, and there shall be none to bury them: they and their wives, their sons and their daughters, and I will pour out their own wickedness upon them.

Ezekiel 39:12
And the house of Israel shall bury them for seven months to cleanse the land.

Ezekiel 39:15
And they shall go about passing through the land: and when they shall see the bone of a man, they shall set up sign by it, till the buriers bury it in the valley, of the multitude of Gog.

Lexicon
And men
וְאַנְשֵׁ֨י (wə·’an·šê)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person

will be employed
יַבְדִּ֙ילוּ֙ (yaḇ·dî·lū)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 914: To be divided, separate

to continually
תָמִ֤יד (ṯā·mîḏ)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 8548: Continuance, constant, ellipt, the regular, sacrifice

pass
עֹבְרִ֣ים (‘ō·ḇə·rîm)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5674: To pass over, through, or by, pass on

through the land
בָּאָ֔רֶץ (bā·’ā·reṣ)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 776: Earth, land

to cleanse it
לְטַֽהֲרָ֑הּ (lə·ṭa·hă·rāh)
Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2891: To be clean or pure

by burying
מְקַבְּרִ֣ים (mə·qab·bə·rîm)
Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6912: To inter

the invaders
הָעֹבְרִ֗ים (hā·‘ō·ḇə·rîm)
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5674: To pass over, through, or by, pass on

who remain
הַנּוֹתָרִ֛ים (han·nō·w·ṯā·rîm)
Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3498: To jut over, exceed, to excel, to remain, be left, to leave, cause to abound, preserve

on
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

the ground.
הָאָ֖רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 776: Earth, land

At the end
מִקְצֵ֥ה (miq·ṣêh)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 7097: End, extremity

of the seven
שִׁבְעָֽה־ (šiḇ·‘āh-)
Number - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7651: Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number

months
חֳדָשִׁ֖ים (ḥo·ḏā·šîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 2320: The new moon, a month

they will begin their search.
יַחְקֹֽרוּ׃ (yaḥ·qō·rū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 2713: To penetrate, to examine intimately


Additional Translations
And men will be employed to continually pass through the land to cleanse it by burying the invaders who remain on the ground. At the end of the seven months they will begin their search.And they shall sever out men of continual employment, passing through the land to bury with the passengers those that remain on the face of the earth, to cleanse it: after the end of seven months shall they search.

And they shall set apart men of continual employment, that shall pass through the land, and, with them that pass through, those that bury them that remain upon the face of the land, to cleanse it: after the end of seven months shall they search.

And they shall appoint men continually to go over the land, to bury them that have been left on the face of the earth, to cleanse it after the space of seven months, and they shall seek them out.

And they shall sever out men of continual employment to go through the land, who, with the passers-by, shall bury those that remain upon the face of the land, to cleanse it: at the end of seven months shall they make a search.

And they shall sever out men of continual employment, that shall pass through the land to bury them that pass through, that remain upon the face of the land, to cleanse it: after the end of seven months shall they search.

And they shall sever out men of continual employment, passing through the land to bury with the passengers those that remain upon the face of the earth, to cleanse it: after the end of seven months shall they search.

They shall set apart men of continual employment, who shall pass through the land, and, with those who pass through, those who bury those who remain on the surface of the land, to cleanse it: after the end of seven months shall they search.

And men for continual employment they separate, passing on through the land, burying with those passing by those who are left on the face of the earth, to cleanse it: at the end of seven months they search.
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