Ezekiel

Ezekiel 1:2–3

²On the fifth day of the month— it was the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin— ³the word of the LORD came directly to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans^b by the River Kebar. And there the LORD’s hand was upon him.

Footnotes

b 1:3 That is, the Babylonians

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Ezekiel 1:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
On the fifth	בַּחֲמִשָּׁ֖ה	ba·ḥă·miš·šāh	Preposition-b, Article; Number - masculine singular	H2568 five
day of the month	לַחֹ֑דֶשׁ	la·ḥō·ḏeš	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2320 (newness), new moon, month
it	הִ֚יא	hî	Pronoun - third person feminine singular	H1931 he, she
was the fifth	הַחֲמִישִׁ֔ית	ha·ḥă·mî·šîṯ	Article; Number - ordinal feminine singular	H2549 fifth
year	הַשָּׁנָ֣ה	haš·šā·nāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H8141 year
of the exile	לְגָל֖וּת	lə·ḡā·lūṯ	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct	H1546 exile
of King	הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
Jehoiachin	יוֹיָכִֽין׃	yō·w·yā·ḵîn	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3112 Jojakin

Ezekiel 1:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
the word	דְבַר־	ḏə·ḇar-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1697 speech, word
of the LORD	יְ֠הוָה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
came directly	הָיֹ֣ה	hā·yōh	Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Ezekiel	יְחֶזְקֵ֨אל	yə·ḥez·qêl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3168 Jechezkel
the priest	הַכֹּהֵ֛ן	hak·kō·hên	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3548 priest
the son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Buzi	בּוּזִ֧י	bū·zî	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H941 Buzi
in the land	בְּאֶ֥רֶץ	bə·’e·reṣ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of the Chaldeans	כַּשְׂדִּ֖ים	kaś·dîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H3778 Chaldean
by	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the River	נְהַר־	nə·har-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5104 stream, river
Kebar	כְּבָ֑ר	kə·ḇār	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3529 Kebar
And there	שָׁ֖ם	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither
the LORD’s	יְהוָֽה׃	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
hand	יַד־	yaḏ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
was	וַתְּהִ֥י	wat·tə·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
upon him	עָלָ֛יו	‘ā·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5921 height

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Ezekiel 1:2 2 Kings 24:12–15 · Ezekiel 8:1 · Ezekiel 40:1 · Ezekiel 20:1

Ezekiel 1:3 Ezekiel 3:22 · Ezekiel 3:14 · 2 Kings 3:15 · 1 Kings 18:46 · Ezekiel 33:22 · Ezekiel 37:1 · Ezekiel 8:1 · Ezekiel 40:1 · Hosea 1:1 · Joel 1:1 · 1 Timothy 4:1 · Ezekiel 1:1

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.