Ezekiel
Ezekiel 24:1–2
1In the ninth year, on the tenth day of the tenth month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 2“Son of man, write down today’s date, for on this very day the king of Babylon has laid siege to Jerusalem.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Ezekiel 24:1
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In the ninth | הַתְּשִׁיעִית֙ | hat·tə·šî·‘îṯ | Article; Number - ordinal feminine singular | H8671 ninth |
| year | בַּשָּׁנָ֤ה | baš·šā·nāh | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H8141 year |
| on the tenth | בֶּעָשׂ֥וֹר | be·‘ā·śō·wr | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H6218 a ten, decade |
| day | לַחֹ֖דֶשׁ | la·ḥō·ḏeš | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2320 (newness), new moon, month |
| of the tenth | הָעֲשִׂירִ֔י | hā·‘ă·śî·rî | Article; Number - ordinal masculine singular | H6224 tenth |
| month | בַּחֹ֣דֶשׁ | ba·ḥō·ḏeš | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2320 (newness), new moon, month |
| the word | דְבַר־ | ḏə·ḇar- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1697 speech, word |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֨ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| came | וַיְהִי֩ | way·hî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| to me | אֵלַ֜י | ’ê·lay | Preposition; first person common singular | H413 motion to |
| saying | לֵאמֹֽר׃ | lê·mōr | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H559 utter, say |
Ezekiel 24:2
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of man | אָדָ֗ם | ’ā·ḏām | Noun - masculine singular | H120 man, mankind |
| write down | כְּתוֹב | kə·ṯōḇ | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H3789 write |
| today’s date | הַיּ֔וֹם | hay·yō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| for | אֶת־ | ’eṯ- | Direct object marker | H853 mark of the accusative |
| on this | הַזֶּ֑ה | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| very | עֶ֖צֶם | ‘e·ṣem | Noun - feminine singular construct | H6106 bone, substance, self |
| day | הַיּ֣וֹם | hay·yō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| the king | מֶֽלֶךְ־ | me·leḵ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Babylon | בָּבֶל֙ | bā·ḇel | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H894 Babel, Babylon |
| has laid siege | סָמַ֤ךְ | sā·maḵ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5564 lean, lay, rest, support |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Jerusalem | יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם | yə·rū·šā·lim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3389 Jerusalem |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Ezekiel 24:1 Ezekiel 8:1 · Ezekiel 20:1
Ezekiel 24:2 Jeremiah 52:4 · Jeremiah 39:1 · 2 Kings 25:1
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.