Ezekiel

Ezekiel 8:16

¹⁶So He brought me to the inner court of the house of the LORD, and there at the entrance to the temple of the LORD, between the portico and the altar, were about twenty-five men with their backs to the temple of the LORD and their faces toward the east; and they were bowing to the east in worship of the sun.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So He brought	וַיָּבֵ֣א	way·yā·ḇê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
me	אֹתִ֗י	’ō·ṯî	Direct object marker; first person common singular	H853 mark of the accusative
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the inner	הַפְּנִימִית֒	hap·pə·nî·mîṯ	Article; Adjective - feminine singular	H6442 inner
court	חֲצַ֣ר	ḥă·ṣar	Noun - common singular construct	H2691 enclosure, court
of the house	בֵּית־	bêṯ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of the LORD	יְהוָה֮	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
and there	וְהִנֵּה־	wə·hin·nêh-	Conjunctive waw; Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
at the entrance	פֶ֜תַח	p̄e·ṯaḥ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6607 opening, doorway, entrance
to the temple	הֵיכַ֣ל	hê·ḵal	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1964 palace, temple
of the LORD	יְהוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
between	בֵּ֤ין	bên	Preposition	H996 interval, space between
the portico	הָֽאוּלָם֙	hā·’ū·lām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H197 porch
and	וּבֵ֣ין	ū·ḇên	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H996 interval, space between
the altar	הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ	ham·miz·bê·aḥ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4196 altar
were about twenty-five	כְּעֶשְׂרִ֥ים	kə·‘eś·rîm	Preposition-k; Number - common plural	H6242 (a) twenty
men	אִ֑ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
with their backs	אֲחֹ֨רֵיהֶ֜ם	’ă·ḥō·rê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H268 the hinder side, back part
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the temple	הֵיכַ֤ל	hê·ḵal	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1964 palace, temple
of the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
and their faces	וּפְנֵיהֶ֣ם	ū·p̄ə·nê·hem	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H6440 face, before
toward the east	קֵ֔דְמָה	qê·ḏə·māh	Adverb; third person feminine singular	H6924 front, east, aforetime
and they	וְהֵ֛מָּה	wə·hêm·māh	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
were bowing to the east	קֵ֖דְמָה	qê·ḏə·māh	Adverb; third person feminine singular	H6924 front, east, aforetime
in worship	מִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶ֥ם	miš·ta·ḥă·wî·ṯem	Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine plural	H7812 bow down
of the sun	לַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃	laš·šā·meš	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - common singular	H8121 sun

Cross-references

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Deuteronomy 4:19 · Deuteronomy 17:3 · Jeremiah 32:33 · Jeremiah 2:27 · Ezekiel 11:1 · Job 31:26–28 · Joel 2:17 · Ezekiel 43:5 · Jeremiah 44:17 · Acts 7:42–43 · 1 Kings 8:29 · Ezekiel 10:3

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.