Ezekiel 14:1

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Then came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, and sat before me.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיָּב֤וֹא אֵלַי֙ אֲנָשִׁ֔ים מִזִּקְנֵ֖י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיֵּשְׁב֖וּ לְפָנָֽי׃ פ

Transliteration

And wə-yāḇôʾ to-me ʾănāšîm from-ziqqənê yiśrāʾēl and wə-yēšəḇû before me.

Grammar Details

• *wə-yāḇôʾ*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and came
• *ʾănāšîm*: common masculine plural construct - men of
• *ziqqənê*: masculine plural construct of *zāqēn* - elders of
• *yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel
• *wə-yēšəḇû*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they sat
• פ: paragraph marker

Word Meanings

• *wə-yāḇôʾ*: came/approached/entered
• *ziqqənê*: elders/old men/leaders
• *wə-yēšəḇû*: sat/seated themselves/remained

Referenced Verses

• Ezek 8:1 : 1 And it came to pass in the sixth year, in the sixth [month], in the fifth [day] of the month, as I sat in my house, and the elders of Judah sat before me, that the hand of the Lord Jehovah fell there upon me.
• Ezek 20:1 : 1 And it came to pass in the seventh year, in the fifth [month], the tenth [day] of the month, that certain of the elders of Israel came to inquire of Jehovah, and sat before me.
• Ezek 33:31 : 31 And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but do them not; for with their mouth they show much love, but their heart goeth after their gain.
• 2 Kgs 6:32 : 32 But Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him; and [the king] sent a man from before him: but ere the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, See ye how this son of a murderer hath sent to take away my head? look, when the messenger cometh, shut the door, and hold the door fast against him: is not the sound of his master's feet behind him?
• Isa 29:13 : 13 And the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw nigh [unto me], and with their mouth and with their lips to honor me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment of men which hath been taught [them];
• Luke 10:39 : 39 And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at the Lord's feet, and heard his word.
• Acts 4:5 : 5 And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers and elders and scribes were gathered together in Jerusalem;
• Acts 4:8 : 8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders,
• Acts 22:3 : 3 I am {G3303} a {G435} Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city, at the feet of Gamaliel, instructed according to the strict manner of the law of our fathers, being zealous for God, even as ye all are this day: