Ezekiel 3:22

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And the hand of Jehovah was there upon me; and he said unto me, Arise, go forth into the plain, and I will there talk with thee.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַתְּהִ֥י עָלַ֛י שָׁ֖ם יַד־יְהוָ֑ה וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֗י ק֥וּם צֵא֙ אֶל־הַבִּקְעָ֔ה וְשָׁ֖ם אֲדַבֵּ֥ר אוֹתָֽךְ׃

Transliteration

And wattehî upon me ʿālay there šām yaḏ-yehwāh; and wayyōʾmer to me ʾēlay, "Arise qûm go out ṣēʾ to ʾel-habbiḵʿāh, and there wešām I will speak ʾădabbēr with you ʾôṯāḵ."

Grammar Details

*wattehî*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and it was
*ʿālay*: preposition with 1st person singular suffix - upon me
*šām*: adverb - there
*yaḏ*: feminine singular construct - hand of
*yehwāh*: proper noun - LORD
*wayyōʾmer*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said
*ʾēlay*: preposition with 1st person singular suffix - to me
*qûm*: Qal imperative, masculine singular - arise
*ṣēʾ*: Qal imperative, masculine singular - go out
*ʾel*: preposition - to
*habbiḵʿāh*: definite article + feminine singular noun - the valley/plain
*wešām*: conjunction + adverb - and there
*ʾădabbēr*: Piel imperfect, 1st person singular - I will speak
*ʾôṯāḵ*: preposition with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - with you

Word Meanings

*wattehî*: and it was/came/happened
*yaḏ*: hand/power/strength of
*wayyōʾmer*: and he said/spoke/commanded
*qûm*: arise/stand up/get up
*ṣēʾ*: go out/exit/depart
*biḵʿāh*: valley/plain/wide area
*ʾădabbēr*: I will speak/talk/converse

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Acts 9:6 : 6 but rise, and enter into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.
Ezek 1:3 : 3 the word of Jehovah came expressly unto Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and the hand of Jehovah was there upon him.
Ezek 8:4 : 4 And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel was there, according to the appearance that I saw in the plain.
Ezek 37:1 : 1 The hand of Jehovah was upon me, and he brought me out in the Spirit of Jehovah, and set me down in the midst of the valley; and it was full of bones.
Ezek 3:14 : 14 So the Spirit lifted me up, and took me away; and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit; and the hand of Jehovah was strong upon me.

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