Ezekiel 32:1

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And it came to pass in the twelfth year, in the twelfth month, in the first [day] of the month, that the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַֽיְהִי֙ בִּשְׁתֵּ֣י עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה שָׁנָ֔ה בִּשְׁנֵי־עָשָׂ֥ר חֹ֖דֶשׁ בְּאֶחָ֣ד לַחֹ֑דֶשׁ הָיָ֥ה דְבַר־יְהוָ֖ה אֵלַ֥י לֵאמֹֽר׃

Transliteration

And way'hî in shtêy 'esrêh shānâh in shnêy-'āsār ḥōdesh in 'eḥād to the ḥōdesh hāyāh dĕbar-Yhwh to me lē'mōr.

Grammar Details

*way'hî*: waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - and it was/came to pass
*shtêy 'esrêh shānâh*: cardinal number + feminine singular noun - twelve year
*shnêy-'āsār ḥōdesh*: cardinal number + masculine singular noun - twelfth month
*'eḥād*: cardinal number - one/first
*ḥōdesh*: masculine singular noun - month
*hāyāh*: qal perfect 3ms - was/happened
*dĕbar*: construct state, masculine singular noun - word of
*Yhwh*: divine name - YHWH/LORD
*lē'mōr*: preposition + qal infinitive construct - to say

Word Meanings

*way'hî*: and it happened/came to pass/became
*dĕbar-Yhwh*: word of YHWH/message of the LORD

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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

Ezek 30:20 : 20 And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the first [month], in the seventh [day] of the month, that the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
Ezek 32:17 : 17 It came to pass also in the twelfth year, in the fifteenth [day] of the month, that the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
Ezek 33:21 : 21 And it came to pass in the twelfth year of our captivity, in the tenth [month], in the fifth [day] of the month, that one that had escaped out of Jerusalem came unto me, saying, The city is smitten.
Ezek 31:1 : 1 And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the third [month], in the first [day] of the month, that the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
Ezek 1:2 : 2 In the fifth [day] of the month, which was the fifth year of king Jehoiachin's captivity,
Ezek 29:1 : 1 In the tenth year, in the tenth [month], in the twelfth [day] of the month, the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
Ezek 29:17 : 17 And it came to pass in the seven and twentieth year, in the first [month], in the first [day] of the month, the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

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