Ezekiel 20:1

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Now it came about in the seventh year, in the fifth month, on the tenth day of the month, that certain of the responsible men of Israel came to get directions from the Lord and were seated before me.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיְהִ֣י ׀ בַּשָּׁנָ֣ה הַשְּׁבִיעִ֗ית בַּֽחֲמִשִׁי֙ בֶּעָשׂ֣וֹר לַחֹ֔דֶשׁ בָּ֧אוּ אֲנָשִׁ֛ים מִזִּקְנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לִדְרֹ֣שׁ אֶת־יְהוָ֑ה וַיֵּשְׁב֖וּ לְפָנָֽי׃

Transliteration

And wayehî in-the-šānâ the-šebîʿît in-the-ḥămîšî in-ʿāśôr to-the-ḥōdeš bāʾû ʾănāšîm from-ziqnê yiśrāʾēl to-lidrōš ʾet-YHWH and-wayyēšbû before-pānāy.

Grammar Details

• *wayehî*: waw-consecutive with imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it happened/came to pass
• *šānâ*: noun, feminine singular with definite article - year
• *šebîʿît*: adjective, feminine singular with definite article - seventh
• *ḥămîšî*: ordinal number, masculine singular with definite article - fifth (month)
• *ʿāśôr*: noun, masculine singular - tenth (day)
• *ḥōdeš*: noun, masculine singular with preposition - month
• *bāʾû*: verb, qal perfect, 3rd plural - they came
• *ʾănāšîm*: noun, masculine plural - men
• *ziqnê*: noun, masculine plural construct - elders of
• *yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel
• *lidrōš*: verb, qal infinitive construct with preposition - to inquire/seek
• *ʾet*: direct object marker
• *YHWH*: divine name - Yahweh/LORD
• *wayyēšbû*: waw-consecutive with imperfect, 3rd plural - and they sat
• *pānāy*: noun, masculine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my face/presence

Word Meanings

• *wayehî*: and it happened/came to pass/was
• *lidrōš*: to inquire/seek/consult
• *pānāy*: my face/my presence/before me

Referenced Verses

• Ezek 8:1 : 1 Now in the sixth year, in the sixth month, on the fifth day of the month, when I was in my house and the responsible men of Judah were seated before me, the hand of the Lord came on me there.
• Ezek 1:2 : 2 On the fifth day of the month, in the fifth year after King Jehoiachin had been made a prisoner,
• Ezek 24:1 : 1 And the word of the Lord came to me in the ninth year, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month, saying,
• Ezek 26:1 : 1 Now in the eleventh year, on the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
• Ezek 29:1 : 1 In the tenth year, in the tenth month, on the twelfth day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
• Ezek 29:17 : 17 Now in the twenty-seventh year, in the first month, on the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
• Ezek 30:20 : 20 Now in the eleventh year, in the first month, on the seventh day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
• Ezek 31:1 : 1 Now in the eleventh year, in the third month, on the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
• Ezek 32:1 : 1 And it came about in the twelfth year, in the twelfth month, on the first day of the month, that the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
• Ezek 40:1 : 1 In the twenty-fifth year after we had been taken away prisoners, in the first month of the year, on the tenth day of the month, in the fourteenth year after the town was taken, on the very same day, the hand of the Lord was on me, and he took me there.
• Matt 22:16 : 16 And they sent to him their disciples, with the Herodians, saying, Master, we see that you are true, and that you are teaching the true way of God, and have no fear of anyone, because you have no respect for a man's position.
• Luke 2:46 : 46 And after three days they came across him in the Temple, seated among the wise men, giving ear to their words and putting questions to them.
• Luke 8:35 : 35 And they went out to see what had taken place, and they came to Jesus and saw the man out of whom the evil spirits had gone, seated, clothed and with full use of his senses, at the feet of Jesus; and fear came on them.
• Luke 10:39 : 39 And she had a sister, by name Mary, who took her seat at the Lord's feet and gave attention to his words.
• Acts 22:3 : 3 I am a Jew of Tarsus in Cilicia by birth, but I had my education in this town at the feet of Gamaliel, being trained in the keeping of every detail of the law of our fathers; given up to the cause of God with all my heart, as you are today.
• 1 Kgs 14:2-6 : 2 And Jeroboam said to his wife, Now come, put on different clothing so that you may not seem to be the wife of Jeroboam, and go to Shiloh; see, Ahijah is there, the prophet who said I would be king over this people. 3 And take with you ten cakes of bread and dry cakes and a pot of honey, and go to him: he will give you word of what is to become of the child. 4 So Jeroboam's wife did so, and got up and went to Shiloh and came to the house of Ahijah. Now Ahijah was unable to see, because he was very old. 5 And the Lord had said to Ahijah, The wife of Jeroboam is coming to get news from you about her son, who is ill; give her such and such an answer; for she will make herself seem to be another woman. 6 Then Ahijah, hearing the sound of her footsteps coming in at the door, said, Come in, O wife of Jeroboam; why do you make yourself seem like another? for I am sent to you with bitter news.
• 1 Kgs 22:15-28 : 15 When he came to the king, the king said to him, Micaiah, are we to go to Ramoth-gilead to make war or not? And in answer he said, Go up, and it will go well for you; and the Lord will give it into the hands of the king. 16 Then the king said to him, Have I not, again and again, put you on your oath to say nothing to me but what is true in the name of the Lord? 17 Then he said, I saw all Israel wandering on the mountains like sheep without a keeper; and the Lord said, These have no master: let them go back, every man to his house in peace. 18 And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, Did I not say that he would not be a prophet of good but of evil? 19 And he said, Give ear now to the word of the Lord: I saw the Lord seated on his seat of power, with all the army of heaven in their places round him at his right hand and at his left. 20 And the Lord said, How may Ahab be tricked into going up to Ramoth-gilead to his death? And one said one thing and one another. 21 Then a spirit came forward and took his place before the Lord and said, I will get him to do it by a trick. 22 And the Lord said, How? And he said, I will go out and be a spirit of deceit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Your trick will have its effect on him: go out and do so. 23 And now, see, the Lord has put a spirit of deceit in the mouth of all these your prophets; and the Lord has said evil against you. 24 Then Zedekiah, the son of Chenaanah, came near and gave Micaiah a blow on the side of the face, saying, Where is the spirit of the Lord whose word is in you? 25 And Micaiah said, Truly, you will see on that day when you go into an inner room to keep yourself safe. 26 And the king of Israel said, Take Micaiah and send him back to Amon, the ruler of the town, and to Joash, the king's son; 27 And say, It is the king's order that this man is to be put in prison and given prison food till I come again in peace. 28 And Micaiah said, If you come back at all in peace, the Lord has not sent his word by me.
• 2 Kgs 3:13 : 13 But Elisha said to the king of Israel, What have I to do with you? go to the prophets of your father and your mother. And the king of Israel said, No; for the Lord has got these three kings together to give them up into the hands of Moab.
• Isa 29:13 : 13 And the Lord said, because this people come near to me with their mouths, and give honour to me with their lips, but their heart is far from me, and their fear of me is false, a rule given them by the teaching of men;
• Isa 58:2 : 2 Though they make prayer to me every day, and take pleasure in the knowledge of my ways: like a nation which has done righteousness, and has not given up the rules of their God, they make requests to me for the right orders, it is their delight to come near to God.
• Jer 37:17 : 17 Then King Zedekiah sent and got him out: and the king, questioning him secretly in his house, said, Is there any word from the Lord? And Jeremiah said, There is. Then he said, You will be given up into the hands of the king of Babylon.
• Ezek 33:30-33 : 30 And as for you, son of man, the children of your people are talking together about you by the walls and in the doorways of the houses, saying to one another, Come now, give ear to the word which comes from the Lord. 31 And they come to you as my people come, and are seated before you as my people, hearing your words but doing them not: for deceit is in their mouth and their heart goes after profit for themselves. 32 And truly you are to them like a love song by one who has a very pleasing voice and is an expert player on an instrument: for they give ear to your words but do them not. 33 And when this comes about (see, it is coming), then it will be clear to them that a prophet has been among them.
• Ezek 14:1-3 : 1 Then certain of the responsible men of Israel came to me and took their seats before me. 2 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 3 Son of man, these men have taken their false gods into their hearts and put before their faces the sin which is the cause of their fall: am I to give ear when they come to me for directions?