Ezekiel 14:1

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Some of the elders of Israel came to me and sat down in front of 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

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

• KJV1611 – Modern English

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

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

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

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Then came{H935} certain{H582} of the elders{H2205} of Israel{H3478} unto me, and sat{H3427} before{H6440} me.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Then came{H935}{(H8799)} certain{H582} of the elders{H2205} of Israel{H3478} unto me, and sat{H3427}{(H8799)} before{H6440} me.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  There resorted vnto me certayne of ye elders of Israel, & sat downe by me.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then came certaine of the Elders of Israel vnto me, and sate before me.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  There resorted vnto me certayne of the elders of Israel, and sate downe by me.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

• Webster's Bible (1833)

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

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And come in unto me do certain of the elders of Israel, and sit before me.

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then certain of the responsible men of Israel came to me and took their seats before me.

• World English Bible (2000)

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

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Well-Deserved Judgment Then some men from Israel’s elders came to me and sat down in front of me.

Referenced Verses

• Ezek 8:1 : 1 In the sixth year, on the fifth day of the sixth month, I was sitting in my house, and the elders of Judah were sitting before me. There the hand of the Lord Yahweh came upon me.
• Ezek 20:1 : 1 In the seventh year, on the tenth day of the fifth month, some men from the elders of Israel came to inquire of the LORD, and they sat before me.
• Ezek 33:31 : 31 They come to you as people come, and they sit before you as My people and hear your words, but they do not put them into practice. With their mouths they express love, but their hearts pursue unjust gain.
• 2 Kgs 6:32 : 32 Now Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him. The king sent a messenger ahead, but before he arrived, Elisha said to the elders, "Do you see how this murderer is sending someone to cut off my head? Look, when the messenger arrives, shut the door and hold it shut against him. Is not the sound of his master's footsteps behind him?"
• Isa 29:13 : 13 The Lord says: 'These people come near to me with their mouths and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Their reverence for me is based on merely human rules they have been taught.'
• Luke 10:39 : 39 She had a sister named Mary, who also sat at the Lord's feet and listened to His word.
• Acts 4:5 : 5 The next day, the rulers, the elders, and the scribes gathered together in Jerusalem.
• Acts 4:8 : 8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, 'Rulers of the people and elders of Israel,'
• Acts 22:3 : 3 I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city and educated at the feet of Gamaliel, strictly according to the law of our ancestors. I was zealous for God, just as all of you are today.