Ezekiel 29:17

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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:

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיְהִ֗י בְּעֶשְׂרִ֤ים וָשֶׁ֙בַע֙ שָׁנָ֔ה בָּֽרִאשׁ֖וֹן בְּאֶחָ֣ד לַחֹ֑דֶשׁ הָיָ֥ה דְבַר־יְהוָ֖ה אֵלַ֥י לֵאמֹֽר

Transliteration

wa-yəhî in ʿeśrîm wā-šeḇaʿ šānāh in the riʾšôn in ʾeḥāḏ to the ḥōḏeš hāyāh dəḇar-YHWH unto me lēʾmōr

Grammar Details

• *wa-yəhî*: conjunction + verb, qal imperfect apocopated, 3rd person masculine singular - and it came to pass
• *ʿeśrîm*: numeral - twenty
• *wā-šeḇaʿ*: conjunction + numeral - and seven
• *šānāh*: noun, feminine singular - year
• *riʾšôn*: adjective, masculine singular with definite article - the first (month)
• *ʾeḥāḏ*: numeral - first/one
• *ḥōḏeš*: noun, masculine singular with definite article - the month
• *hāyāh*: verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - was/happened
• *dəḇar-YHWH*: construct phrase - word of YHWH
• *lēʾmōr*: preposition + qal infinitive construct - to say/saying

Word Meanings

• *wa-yəhî*: and it came to pass/and it happened/and it was
• *riʾšôn*: first (month)/first/beginning
• *dəḇar-YHWH*: word of YHWH/message of YHWH/speech of YHWH

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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 the LORD came unto me, saying,

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And it came to pass 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,

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  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 the LORD came unto me, saying,

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And it came to pass in the seven{H7651} and twentieth{H6242} year,{H8141} in the first{H7223} [month], in the first{H259} [day] of the month,{H2320} the word{H1697} of Jehovah{H3068} came unto me, saying,{H559}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And it came to pass in the seven{H7651} and twentieth{H6242} year{H8141}, in the first{H7223} month, in the first{H259} day of the month{H2320}, the word{H1697} of the LORD{H3068} came unto me, saying{H559}{(H8800)},

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  In the xxvij. yeare, the first daye of the first Moneth, came ye worde off the LORDE vnto me, sayenge:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  In the seuen and twentieth yeere also in the first moneth, and in the first day of the moneth, came the word of the Lord vnto me, saying,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  In the twentie and seuenth yere, the first day of the first moneth, came the word of the Lorde vnto me, saying:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ 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 the LORD came unto me, saying,

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  It came to pass in the seven and twentieth year, in the first [month], in the first [day] of the month, the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And it cometh to pass, in the twenty and seventh year, in the first `month', in the first of the month, hath a word of Jehovah been unto me, saying:

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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,

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  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,

• World English Bible (2000)

  It came to pass in the seven and twentieth year, in the first [month], in the first [day] of the month, the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  In the twenty-seventh year, in the first month, on the first day of the month, the LORD’s message came to me:

Referenced Verses

• Ezek 29:1 : 1 In the tenth year, on the twelfth day of the tenth month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying:
• Ezek 1:2 : 2 On the fifth day of the month—it was the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin—
• Ezek 24:1 : 1 The word of the Lord came to me in the ninth year, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month, saying: