Ezekiel 3:15

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

I came to the exiles at Tel Aviv who were living by the Kebar River, and I sat among them for seven days, stunned and overwhelmed by their presence.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וָאָב֨וֹא אֶל־הַגּוֹלָ֜ה תֵּ֣ל אָ֠בִיב הַיֹּשְׁבִ֤ים אֶֽל־נְהַר־כְּבָר֙ *ואשר **וָֽאֵשֵׁ֔ב הֵ֖מָּה יוֹשְׁבִ֣ים שָׁ֑ם וָאֵשֵׁ֥ב שָׁ֛ם שִׁבְעַ֥ת יָמִ֖ים מַשְׁמִ֥ים בְּתוֹכָֽם׃

Transliteration

And wāʾāḇôʾ to ʾel-haggôlāh tēl ʾāḇîḇ hayyōšeḇîm to ʾel-nehar-keḇār *and wāʾēšēḇ they hēmmāh yōšeḇîm there šām; and wāʾēšēḇ there šām seven šiḇʿaṯ yāmîm mašmîm among them beṯôḵām*.

Grammar Details

• *wāʾāḇôʾ*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 1st singular - and I came
• *ʾel*: preposition - to
• *haggôlāh*: definite article + feminine singular noun - the exile/captivity
• *tēl*: masculine singular noun - mound/hill
• *ʾāḇîḇ*: masculine singular noun - fresh ears (of grain)
• *hayyōšeḇîm*: definite article + Qal participle, masculine plural - the ones dwelling
• *nehar*: masculine singular construct - river of
• *keḇār*: proper noun - Chebar
• *wāʾēšēḇ*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 1st singular - and I sat/dwelt
• *hēmmāh*: 3rd person masculine plural pronoun - they
• *yōšeḇîm*: Qal participle, masculine plural - dwelling
• *šām*: adverb - there
• *šiḇʿaṯ*: feminine singular construct - seven of
• *yāmîm*: masculine plural noun - days
• *mašmîm*: Hiphil participle, masculine singular - astonished/appalled
• *beṯôḵām*: preposition + masculine singular noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - among them

Word Meanings

• *wāʾāḇôʾ*: and I came/entered/arrived
• *haggôlāh*: the exile/captivity/diaspora
• *tēl*: mound/hill/ruin
• *ʾāḇîḇ*: fresh ears/springtime/green grain
• *hayyōšeḇîm*: the ones dwelling/sitting/remaining
• *nehar*: river/stream/canal of
• *wāʾēšēḇ*: and I sat/dwelt/remained
• *yōšeḇîm*: dwelling/sitting/inhabiting
• *šiḇʿaṯ*: seven of
• *yāmîm*: days/time period
• *mašmîm*: astonished/stunned/appalled

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Then I came to them of the captivity at Tel-abib, that dwelt by the river of Chebar, and I sat where they sat, and remained there astonished among them seven days.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Then I came to those of the captivity at Tel Abib, who dwelt by the river of Chebar, and I sat where they sat, and remained there astonished among them for seven days.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Then I came to them of the captivity at Telabib, that dwelt by the river of Chebar, and I sat where they sat, and remained there astonished among them seven days.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Then I came to them of the captivity at Tel-abib, that dwelt by the river Chebar, and to where they dwelt; and I sat there overwhelmed among them seven days.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Then I came to them of the captivity at Telabib, that dwelt by the river of Chebar, and I sat where they sat, and remained there astonished among them seven days.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And so in the begynnynge off the Moneth Abib, I came to the presoners, that dwelt by the water off Cobar, and remayned in that place, where they were: and so continued I amonge them seuen dayes, beinge very sory.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then I came to them that were led away captiues to Tel-abib, that dwelt by the riuer Chebar, and I sate where they sate, and remained there astonished among them seuen dayes.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Then I came to the captiues in Thelabib that dwelt by the riuer Chebar, and I sate where they sate, and I remayned there seuen dayes, astonished among them.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Then I came to them of the captivity at Telabib, that dwelt by the river of Chebar, and I sat where they sat, and remained there astonished among them seven days.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Then I came to them of the captivity at Tel Aviv, that lived by the river Chebar, and to where they lived; and I sat there overwhelmed among them seven days.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And I come in unto the Removed, at Tel-Ahib, who are dwelling at the river Chebar, and where they are dwelling I also dwell seven days, causing astonishment in their midst.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Then I came to them of the captivity at Tel-abib, that dwelt by the river Chebar, and to where they dwelt; and I sat there overwhelmed among them seven days.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Then I came to them of the captivity at Tel-abib, that dwelt by the river Chebar, and to where they dwelt; and I sat there overwhelmed among them seven days.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then I came to those who had been taken away as prisoners, who were at Telabib by the river Chebar, and I was seated among them full of wonder for seven days.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Then I came to them of the captivity at Tel Aviv, that lived by the river Chebar, and to where they lived; and I sat there overwhelmed among them seven days.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  I came to the exiles at Tel Abib, who lived by the Kebar River. I sat dumbfounded among them there, where they were living, for seven days.

Referenced Verses

• Job 2:13 : 13 Then they sat with him on the ground for seven days and seven nights, and no one spoke a word to him because they saw how very great his suffering was.
• Ps 137:1 : 1 By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down and wept when we remembered Zion.
• Gen 50:10 : 10 When they reached the threshing floor of Atad, near the Jordan, they held a great and solemn lamentation. Joseph observed seven days of mourning for his father.
• Ezek 1:1 : 1 In the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month, as I was among the exiles by the Kebar River, the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.
• Ezek 3:23 : 23 So I got up and went out to the valley, and behold, the glory of the LORD was standing there, like the glory I had seen by the Kebar River, and I fell face down.
• Ezek 10:15 : 15 The cherubim rose upward; they were the living beings I had seen by the Kebar River.
• Ezek 43:3 : 3 The vision I saw was like the vision I had seen when I came to destroy the city, and like the vision I had seen by the River Chebar. I fell on my face.
• Hab 3:16 : 16 I heard, and my heart pounded; my lips quivered at the sound. Decay crept into my bones, and I trembled where I stood. Yet I will wait patiently for the day of calamity to come upon the nation invading us.
• Jer 23:9 : 9 Concerning the prophets: My heart is broken within me; all my bones tremble. I am like a drunken man, like one overcome by wine, because of the LORD and His holy words.