Ezekiel 32:1

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

In the twelfth year, in the twelfth month, on the first day of the month, the word of the LORD came to 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

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And it happened 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,

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

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

• 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,

• King James 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 the LORD came unto me, saying,

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

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

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And in the twelfth yeere in the twelfth moneth, and in the first day of the moneth, the worde of the Lord came vnto me, saying,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  In the twelfth yere, the first day of ye twelfth moneth, the worde of the Lorde came vnto me, saying:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  It happened in the twelfth year, in the twelfth month, in the first [day] of the month, that the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

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

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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,

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  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,

• World English Bible (2000)

  It happened in the twelfth year, in the twelfth month, in the first [day] of the month, that the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Lamentation over Pharaoh and Egypt In the twelfth year, in the twelfth month, on the first of the month, the LORD’s message came to me:

Referenced Verses

• Ezek 30:20 : 20 In the eleventh year, in the first month, on the seventh day, the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
• Ezek 32:17 : 17 In the twelfth year, on the fifteenth day of the month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
• Ezek 33:21 : 21 In the twelfth year of our exile, in the tenth month on the fifth day, a fugitive from Jerusalem came to me and said, 'The city has fallen!'
• Ezek 31:1 : 1 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 1:2 : 2 On the fifth day of the month—it was the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin—
• 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 29:17 : 17 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: