Ezekiel 33:22

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Now the hand of the LORD had been upon me the evening before the fugitive came, and He opened my mouth. So, when the fugitive arrived in the morning, my mouth was opened, and I was no longer silent.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְיַד־יְהוָה֩ הָיְתָ֨ה אֵלַ֜י בָּעֶ֗רֶב לִפְנֵי֙ בּ֣וֹא הַפָּלִ֔יט וַיִּפְתַּ֣ח אֶת־פִּ֔י עַד־בּ֥וֹא אֵלַ֖י בַּבֹּ֑קֶר וַיִּפָּ֣תַח פִּ֔י וְלֹ֥א נֶאֱלַ֖מְתִּי עֽוֹד׃ פ

Transliteration

And-yad-YHWH hāyətâ to-me in-the-ʿereb before bôʾ the-pālîṭ; wayyiptach ʾet-my-peh until-bôʾ to-me in-the-bōqer; wayyippātach my-peh and-not neʾĕlamtî again.

Grammar Details

• *yad*: noun, feminine singular construct - hand of
• *YHWH*: proper noun - LORD
• *hāyətâ*: qal perfect 3rd feminine singular - she was
• *ʿereb*: noun, masculine singular - evening
• *bôʾ*: qal infinitive construct - coming
• *pālîṭ*: noun, masculine singular - fugitive/escapee
• *wayyiptach*: conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular jussive - and he opened
• *peh*: noun, masculine singular - mouth
• *bōqer*: noun, masculine singular - morning
• *wayyippātach*: conjunction + niphal imperfect 3rd masculine singular jussive - and was opened
• *neʾĕlamtî*: niphal perfect 1st common singular - I was mute/silent

Word Meanings

• *yad*: hand/power/strength/authority
• *ʿereb*: evening/sunset/dusk
• *pālîṭ*: fugitive/escapee/refugee/survivor
• *peh*: mouth/speech/words
• *bōqer*: morning/dawn
• *neʾĕlamtî*: I was mute/I was silent/I was speechless

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Now the hand of the LORD was upon me in the evening, afore he that was escaped came; and had opened my mouth, until he came to me in the morning; and my mouth was opened, and I was no more dumb.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Now the hand of the LORD was upon me in the evening, before the one who had escaped came; and had opened my mouth, until he came to me in the morning; and my mouth was opened, and I was no longer mute.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Now the hand of the LORD was upon me in the evening, afore he that was escaped came; and had opened my mouth, until he came to me in the morning; and my mouth was opened, and I was no more dumb.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Now the hand{H3027} of Jehovah{H3068} had been upon me in the evening,{H6153} before{H6440} he that was escaped{H6412} came;{H935} and he had opened{H6605} my mouth,{H6310} until he came{H935} to me in the morning;{H1242} and my mouth{H6310} was opened,{H6605} and I was no more dumb.{H481}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Now the hand{H3027} of the LORD{H3068} was upon me in the evening{H6153}, afore{H6440} he that was escaped{H6412} came{H935}{(H8800)}; and had opened{H6605}{(H8799)} my mouth{H6310}, until he came{H935}{(H8800)} to me in the morning{H1242}; and my mouth{H6310} was opened{H6605}{(H8735)}, and I was no more dumb{H481}{(H8738)}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Now the honde of the LORDE had bene vpon me the euenynge, afore this man (which was escaped) came vnto me, and had opened my mouth, vntyll the mornynge that he came to me: Yee he opened my mouth, so yt I was nomore domme.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Now the hand of the Lord had bene vpon me in ye euening afore hee that had escaped, came, and had opened my mouth vntill he came to me in the morning: and when hee had opened my mouth, I was no more dumme.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Nowe the hande of the Lorde had ben vpon me the euening afore this man which was escaped came vnto me, and had opened my mouth vntill the morning that he came to me: yea, my mouth was opened, so that I was no more dumbe.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Now the hand of the LORD was upon me in the evening, afore he that was escaped came; and had opened my mouth, until he came to me in the morning; and my mouth was opened, and I was no more dumb.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Now the hand of Yahweh had been on me in the evening, before he who was escaped came; and he had opened my mouth, until he came to me in the morning; and my mouth was opened, and I was no more mute.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And the hand of Jehovah hath been unto me in the evening, before the coming in of the escaped one, and He openeth my mouth till the coming in unto me in the morning, and opened is my mouth, and I have not been silent again.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Now the hand of Jehovah had been upon me in the evening, before he that was escaped came; and he had opened my mouth, until he came to me in the morning; and my mouth was opened, and I was no more dumb.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Now the hand of Jehovah had been upon me in the evening, before he that was escaped came; and he had opened my mouth, until he came to me in the morning; and my mouth was opened, and I was no more dumb.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Now the hand of the Lord had been on me in the evening, before the man who had got away came to me; and he made my mouth open, ready for his coming to me in the morning; and my mouth was open and I was no longer without voice.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Now the hand of Yahweh had been on me in the evening, before he who was escaped came; and he had opened my mouth, until he came to me in the morning; and my mouth was opened, and I was no more mute.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Now the hand of the LORD had been on me the evening before the refugee reached me, but the LORD opened my mouth by the time the refugee arrived in the morning; he opened my mouth and I was no longer unable to speak.

Referenced Verses

• Ezek 1:3 : 3 The word of the LORD came to Ezekiel, son of Buzi, the priest, in the land of the Chaldeans by the Kebar River, and there the hand of the LORD was upon him.
• Ezek 3:26-27 : 26 I will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth so that you will be silent and unable to rebuke them, for they are a rebellious house. 27 But when I speak to you, I will open your mouth, and you will say to them, 'This is what the Lord GOD says.' Whoever will listen, let them listen, and whoever will refuse, let them refuse, for they are a rebellious house.
• Ezek 24:26-27 : 26 On that day, a fugitive will come to you to report the news to your ears. 27 On that day, your mouth will be opened to speak with the fugitive, and you will no longer be silent. You will be a sign to them, and they will know that I am the Lord.
• Ezek 37:1 : 1 The hand of the Lord was upon me, and He brought me out by the Spirit of the Lord and set me down in the middle of a valley; it was full of bones.
• Ezek 40:1 : 1 In the twenty-fifth year of our exile, at the beginning of the year, on the tenth day of the month, in the fourteenth year after the city was struck, on that very day, the hand of the LORD was upon me, and He brought me there.
• Luke 1:64 : 64 Immediately his mouth was opened, and his tongue was set free, and he began to speak, praising God.
• Ezek 3:22 : 22 The hand of the LORD was upon me there, and He said to me, "Get up and go out to the valley, and I will speak to you there."