1{
"verseID": "Ezekiel.40.1",
"source": "בְּעֶשְׂרִ֣ים וְחָמֵ֣שׁ שָׁנָ֣ה לְ֠גָלוּתֵנוּ בְּרֹ֨אשׁ הַשָּׁנָ֜ה בֶּעָשׂ֣וֹר לַחֹ֗דֶשׁ בְּאַרְבַּ֤ע עֶשְׂרֵה֙ שָׁנָ֔ה אַחַ֕ר אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֻכְּתָ֖ה הָעִ֑יר בְּעֶ֣צֶם ׀ הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֗ה הָיְתָ֤ה עָלַי֙ יַד־יְהוָ֔ה וַיָּבֵ֥א אֹתִ֖י שָֽׁמָּה׃",
"text": "In *ʿesrîm* and *ḥāmēš* *šānâ* to *gālûtēnû* in *rōʾš* the *šānâ* in *ʿāśôr* to *ḥōdeš* in *ʾarbaʿ* *ʿeśrê* *šānâ* after which *hukkətâ* the *ʿîr* in *ʿeṣem* the *yôm* the *zeh* *hāyətâ* upon me *yad*-*YHWH* and *yābēʾ* me *šāmmâ*.",
"grammar": {
"*ʿesrîm*": "cardinal number - twenty",
"*ḥāmēš*": "cardinal number - five",
"*šānâ*": "noun, feminine, singular - year",
"*gālûtēnû*": "noun with 1st person plural suffix - our exile",
"*rōʾš*": "noun, masculine, singular construct - head/beginning of",
"*ʿāśôr*": "ordinal number - tenth",
"*ḥōdeš*": "noun, masculine, singular - month",
"*ʾarbaʿ*": "cardinal number - four",
"*ʿeśrê*": "cardinal number - ten",
"*hukkətâ*": "verb, Hophal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - was struck/smitten",
"*ʿîr*": "noun, feminine, singular - city",
"*ʿeṣem*": "noun, masculine, singular construct - bone/substance/self",
"*yôm*": "noun, masculine, singular - day",
"*zeh*": "demonstrative pronoun - this",
"*hāyətâ*": "verb, Qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - was/became",
"*yad*": "noun, feminine, singular construct - hand",
"*YHWH*": "proper name - the LORD/Yahweh",
"*yābēʾ*": "verb, Hiphil imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - he brought",
"*šāmmâ*": "adverb with directional suffix - there/thither"
},
"variants": {
"*gālûtēnû*": "our exile/captivity",
"*rōʾš* *ha-šānâ*": "beginning of the year/New Year",
"*ʿeṣem* *ha-yôm*": "bone of the day/very day/selfsame day",
"*yad*-*YHWH*": "hand of YHWH/power of YHWH/divine influence"
}
}
2{
"verseID": "Ezekiel.40.2",
"source": "בְּמַרְא֣וֹת אֱלֹהִ֔ים הֱבִיאַ֖נִי אֶל־אֶ֣רֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיְנִיחֵ֗נִי אֶל־הַ֤ר גָּבֹ֙הַּ֙ מְאֹ֔ד וְעָלָ֥יו כְּמִבְנֵה־עִ֖יר מִנֶּֽגֶב׃",
"text": "In *marʾôt* *ʾĕlōhîm* *hēbîʾanî* to *ʾereṣ* *yiśrāʾēl* and *yanîḥēnî* to *har* *gābōah* *məʾōd* and upon it like *mibnê*-*ʿîr* from *negeb*.",
"grammar": {
"*marʾôt*": "noun, feminine, plural construct - visions of",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine, plural - God/gods",
"*hēbîʾanî*": "verb, Hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - he brought me",
"*ʾereṣ*": "noun, feminine, singular construct - land of",
"*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*yanîḥēnî*": "verb, Hiphil imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - he set me down/placed me",
"*har*": "noun, masculine, singular - mountain",
"*gābōah*": "adjective, masculine, singular - high",
"*məʾōd*": "adverb - very/exceedingly",
"*mibnê*": "noun, masculine, singular construct - structure/building of",
"*ʿîr*": "noun, feminine, singular - city",
"*negeb*": "noun, masculine, singular - south/Negev"
},
"variants": {
"*marʾôt* *ʾĕlōhîm*": "visions of God/divine visions",
"*yanîḥēnî*": "he set me down/he placed me/he rested me",
"*mibnê*-*ʿîr*": "structure like a city/city-like structure",
"*negeb*": "south/southern region/Negev region"
}
}
3{
"verseID": "Ezekiel.40.3",
"source": "וַיָּבֵ֨יא אוֹתִ֜י שָׁ֗מָּה וְהִנֵּה־אִישׁ֙ מַרְאֵ֙הוּ֙ כְּמַרְאֵ֣ה נְחֹ֔שֶׁת וּפְתִיל־פִּשְׁתִּ֥ים בְּיָד֖וֹ וּקְנֵ֣ה הַמִּדָּ֑ה וְה֥וּא עֹמֵ֖ד בַּשָּֽׁעַר׃",
"text": "And *yābēʾ* me *šāmmâ* and behold *ʾîš* *marʾēhû* like *marʾê* *nəḥōšet* and *pətîl*-*pištîm* in *yādô* and *qənê* the *middâ* and he *ʿōmēd* in the *šaʿar*.",
"grammar": {
"*yābēʾ*": "verb, Hiphil imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - he brought",
"*šāmmâ*": "adverb with directional suffix - there/thither",
"*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine, singular - man",
"*marʾēhû*": "noun, masculine, singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his appearance",
"*marʾê*": "noun, masculine, singular construct - appearance of",
"*nəḥōšet*": "noun, feminine, singular - bronze/copper",
"*pətîl*": "noun, masculine, singular construct - cord/thread of",
"*pištîm*": "noun, masculine, plural - flax/linen",
"*yādô*": "noun, feminine, singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his hand",
"*qənê*": "noun, masculine, singular construct - reed/measuring rod of",
"*middâ*": "noun, feminine, singular - measure/measurement",
"*ʿōmēd*": "verb, Qal participle, masculine singular - standing",
"*šaʿar*": "noun, masculine, singular - gate"
},
"variants": {
"*marʾê* *nəḥōšet*": "appearance of bronze/looking like bronze",
"*pətîl*-*pištîm*": "flax cord/linen cord/measuring line",
"*qənê* *ha-middâ*": "measuring reed/measuring rod"
}
}