1 {
"verseID": "Ezekiel.20.1",
"source": "וַיְהִ֣י ׀ בַּשָּׁנָ֣ה הַשְּׁבִיעִ֗ית בַּֽחֲמִשִׁי֙ בֶּעָשׂ֣וֹר לַחֹ֔דֶשׁ בָּ֧אוּ אֲנָשִׁ֛ים מִזִּקְנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לִדְרֹ֣שׁ אֶת־יְהוָ֑ה וַיֵּשְׁב֖וּ לְפָנָֽי׃",
"text": "And *wayehî* in-the-*šānâ* the-*šebîʿît* in-the-*ḥămîšî* in-*ʿāśôr* to-the-*ḥōdeš* *bāʾû* *ʾănāšîm* from-*ziqnê* *yiśrāʾēl* to-*lidrōš* *ʾet*-*YHWH* and-*wayyēšbû* before-*pānāy*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayehî*": "waw-consecutive with imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it happened/came to pass",
"*šānâ*": "noun, feminine singular with definite article - year",
"*šebîʿît*": "adjective, feminine singular with definite article - seventh",
"*ḥămîšî*": "ordinal number, masculine singular with definite article - fifth (month)",
"*ʿāśôr*": "noun, masculine singular - tenth (day)",
"*ḥōdeš*": "noun, masculine singular with preposition - month",
"*bāʾû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd plural - they came",
"*ʾănāšîm*": "noun, masculine plural - men",
"*ziqnê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - elders of",
"*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*lidrōš*": "verb, qal infinitive construct with preposition - to inquire/seek",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*YHWH*": "divine name - Yahweh/LORD",
"*wayyēšbû*": "waw-consecutive with imperfect, 3rd plural - and they sat",
"*pānāy*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my face/presence"
},
"variants": {
"*wayehî*": "and it happened/came to pass/was",
"*lidrōš*": "to inquire/seek/consult",
"*pānāy*": "my face/my presence/before me"
}
}