Ezekiel 31:1

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{ "verseID": "Ezekiel.31.1", "source": "וַיְהִ֗י בְּאַחַ֤ת עֶשְׂרֵה֙ שָׁנָ֔ה בַּשְּׁלִישִׁ֖י בְּאֶחָ֣ד לַחֹ֑דֶשׁ הָיָ֥ה דְבַר־יְהוָ֖ה אֵלַ֥י לֵאמֹֽר", "text": "And *wa-yəhî* in *ʾaḥat ʿeśrēh* *šānāh* in the *šəlîšî* in *ʾeḥād* to the *ḥōdeš* *hāyāh* *dəḇar-YHWH* to me *lēʾmōr*", "grammar": { "*wa-yəhî*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and it came to pass/happened", "*ʾaḥat ʿeśrēh*": "cardinal number, feminine construct - eleventh", "*šānāh*": "noun, feminine singular - year", "*šəlîšî*": "ordinal number with definite article - the third [month]", "*ʾeḥād*": "cardinal number, masculine singular - first/one", "*ḥōdeš*": "noun, masculine singular with directional prefix - to the month", "*hāyāh*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - was/became/happened", "*dəḇar-YHWH*": "construct chain - word of YHWH/Yahweh", "*lēʾmōr*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to say/saying" }, "variants": { "*wa-yəhî*": "and it happened/came to pass/was", "*dəḇar-YHWH*": "word of YHWH/message of Yahweh/command of the LORD", "*lēʾmōr*": "saying/to say/speaking" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיְהִ֗י בְּאַחַ֤ת עֶשְׂרֵה֙ שָׁנָ֔ה בַּשְּׁלִישִׁ֖י בְּאֶחָ֣ד לַחֹ֑דֶשׁ הָיָ֥ה דְבַר־יְהוָ֖ה אֵלַ֥י לֵאמֹֽר

Transliteration

And wa-yəhî in ʾaḥat ʿeśrēh šānāh in the šəlîšî in ʾeḥād to the ḥōdeš hāyāh dəḇar-YHWH to me lēʾmōr

Grammar Details

• *wa-yəhî*: conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and it came to pass/happened
• *ʾaḥat ʿeśrēh*: cardinal number, feminine construct - eleventh
• *šānāh*: noun, feminine singular - year
• *šəlîšî*: ordinal number with definite article - the third [month]
• *ʾeḥād*: cardinal number, masculine singular - first/one
• *ḥōdeš*: noun, masculine singular with directional prefix - to the month
• *hāyāh*: qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - was/became/happened
• *dəḇar-YHWH*: construct chain - word of YHWH/Yahweh
• *lēʾmōr*: preposition + qal infinitive construct - to say/saying

Word Meanings

• *wa-yəhî*: and it happened/came to pass/was
• *dəḇar-YHWH*: word of YHWH/message of Yahweh/command of the LORD
• *lēʾmōr*: saying/to say/speaking

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  In the eleventh year, in the third month, on the first day of the month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Morouer, it happened in the xi. yeare ye first daye of the thirde Moneth, that the worde of the LORDE came vnto me, sayenge:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

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

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Moreouer, in the eleuenth yere, the first day of ye third moneth, the worde of the Lord came vnto me, saying,

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the third [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 eleventh year, in the third [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 eleventh year, in the third `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 eleventh year, in the third `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 eleventh year, in the third [month], in the first [day] of the month, that the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Now in the eleventh year, in the third month, on the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

• World English Bible (2000)

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

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  A Cedar in Lebanon In the eleventh year, in the third month, on the first day of the month, the LORD’s message came to me:

Referenced Verses

• Ezek 30:20 : 20 { "verseID": "Ezekiel.30.20", "source": "וַיְהִ֗י בְּאַחַ֤ת עֶשְׂרֵה֙ שָׁנָ֔ה בָּֽרִאשׁ֖וֹן בְּשִׁבְעָ֣ה לַחֹ֑דֶשׁ הָיָ֥ה דְבַר־יְהוָ֖ה אֵלַ֥י לֵאמֹֽר׃", "text": "*wa-yəhî* *bə-ʾaḥat* *ʿeśrēh* *šānāh* *bā-rʾišôn* *bə-šiḇʿāh* *la-ḥōḏeš* *hāyāh* *dəḇar*-*YHWH* *ʾēlay* *lēʾmōr*", "grammar": { "*wa-yəhî*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular apocopated - and it happened", "*bə-ʾaḥat*": "preposition + cardinal number, feminine singular construct - in the eleventh", "*ʿeśrēh*": "cardinal number, feminine singular - ten", "*šānāh*": "noun, feminine singular - year", "*bā-rʾišôn*": "preposition + definite article + ordinal number, masculine singular - in the first (month)", "*bə-šiḇʿāh*": "preposition + cardinal number, feminine singular - on the seventh", "*la-ḥōḏeš*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - of the month", "*hāyāh*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - was/came", "*dəḇar*-*YHWH*": "noun, masculine singular construct + divine name - word of YHWH", "*ʾēlay*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - to me", "*lēʾmōr*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - saying" }, "variants": { "*dəḇar*": "word/speech/matter/thing" } }
• Jer 52:5-6 : 5 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.52.5", "source": "וַתָּבֹ֥א הָעִ֖יר בַּמָּצ֑וֹר עַ֚ד עַשְׁתֵּ֣י עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה שָׁנָ֔ה לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ צִדְקִיָּֽהוּ׃", "text": "*wa*-*tābōʾ* *hā*-*ʿîr* *ba*-*māṣôr* *ʿad* *ʿaštê* *ʿeśrê* *šānâ* *la*-*melek* *ṣidqîyāhû*", "grammar": { "*wa*-*tābōʾ*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and it came", "*hā*-*ʿîr*": "definite article + noun, feminine - the city", "*ba*-*māṣôr*": "preposition + definite article + noun - under siege", "*ʿad*": "preposition - until", "*ʿaštê* *ʿeśrê*": "cardinal number, construct state - eleven", "*šānâ*": "noun, feminine - year", "*la*-*melek*": "preposition + noun - of the king", "*ṣidqîyāhû*": "proper noun - Zedekiah" }, "variants": { "*tābōʾ*": "came/entered", "*māṣôr*": "siege/distress", "*ʿaštê* *ʿeśrê*": "eleven (feminine form)" } } 6 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.52.6", "source": "בַּחֹ֤דֶשׁ הָֽרְבִיעִי֙ בְּתִשְׁעָ֣ה לַחֹ֔דֶשׁ וַיֶּחֱזַ֥ק הָרָעָ֖ב בָּעִ֑יר וְלֹא־הָיָ֥ה לֶ֖חֶם לְעַ֥ם הָאָֽרֶץ׃", "text": "*ba*-*ḥōdeš* *hā*-*rəbîʿî* *bə*-*tišʿâ* *la*-*ḥōdeš* *wa*-*yeḥĕzaq* *hā*-*rāʿāb* *bā*-*ʿîr* *wə*-*lōʾ*-*hāyâ* *leḥem* *lə*-*ʿam* *hā*-*ʾāreṣ*", "grammar": { "*ba*-*ḥōdeš*": "preposition + definite article + noun - in the month", "*hā*-*rəbîʿî*": "definite article + ordinal number - the fourth", "*bə*-*tišʿâ*": "preposition + cardinal number - on the ninth [day]", "*la*-*ḥōdeš*": "preposition + definite article + noun - of the month", "*wa*-*yeḥĕzaq*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and became severe", "*hā*-*rāʿāb*": "definite article + noun - the famine", "*bā*-*ʿîr*": "preposition + definite article + noun - in the city", "*wə*-*lōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not", "*hāyâ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - there was", "*leḥem*": "noun - bread/food", "*lə*-*ʿam*": "preposition + noun construct - for people of", "*hā*-*ʾāreṣ*": "definite article + noun - the land" }, "variants": { "*yeḥĕzaq*": "became strong/severe/intense", "*rāʿāb*": "famine/hunger", "*leḥem*": "bread/food/sustenance", "*ʿam* *hā*-*ʾāreṣ*": "people of the land/common people" } }
• Ezek 1:2 : 2 { "verseID": "Ezekiel.1.2", "source": "בַּחֲמִשָּׁ֖ה לַחֹ֑דֶשׁ הִ֚יא הַשָּׁנָ֣ה הַחֲמִישִׁ֔ית לְגָל֖וּת הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ יוֹיָכִֽין׃", "text": "In-*ḥămiššâ la-ḥōdeš hîʾ ha-šānâ ha-ḥămîšît lə-gālût ha-melek yôyākîn*", "grammar": { "*ḥămiššâ la-ḥōdeš*": "cardinal number + preposition + masculine singular noun - fifth [day] of the month", "*hîʾ*": "3rd feminine singular personal pronoun - it [was]", "*ha-šānâ ha-ḥămîšît*": "definite article + feminine singular noun + definite article + ordinal number feminine singular - the fifth year", "*lə-gālût*": "preposition + feminine singular construct - of the exile of", "*ha-melek*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the king", "*yôyākîn*": "proper noun - Jehoiachin" }, "variants": { "*gālût*": "exile/captivity/deportation" } }