Ezekiel 14:1

King James Version 1611 (Original)

Then came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, and sat before me.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיָּב֤וֹא אֵלַי֙ אֲנָשִׁ֔ים מִזִּקְנֵ֖י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיֵּשְׁב֖וּ לְפָנָֽי׃ פ

Transliteration

And wə-yāḇôʾ to-me ʾănāšîm from-ziqqənê yiśrāʾēl and wə-yēšəḇû before me.

Grammar Details

• *wə-yāḇôʾ*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and came
• *ʾănāšîm*: common masculine plural construct - men of
• *ziqqənê*: masculine plural construct of *zāqēn* - elders of
• *yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel
• *wə-yēšəḇû*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they sat
• פ: paragraph marker

Word Meanings

• *wə-yāḇôʾ*: came/approached/entered
• *ziqqənê*: elders/old men/leaders
• *wə-yēšəḇû*: sat/seated themselves/remained

Referenced Verses

• Ezek 8:1 : 1 And it came to pass in the sixth year, in the sixth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I sat in mine house, and the elders of Judah sat before me, that the hand of the Lord GOD fell there upon me.
• Ezek 20:1 : 1 And it came to pass in the seventh year, in the fifth month, the tenth day of the month, that certain of the elders of Israel came to enquire of the LORD, and sat before me.
• Ezek 33:31 : 31 And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness.
• 2 Kgs 6:32 : 32 But Elisha sat in his house, and the elders sat with him; and the king sent a man from before him: but ere the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, See ye how this son of a murderer hath sent to take away mine head? look, when the messenger cometh, shut the door, and hold him fast at the door: is not the sound of his master's feet behind him?
• Isa 29:13 : 13 Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men:
• Luke 10:39 : 39 And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his word.
• Acts 4:5 : 5 And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers, and elders, and scribes,
• Acts 4:8 : 8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,
• Acts 22:3 : 3 I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.