Ezekiel 24:20

KJV1611 – Modern English

Then I answered them, The word of the LORD came to me, saying,

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וָאֹמַ֖ר אֲלֵיהֶ֑ם דְּבַ֨ר־יְהוָ֔ה הָיָ֥ה אֵלַ֖י לֵאמֹֽר׃

Transliteration

And wā-'ōmar unto them, "dəḇar-YHWH hāyāh unto me lē'mōr:"

Grammar Details

• *wā-'ōmar*: conjunction + qal imperfect, 1st common singular - and I said
• *dəḇar-YHWH*: construct phrase - word of YHWH
• *hāyāh*: qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - was/happened
• *lē'mōr*: preposition + qal infinitive construct - saying

Word Meanings

• *wā-'ōmar*: and I said/told/spoke
• *dəḇar-YHWH*: word/speech/command of YHWH
• *hāyāh*: was/happened/came
• *lē'mōr*: saying/to say/that is to say

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  So I said to them, 'The word of the Lord came to me, saying:

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Then I answered them, The word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Then I said unto them, The word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Then I answered them, The word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  I answered them, the worde off the LORDE came vnto me, sayege:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then I answered them, The worde of the Lord came vnto me, saying,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  I aunswered them, The word of the Lorde came vnto me, saying:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Then I answered them, The word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Then I said to them, The word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And I say unto them, `A word of Jehovah hath been unto me, saying:

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Then I said unto them, The word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Then I said unto them, The word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then I said to them, The word of the Lord came to me, saying,

• World English Bible (2000)

  Then I said to them, The word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  So I said to them:“The LORD’s message came to me: