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The word of the LORD came expressly unto Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and the hand of the LORD was there upon him. (KJV)
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הָיֹ֣הha.Yohexpressly <come>
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Absolute (HVqaa)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:3 word 1
הָיָ֣הha.Yahit came
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:3 word 2
דְבַר\־de.var-[the] word of
Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: word
Used 867 times. Also: Genesis 11:1, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 15:4, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:52, Genesis 27:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1697G; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:3 word 3
יְ֠הוָהYah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:3 word 4
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:3 word 5
יְחֶזְקֵ֨אלye.chez.KelEzekiel
Lemma: יְחֶזְקֵאל (ye.chez.qel) · Strong's: H3168H
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Ezekiel
Used 2 times. Also: Ezekiel 24:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3168H; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:3 word 6
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: son: child
Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:3 word 7
בּוּזִ֧יbu.ZiBuzi
Lemma: בּוּזִי (bu.zi) · Strong's: H0941
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Buzi
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0941; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:3 word 8
הַכֹּהֵ֛ןha.ko.Henthe priest
Lemma: כֹּהֵן (ko.hen) · Strong's: H3548
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: priest
Used 750 times. Also: Genesis 14:18, Genesis 41:45, Genesis 41:50, Genesis 46:20, Genesis 47:22, Genesis 47:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3548; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:3 word 9
בְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzin [the] land of
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: land: country/planet
Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:3 word 10
כַּשְׂדִּ֖יםkas.Dim[the] Chaldeans
Lemma: כַּשְׂדִּים (kas.di) · Strong's: H3778
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Chaldea
Used 78 times. Also: Genesis 11:28, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 15:7, 2 Kings 24:2, 2 Kings 25:4, 2 Kings 25:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3778; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:3 word 11
עַל\־'al-at
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:3 word 12
נְהַר\־ne.har-[the] river of
Lemma: נָהָר (na.har) · Strong's: H5104H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: river
Used 88 times. Also: Genesis 2:10, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 15:18, Exodus 7:19, Exodus 8:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5104H; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:3 word 13
כְּבָ֑רke.VarKebar
Lemma: כְּבָר (ke.var) · Strong's: H3529
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Chebar
Used 8 times. Also: Ezekiel 1:1, Ezekiel 3:15, Ezekiel 3:23, Ezekiel 10:15, Ezekiel 10:20, Ezekiel 10:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3529; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:3 word 14
וַתְּהִ֥יva.te.Hiand it was
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:3 word 15
עָלָ֛יו'a.Lavon him
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:3 word 16
שָׁ֖םshamthere
Lemma: שָׁם (sham) · Strong's: H8033G
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: there
Used 832 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:10, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 3:23, Genesis 10:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8033G; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:3 word 17
יַד\־yad-[the] hand of
Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: hand: power
Used 578 times. Also: Genesis 14:20, Genesis 16:6, Genesis 27:17, Genesis 30:35, Genesis 31:29, Genesis 32:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3027H; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:3 word 18
יְהוָֽה\׃Yah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Ezekiel 1:3 word 19
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| the word | → | דָּבָר H1697G word |
| of the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| came directly | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| . . . | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| Ezekiel | → | יְחֶזְקֵאל H3168H Ezekiel |
| the priest | → | כֹּהֵן H3548 priest |
| the son | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| of Buzi | → | בּוּזִי H0941 Buzi |
| in the land | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet |
| of the Chaldeans | → | כַּשְׂדִּים H3778 Chaldea |
| by | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the River | → | נָהָר H5104H river |
| Kebar | → | כְּבָר H3529 Chebar |
| And there | → | שָׁם H8033G there |
| the LORD’s | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| hand | → | יָד H3027H hand: power |
| was | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| upon him | → | עַל H5921A upon |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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