Ezekiel 20:1 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEzekiel 20:1 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיְהִ֣י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
בַּשָּׁנָ֣ה
shâneh
H8141
year
הַשְּׁבִיעִ֗ית
shᵉbîyʻîy
H7637
seventh
בַּֽחֲמִשִׁי֙
chămîyshîy
H2549
fifth
בֶּעָשׂ֣וֹר
ʻâsôwr
H6218
ten
לַחֹ֔דֶשׁ
chôdesh
H2320
month
בָּ֧אוּ
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
אֲנָשִׁ֛ים
ʼîysh
H376
man
מִזִּקְנֵ֥י
zâqên
H2205
old
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
לִדְרֹ֣שׁ
dârash
H1875
to seek
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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יְהוָ֑ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
וַיֵּשְׁב֖וּ
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
לְפָנָֽי
pânîym
H6440
face
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World English Bible Public Domain
It happened in the seventh year, in the fifth [month], the tenth [day] of the month, that certain of the elders of Israel came to inquire of Yahweh, and sat before me.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
It came about in the seventh year, on the tenth day of the fifth month, that elders of Israel came to inquire of Yahweh and sat before me.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).