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And the wordוַ דְבַרof YHWHיְהוָהcameיְהִיto me,אֵלַיsaying,לֵאמֹר
Ezekiel 20:45
Study it in the app“And the word of YHWH came to me, saying,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 20:45, word by word
- And the wordדְבַרdevar
word
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “devar” appears- of YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- cameיְהִיyehi
become
To turn into something new, or fall upon someone.
Where else “yehi” appears- sayingאמֹרmor
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appears
Translation note
In the Hebrew Bible, 20:45-49 are 21:1-5.
The context
44And you will know that I am YHWH when I deal with you for the sake of my name, not according to your evil ways nor according to your corrupt deeds, house of Israel, declares Adonai YHWH.’”
45 · This verse (above)
46“Son of man, set your face toward the south, and let your word drip toward the southland, and prophesy against the forest of the field of the Negev.