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And I saidוָאֹמַרto them,אֲלֵיהֶם“The wordדְּבַרof YHWHיְהוָהcameהָיָהto me,אֵלַיsaying,לֵאמֹר
Ezekiel 24:20
Study it in the app“And I said to them, “The word of YHWH came to me, saying,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 24:20, word by word
- And I saidאֹמַרomar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “omar” appears- “The wordדְּבַרdevar
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- cameהָיָהhaya
become
To turn into something new, or fall upon someone.
Where else “haya” appears
The context
19And the people said to me, “Will you not tell us what these things are to us, that you are doing?”
20 · This verse (above)
21‘Say to the house of Israel: Thus says Adonai YHWH: Look, I am profaning my sanctuary, the pride of your strength, the delight of your eyes, and the tenderness of your soul; and your sons and your daughters whom you left behind will fall by the sword.