And I aroseוָאָקוּםand went outוָאֵצֵאto the plain,אֶל הַבִּקְעָהand look,וְהִנֵּהthereשָׁםthe gloryכְּבוֹדof YHWHיְהוָהwas standing,עֹמֵדlike the gloryכַּכָּבוֹדthatאֲשֶׁרI had seenרָאִיתִיby the riverעַל נְהַרChebar;כְּבָרand I fellוָאֶפֹּלon my face.עַל פָּנָי
Ezekiel 3:23
Study it in the app“And I arose and went out to the plain, and look, there the glory of YHWH was standing, like the glory that I had seen by the river Chebar; and I fell on my face.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 3:23, word by word
- And I aroseאָקוּםakum
rise
To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.
Where else “akum” appears- and went outאֵצֵאetse
go out
To go out of a place.
Where else “etse” appears- to the plainבִּקְעָהbika
plain, valley
Broad plain between mountains; wide valley.
Where else “bika” appears- the gloryכְּבוֹדkevod
glory
God's majesty and presence.
Where else “kevod” 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- was standingעֹמֵדomed
stand
To be on one's feet, firm in a place, or to rise up to act.
Where else “omed” appears- I had seenרָאִיתִיraiti
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “raiti” appears- by the riverנְהַרnehar
river
River, stream; above all the Euphrates ("the River") or the Nile.
Where else “nehar” appears- Chebarכְּבָרkevar
Chebar
Chebar: a river (or canal) in Babylonia, beside which the exiles from Judah lived.
Where else “kevar” appears- and I fellאֶפֹּלepol
fall prostrate
To fall facedown, or embrace someone.
Where else “epol” appears- on my faceפָּנָpana
face
The front of the head, of someone or of God.
Where else “pana” appears
The context
22And the hand of YHWH came upon me there, and he said to me, “Arise, go out to the plain, and there I will speak with you.”
23 · This verse (above)
24And a spirit entered into me and set me on my feet, and he spoke with me and said to me, “Go in, shut yourself inside your house.