Ezekiel 3:23

“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.”

Ezekiel 3:23 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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.

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to the plainבִּקְעָהbika

plain, valley

Broad plain between mountains; wide valley.

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the gloryכְּבוֹדkevod

glory

God's majesty and presence.

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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.

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was standingעֹמֵדomed

stand

To be on one's feet, firm in a place, or to rise up to act.

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I had seenרָאִיתִיraiti

see

To see with one's eyes.

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by the riverנְהַרnehar

river

River, stream; above all the Euphrates ("the River") or the Nile.

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Chebarכְּבָרkevar

Chebar

Chebar: a river (or canal) in Babylonia, beside which the exiles from Judah lived.

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and I fellאֶפֹּלepol

fall prostrate

To fall facedown, or embrace someone.

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on my faceפָּנָpana

face

The front of the head, of someone or of God.

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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.

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