Ezekiel 33:22

“And the hand of YHWH had been upon me in the evening before the fugitive came, and he opened my mouth until he came to me in the morning; and my mouth was opened, and I was no longer mute.”

Ezekiel 33:22 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 33:22, word by word

And the handיַדyad

power

Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.

Where else “yad” 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.

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had beenהָיְתָהhayta

exist

To exist: "let there be light".

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in the eveningעֶרֶבerev

evening

Evening, when the sun goes down. Each day of Genesis 1 is counted "evening and morning"; so in Israel the day begins at sunset.

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beforeפְנֵיfene

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

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the fugitiveפָּלִיטpalit

fugitive, survivor

Fugitive, survivor: someone who escaped from a battle or a disaster.

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cameבּוֹאbo

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

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and he openedיִּפְתַּחyiftach

open

To open a door, mouth or eyes.

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my mouthפִּpi

mouth

The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.

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in the morningבֹּקֶרboker

morning

Morning, dawn.

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muteנֶאֱלַמְתִּיneelamti

be mute

To lose one's voice, from pain, astonishment or a command of God.

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The context

21And it came about in the twelfth year, in the tenth month, on the fifth day of the month of our exile, that the fugitive from Jerusalem came to me, saying, “The city has been struck.”

22 · This verse (above)

23And the word of YHWH came to me, saying,

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