And the handוְיַדof YHWHיְהוָהhad beenהָיְתָהupon meאֵלַיin the eveningבָּעֶרֶבbeforeלִפְנֵיthe fugitiveהַפָּלִיטcame,בּוֹאand he openedוַיִּפְתַּחmy mouthפִּיuntilעַדhe cameבּוֹאto meאֵלַיin the morning;בַּבֹּקֶרand my mouthפִּיwas opened,וַיִּפָּתַחand I was noוְלֹאlongerעוֹדmute.נֶאֱלַמְתִּי
Ezekiel 33:22
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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.
Where else “yehva” appears- had beenהָיְתָהhayta
exist
To exist: "let there be light".
Where else “hayta” appears- 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.
Where else “erev” appears- beforeפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears- the fugitiveפָּלִיטpalit
fugitive, survivor
Fugitive, survivor: someone who escaped from a battle or a disaster.
Where else “palit” appears- cameבּוֹאbo
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “bo” appears- and he openedיִּפְתַּחyiftach
open
To open a door, mouth or eyes.
Where else “yiftach” appears- my mouthפִּpi
mouth
The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.
Where else “pi” appears- in the morningבֹּקֶרboker
morning
Morning, dawn.
Where else “boker” appears- muteנֶאֱלַמְתִּיneelamti
be mute
To lose one's voice, from pain, astonishment or a command of God.
Where else “neelamti” appears
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,