Ezekiel 26 — Rabbi

Ezekiel 26:1

וַיְהִ֛י

hâyâh

and — to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) בְּעַשְׁתֵּֽי

ʻashtêy

in/with/by — eleven or (ordinal) eleventh עֶשְׂרֵ֥ה

ʻâsâr

ten (only in combination), i.e. -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth שָׁנָ֖ה

shâneh

a year (as a revolution of time) בְּאֶחָ֣ד

ʼechâd

in/with/by — properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first לַחֹ֑דֶשׁ

chôdesh

to/for — the new moon; by implication, a month הָיָ֥ה

hâyâh

to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) דְבַר

dâbâr

a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause יְהוָ֖ה

Yᵉhôvâh

(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God אֵלַ֥י

ʼêl

near, with or among; often in general, to לֵאמֹֽר

ʼâmar

to/for — to say (used with great latitude)

Ezekiel 26:1 · Masoretic Text (WLC)

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Now in the eleventh year, on the first [day] of the month [after the capture of King Jehoiachin], the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

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Tyre and Egypt receive the most extended treatment among the Oracles Against the Nations, since Israel allied with both and adopted their gods, as this and the next several chapters trace out in detail.

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“Now in the eleventh year, on the first [day] of the month [after the capture of King Jehoiachin], the word of the Lord came to me, saying,”

Ezekiel 26:1

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