Hebrew Interlinear

Ezekiel 8:16 Interlinear

And he brought court house of the LORD me into the inner and behold at the door of the temple of the LORD between the porch and the altar and twenty were about five men with their backs of the temple of the LORD and their faces toward the east and they worshipped toward the east the sun

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיָּבֵ֣אH935And he broughtto go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
2אֹתִ֗יH853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
3אֶלH413near, with or among; often in general, to
4חֲצַ֣רH2691courta yard (as inclosed by a fence); also a hamlet (as similarly surrounded with walls)
5בֵּיתH1004housea house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
6יְהוָה֙H3068of the LORD(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
7הַפְּנִימִית֒H6442me into the innerinterior
8וְהִנֵּהH2009lo!
9פֶ֜תַחH6607and behold at the dooran opening (literally), i.e., door (gate) or entrance way
10הֵיכַ֤לH1964of the templea large public building, such as a palace or temple
11יְהוָה֙H3068of the LORD(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
12בֵּ֤יןH996between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...or
13הָֽאוּלָם֙H197between the porcha vestibule (as bound to the building)
14וּבֵ֣יןH996between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...or
15הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַH4196and the altaran altar
16כְּעֶשְׂרִ֥יםH6242and twentytwenty; also (ordinal) twentieth
17וַחֲמִשָּׁ֖הH2568were about fivefive
18אִ֑ישׁH376mena man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
19אֲחֹ֨רֵיהֶ֜םH268with their backsthe hinder part; hence (adverb) behind, backward; also (as facing north) the west
20אֶלH413near, with or among; often in general, to
21הֵיכַ֤לH1964of the templea large public building, such as a palace or temple
22יְהוָה֙H3068of the LORD(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
23וּפְנֵיהֶ֣םH6440and their facesthe face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
24קֵ֖דְמָהH6924toward the eastthe front, of place (absolutely, the fore part, relatively the east) or time (antiquity); often used adverbially (before, anciently, eastward)
25וְהֵ֛מָּהH1992they (only used when emphatic)
26מִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶ֥םH7812and they worshippedto depress, i.e., prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or god)
27קֵ֖דְמָהH6924toward the eastthe front, of place (absolutely, the fore part, relatively the east) or time (antiquity); often used adverbially (before, anciently, eastward)
28לַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃H8121the sunthe sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e., (architectural) a notched battlement

Verse Context

Ezekiel 8:15Then said he unto me Hast thou seen this O son of man ...
Ezekiel 8:16 (current)And he brought court house of the LORD me into the inner and behold at the door of the temple of the LORD between the porch and the altar and twenty were about five men with their backs of the temple of the LORD and their faces toward the east and they worshipped toward the east the sun
Ezekiel 8:17Then he said unto me Hast thou seen this O son of man Is it a light thing...

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