New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezekiel 1:1-3

1Now it cameוַיְהִ֣י׀vay.HiH1961about in the thirtiethבִּשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםbish.lo.ShimH7970yearשָׁנָ֗הsha.NahH8141,on the fifthבַּחֲמִשָּׁ֣הba.cha.mi.ShahH2568dayof the fourthבָּֽרְבִיעִי֙ba.re.vi.'IH7243monthלַחֹ֔דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320, while I was by theriverנְהַר־ne.har-H5104Chebarכְּבָ֑רke.VarH3529amongבְתֽוֹךְ־ve.tokh-H8432the exilesהַגּוֹלָ֖הha.go.LahH1473, theheavensהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064were openedנִפְתְּחוּ֙nif.te.ChuH6605and I sawוָאֶרְאֶ֖הva.'er.'EhH7200visionsמַרְא֥וֹתmar.'otH4759of Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

2(On the fifthבַּחֲמִשָּׁ֖הba.cha.mi.ShahH2568of the monthלַחֹ֑דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320in thefifthהַחֲמִישִׁ֔יתha.cha.mi.ShitH2549yearהַשָּׁנָ֣הha.sha.NahH8141of Kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Jehoiachin’sH3078exileלְגָל֖וּתle.ga.LutH1546,

3thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְ֠הוָהYah.wehH3068cameהָיֹ֣הha.YohH1961expresslyהָיָ֣הha.YahH1961to Ezekielיְחֶזְקֵ֨אלye.chez.KelH3168the priestהַכֹּהֵ֛ןha.ko.HenH3548,sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Buziבּוּזִ֧יbu.ZiH941, in thelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֖יםkas.DimH3778by the riverנְהַר־ne.har-H5104Chebarכְּבָ֑רke.VarH3529;and thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033the handיַד־yad-H3027of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068cameוַתְּהִ֥יva.te.HiH1961upon him.)

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