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Ezekiel 24:18

So I spake unto the people in the morning: and at even my wife died; and I did in the morning as I was commanded.

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וָאֲדַבֵּ֤רvaadaberand speakדָבַרconjunction, verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and speak”, the next action in the storyH1696perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdueanswer, appoint, bid, command, commune, declare, destroy, give, name, promise, pronounce, rehearse, say, speak, be spokesman, subdue, talk, teach, tell, think, use (entreaties), utter, [idiom] well, [idiom] work.אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).הָעָם֙haamthe peopleעַםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the people”, the ordinary formH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.בַּבֹּ֔קֶרbaboqerin dayבֹּקֶרpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in day”, the ordinary formH1242properly, dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning([phrase]) day, early, morning, morrow.וַתָּ֥מָתvatamatand dieמוּתconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and die”, the next action in the storyH4191to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill[idiom] at all, [idiom] crying, (be) dead (body, man, one), (put to, worthy of) death, destroy(-er), (cause to, be like to, must) die, kill, necro(-mancer), [idiom] must needs, slay, [idiom] surely, [idiom] very suddenly, [idiom] in (no) w…אִשְׁתִּ֖יishtieachאִשָּׁהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “each”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH802a woman(adulter) ess, each, every, female, [idiom] many, [phrase] none, one, [phrase] together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.בָּעָ֑רֶבbaarevin evenעֶרֶבpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in even”, the ordinary formH6153dusk[phrase] day, even(-ing, tide), night.וָאַ֥עַשׂvaaasand doעָשָׂהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and do”, the next action in the storyH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…בַּבֹּ֖קֶרbaboqerin dayבֹּקֶרpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in day”, the ordinary formH1242properly, dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning([phrase]) day, early, morning, morrow.כַּאֲשֶׁ֥רkaasheras becauseאֲשֶׁרpreposition, particle, relative — “as because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…צֻוֵּֽיתִיtsuveytiappointצָוָהverb, pual, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “appoint”, a completed actionH6680(intensively) to constitute, enjoinappoint, (for-) bid, (give a) charge, (give a, give in, send with) command(-er, -ment), send a messenger, put, (set) in order.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

So I spoke unto the people in the morning, and at even my wife died; and I did in the morning as I was commanded.

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American Standard Version (1901)

So I spake unto the people in the morning; and at even my wife died; and I did in the morning as I was commanded.

Young’s Literal Translation

And I speak unto the people in the morning, and my wife dieth in the evening, and I do in the morning as I have been commanded.

World English Bible

So I spoke to the people in the morning, and at evening my wife died. So I did in the morning as I was commanded.

Darby Translation

— And I spoke unto the people in the morning; and at even my wife died. And I did in the morning as I was commanded.

Douay-Rheims

So I spoke to the people in the morning, and my wife died in the evening: and I did in the morning as he had commanded me.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

So I spoke unto the people in the morning, and at even my wife died; and I did in the morning as I was commanded.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And I spoke to the people in the morning, as he commanded me in the evening, and I did in the morning as it was commanded me.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐλάλησα πρὸς τὸν λαὸν τοπρωῒ, ὃν τρόπον ἐνετείλατὸ μοι ἑσπέρας, καὶ ἐποίησα τοπρωῒ, ὃν τρόπον ἐπετάγη μοι.