King James Version

Ezekiel 3:2

So I opened my mouth, and he caused me to eat that roll.

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וָאֶפְתַּ֖חvaeftachand openפָּתַחconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and open”, the next action in the storyH6605to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carveappear, break forth, draw (out), let go free, (en-) grave(-n), loose (self), (be, be set) open(-ing), put off, ungird, unstop, have vent.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).פִּ֑יpiedgeפֶּהnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “edge”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6310the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according toaccord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), [idiom] eat, edge, end, entry, [phrase] file, hole, [idiom] in, mind, mouth, part, portion, [idiom] (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, [idiom] s…וַיַּ֣אֲכִלֵ֔נִיvayaakhileniand eatאָכַלconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “and eat”, the next action in the storyH398to eat (literally or figuratively)[idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite.אֵ֖תetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).הַמְּגִלָּ֥הhamgilahthe rollמְגִלָּהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the roll”, the ordinary formH4039a rollroll, volume.הַזֹּֽאתhazotthe thisזֹאתdefinite article, pronoun, demonstrative, feminine, singular — “the this”H2063this (often used adverb)hereby (-in, -with), it, likewise, the one (other, same), she, so (much), such (deed), that, therefore, these, this (thing), thus.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

So I opened my mouth, and He caused me to eat that roll.

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American Standard Version (1901)

So I opened my mouth, and he caused me to eat the roll.

Young’s Literal Translation

And I open my mouth, and He causeth me to eat this roll.

World English Bible

So I opened my mouth, and he caused me to eat the scroll.

Darby Translation

So I opened my mouth, and he caused me to eat that roll.

Douay-Rheims

And I opened my mouth, and he caused me to eat that book:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

So I opened my mouth, and He caused me to eat that roll.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

So he opened my mouth, and caused me to eat the volume. And he said to me, Son of man,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ διήνοιξε τὸ στόμα μου, καὶ ἐψώμισέ με τὴν κεφαλίδα.