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Ezekiel 31:1

And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the third month, in the first day of the month, that the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

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וַיְהִ֗יvayhiand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and be”, the next action in the storyH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.בְּאַחַ֤תbeachatin firstאֶחָדpreposition, adjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “in first”, the ordinary formH259properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) firsta, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), [phrase] eleven, every, few, first, [phrase] highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,עֶשְׂרֵה֙esrehteenעָשָׂרadjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “teen”, the ordinary formH6240ten (only in combination), i.e. -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth(eigh-, fif-, four-, nine-, seven-, six-, thir-) teen(-th), [phrase] eleven(-th), [phrase] sixscore thousand, [phrase] twelve(-th).שָׁנָ֔הshanahyearשָׁנֶהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “year”, the ordinary formH8141a year (as a revolution of time)[phrase] whole age, [idiom] long, [phrase] old, year([idiom] -ly).בַּשְּׁלִישִׁ֖יbashlishiin thirdשְׁלִישִׁיpreposition, with the article, adjective, ordinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “in third”, the ordinary formH7992third; feminine athird (part); by extension, a third (day, year or time); specifically, a third-story cell)third (part, rank, time), three (years old).בְּאֶחָ֣דbeechadin firstאֶחָדpreposition, adjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “in first”, the ordinary formH259properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) firsta, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), [phrase] eleven, every, few, first, [phrase] highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,לַחֹ֑דֶשׁlachodeshto monthחֹדֶשׁpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to month”, the ordinary formH2320the new moon; by implication, a monthmonth(-ly), new moon.הָיָ֥הhayahbeהָיָהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be”, a completed actionH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.דְבַרdevarcauseדָּבָרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “cause”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a causeact, advice, affair, answer, [idiom] any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, [phrase] chronicles, commandment, [idiom] commune(-ication), [phrase] concern(-ing), [phrase] confer, counsel, [phrase] dea…יְהוָ֖הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).אֵלַ֥יelayamongאֵלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “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).לֵאמֹֽרlemorto sayאָמַרpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to say”, the to-form of the verbH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the third month, in the first day of the month, that the word of the LORD came unto me, saying:

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American Standard Version (1901)

And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the third month , in the first day of the month, that the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

Young’s Literal Translation

And it cometh to pass, in the eleventh year, in the third [month], in the first of the month, hath a word of Jehovah been unto me, saying:

World English Bible

In the eleventh year, in the third month, in the first day of the month, Yahweh’s word came to me, saying,

Darby Translation

And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the third [month], on the first of the month, [that] the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

Douay-Rheims

And it came to pass in the eleventh year, the third month, the first day of the month, that the word of the Lord came to me, saying:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the third month, in the first day of the month, that the word of the LORD came unto me, saying:

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the third month, on the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν τῷ ἑνδεκάτῳ ἔτει, ἐν τῷ τρίτῳ μηνὶ, μιᾷ τοῦ μηνὸς, ἐγένετο λόγος Κυρίου πρὸς μὲ, λέγων,