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translationWords
- en:tw:chaldeans
- en:tw:enslave
- en:tw:exile
- en:tw:ezekiel
- en:tw:god
- en:tw:hand
- en:tw:heaven
- en:tw:jehoiachin
- en:tw:king
- en:tw:power
- en:tw:priest
- en:tw:vision
- en:tw:wordofgod
- en:tw:yahweh
translationNotes
- the fourth month, and the fifth day of the month - "the fifth day of the fourth month." This was probably the fourth month of a calendar that people used then. (See: en:obe:other:biblicaltimemonth)
- it came about that - This phrase is used here to mark an important event in the story. If your language has a way for doing this, you could consider using it here.
- I was living among the captives - The word "I" refers to Ezekiel. This can be translated as "I was one of the captives."
- I saw visions of God - Alternate translations: "I saw visions from God" or "God showed me visions."
- The word of Yahweh came with power to Ezekiel the priest - Alternate translations: "Yahweh's message came powerfully to Ezekiel the priest" or "Yahweh spoke this message powerfully to Ezekiel the priest"
- the son of Buzi - The word "Buzi" is the name of a man. (See: en:ta:vol1:translate:translate_names)
- the Chebar canal - This is a river that people in Chaldea had dug to give water to their gardens. Alternate translation: "the Chebar River."
- the hand of Yahweh - The word "hand" is often used to refer to someone's power or action. Alternate translation: "the power of Yahweh" (See: en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_metonymy)
- Yahweh - This is the name of God that he revealed to his people in the Old Testament. See the note on the Important Term page concerning how to translate this.