Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 935 [e] וַיָּבֵ֣א way-yā-ḇê So He brought Conj-w | V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms 853 [e] אֹתִ֗י ’ō-ṯî, me DirObjM | 1cs 413 [e] אֶל־ ’el- into Prep 2691 [e] חֲצַ֣ר ḥă-ṣar court N-csc 1004 [e] בֵּית־ bêṯ- of the house N-msc 3068 [e] יְהוָה֮ Yah-weh of Yahweh N-proper-ms 6442 [e] הַפְּנִימִית֒ hap-pə-nî-mîṯ the inner Art | Adj-fs 2009 [e] וְהִנֵּה־ wə-hin-nêh- and there Conj-w | Interjection 6607 [e] פֶ֜תַח p̄e-ṯaḥ at the door N-msc 1964 [e] הֵיכַ֣ל hê-ḵal of the temple N-msc 3068 [e] יְהוָ֗ה Yah-weh of Yahweh N-proper-ms 996 [e] בֵּ֤ין bên between Prep 197 [e] הָֽאוּלָם֙ hā-’ū-lām the porch Art | N-ms 996 [e] וּבֵ֣ין ū-ḇên and Conj-w | Prep 4196 [e] הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ ham-miz-bê-aḥ, the altar [were] Art | N-ms 6242 [e] כְּעֶשְׂרִ֥ים kə-‘eś-rîm about twenty Prep-k | Number-cp 2568 [e] וַחֲמִשָּׁ֖ה wa-ḥă-miš-šāh and five Conj-w | Number-ms 376 [e] אִ֑ישׁ ’îš; men N-ms 268 [e] אֲחֹ֨רֵיהֶ֜ם ’ă-ḥō-rê-hem with their backs N-mpc | 3mp 413 [e] אֶל־ ’el- toward Prep 1964 [e] הֵיכַ֤ל hê-ḵal the temple N-msc 3068 [e] יְהוָה֙ Yah-weh of Yahweh N-proper-ms 6440 [e] וּפְנֵיהֶ֣ם ū-p̄ə-nê-hem and their faces Conj-w | N-mpc | 3mp 6924 [e] קֵ֔דְמָה qê-ḏə-māh, toward the east Adv | 3fs 1992 [e] וְהֵ֛מָּה wə-hêm-māh and they Conj-w | Pro-3mp 7812 [e] מִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶ֥ם miš-ta-ḥă-wî-ṯem were worshiping V-Hitpael-Prtcpl-mp 6924 [e] קֵ֖דְמָה qê-ḏə-māh toward the east Adv | 3fs 8121 [e] לַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ laš-šā-meš. the sun Prep-l, Art | N-cs

New American Standard Bible
Then He brought me into the inner court of the LORD'S house. And behold, at the entrance to the temple of the LORD, between the porch and the altar, were about twenty-five men with their backs to the temple of the LORD and their faces toward the east; and they were prostrating themselves eastward toward the sun.

King James Bible
And he brought me into the inner court of the LORD'S house, and, behold, at the door of the temple of the LORD, between the porch and the altar, were about five and twenty men, with their backs toward the temple of the LORD, and their faces toward the east; and they worshipped the sun toward the east.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So He brought me to the inner court of the LORD's house, and there were about 25 men at the entrance of the LORD's temple, between the portico and the altar, with their backs to the LORD's temple and their faces turned to the east. They were bowing to the east in worship of the sun.

the inner

Ezekiel 10:3 Now the cherubim stood on the right side of the house, when the man …

Ezekiel 40:28 And he brought me to the inner court by the south gate: and he measured …

Ezekiel 43:5 So the spirit took me up, and brought me into the inner court; and, …

Ezekiel 45:19 And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering, and put …

at the door

2 Kings 16:14 And he brought also the brazen altar, which was before the LORD, …

2 Chronicles 7:7 Moreover Solomon hallowed the middle of the court that was before …

Joel 2:17 Let the priests, the ministers of the LORD, weep between the porch …

about

Ezekiel 11:1 Moreover the spirit lifted me up, and brought me to the east gate …

with their

Ezekiel 23:35 Therefore thus said the Lord GOD; Because you have forgotten me, …

1 Kings 8:29 That your eyes may be open toward this house night and day, even …

2 Chronicles 29:6 For our fathers have trespassed, and done that which was evil in …

Jeremiah 2:27 Saying to a stock, You are my father; and to a stone, You have brought …

Jeremiah 32:33 And they have turned to me the back, and not the face: though I taught …

their faces

Deuteronomy 4:19 And lest you lift up your eyes to heaven, and when you see the sun, …

Deuteronomy 17:3 And has gone and served other gods, and worshipped them, either the …

2 Kings 23:5,11 And he put down the idolatrous priests, whom the kings of Judah had …

Job 31:26-28 If I beheld the sun when it shined, or the moon walking in brightness…

Jeremiah 44:17 But we will certainly do whatever thing goes forth out of our own …

Acts 7:42,43 Then God turned, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven; …

and they. It seems that the jews had incorporated every species of idolatry into their worship, Egyptian, Phoenician, and Persian; for this evidently was the Magian worship of the sun.

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