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# So it came about
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This phrase is used here to mark the beginning of a new part of the story. Ezekiel tells about another vision he saw.
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# in the sixth year
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"in the sixth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin"
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# the sixth month, in the fifth day of the month
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"the fifth day of the sixth month". This is the sixth month of the Hebrew calendar. The fifth day is near the beginning of September on Western calendars.
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# the hand of the Lord Yahweh again fell upon me
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This should be translated literally, as Ezekiel later sees something like a hand.
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# Lord Yahweh
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See how you translated this in Ezekiel 2:4.
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# fell upon
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"took hold of"