Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to enter, come in 1a2) to come 1a2a) to come with 1a2b) to come upon, fall or light upon, attack (enemy) 1a2c) to come to pass 1a3) to attain to 1a4) to be enumerated 1a5) to go 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to lead in 1b2) to carry in 1b3) to bring in, cause to come in, gather, cause to come, bring near, bring against, bring upon 1b4) to bring to pass 1c) (Hophal) 1c1) to be brought, brought in 1c2) to be introduced, be put">935 [e] וַיָּבֵ֣א way-yā-ḇê So He brought Conj-w | V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms 853 [e] אֹתִ֗י ’ō-ṯî, me DirObjM | 1cs 2) into (limit is actually entered) 2a) in among 3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion) 4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character) 5) in addition to, to 6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of 7) according to (rule or standard) 8) at, by, against (of one's presence) 9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to)">413 [e] אֶל־ ’el- into Prep 1a) enclosures 1b) court 2) settled abode, settlement, village, town">2691 [e] חֲצַ֣ר ḥă-ṣar court N-csc 1) house 1a) house, dwelling habitation 1b) shelter or abode of animals 1c) human bodies (fig.) 1d) of Sheol 1e) of abode of light and darkness 1f) of land of Ephraim 2) place 3) receptacle 4) home, house as containing a family 5) household, family 5a) those belonging to the same household 5b) family of descendants, descendants as organized body 6) household affairs 7) inwards (metaph.) 8) (TWOT) temple adv 9) on the inside prep 10) within">1004 [e] בֵּית־ bêṯ- of the house N-msc 1) the proper name of the one true God 1a) unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of H0136">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 1a) palace 1b) temple (palace of God as king) 1c) hall, nave (of Ezekiel's temple) 1d) temple (of heavenly temple)">1964 [e] הֵיכַ֣ל hê-ḵal of the temple N-msc 1) the proper name of the one true God 1a) unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of H0136">3068 [e] יְהוָ֗ה Yah-weh of Yahweh N-proper-ms 996 [e] בֵּ֤ין bên between Prep 1a) in Solomon's temple 1b) in Solomon's palace 1c) in temple of Ezekiel's vision">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 1a) five (cardinal number) 1b) a multiple of five (with another number) 1c) fifth (ordinal number)">2568 [e] וַחֲמִשָּׁ֖ה wa-ḥă-miš-šāh and five Conj-w | Number-ms 1a) man, male (in contrast to woman, female) 1b) husband 1c) human being, person (in contrast to God) 1d) servant 1e) mankind 1f) champion 1g) great man 2) whosoever 3) each (adjective)">376 [e] אִ֑ישׁ ’îš; men N-ms 1a) backwards 1b) hereafter (of time) 1c) behind">268 [e] אֲחֹ֨רֵיהֶ֜ם ’ă-ḥō-rê-hem with their backs N-mpc | 3mp 2) into (limit is actually entered) 2a) in among 3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion) 4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character) 5) in addition to, to 6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of 7) according to (rule or standard) 8) at, by, against (of one's presence) 9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to)">413 [e] אֶל־ ’el- toward Prep 1a) palace 1b) temple (palace of God as king) 1c) hall, nave (of Ezekiel's temple) 1d) temple (of heavenly temple)">1964 [e] הֵיכַ֤ל hê-ḵal the temple N-msc 1) the proper name of the one true God 1a) unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of H0136">3068 [e] יְהוָה֙ Yah-weh of Yahweh N-proper-ms 1a) face, faces 1b) presence, person 1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim) 1d) face (of animals) 1e) face, surface (of ground) 1f) as adv of loc/temp 1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before 1g) with prep 1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of">6440 [e] וּפְנֵיהֶ֣ם ū-p̄ə-nê-hem and their faces Conj-w | N-mpc | 3mp 1) east, antiquity, front, that which is before, aforetime 1a) front, from the front or east, in front, mount of the East 1b) ancient time, aforetime, ancient, from of old, earliest time 1c) anciently, of old (adverb) 1d) beginning 1e) east adv 2) eastward, to or toward the East">6924 [e] קֵ֔דְמָה qê-ḏə-māh, toward the east Adv | 3fs 1992 [e] וְהֵ֛מָּה wə-hêm-māh and they Conj-w | Pro-3mp 1a) (Qal) to bow down 1b)(Hiphil) to depress (fig) 1c) (Hithpael) 1c1) to bow down, prostrate oneself 1c1a) before superior in homage 1c1b) before God in worship 1c1c) before false gods 1c1d) before angel">7812 [e] מִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶ֥ם miš-ta-ḥă-wî-ṯem were worshiping V-Hitpael-Prtcpl-mp 1) east, antiquity, front, that which is before, aforetime 1a) front, from the front or east, in front, mount of the East 1b) ancient time, aforetime, ancient, from of old, earliest time 1c) anciently, of old (adverb) 1d) beginning 1e) east adv 2) eastward, to or toward the East">6924 [e] קֵ֖דְמָה qê-ḏə-māh toward the east Adv | 3fs 1a) sun 1b) sunrise, sun-rising, east, sun-setting, west (of direction) 1c) sun (as object of illicit worship) 1d) openly, publicly (in other phrases) 1e) pinnacles, battlements, shields (as glittering or shining)">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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