# In the thirtieth year

This is the thirtieth year of Ezekiel's life. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal]])

# the fourth month, and the fifth day of the month

"the fifth day of the fourth month." This is the fourth month of the Hebrew calendar. The fifth day is around the end of June on Western calendars. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-hebrewmonths]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal]])

# 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. "I was one of the captives"

# I saw visions of God

"God showed me unusual things"

# the Kebar Canal

This is a river that people in Chaldea had dug to give water to their gardens. "the Kebar River"

