Hebrew Interlinear

Ezekiel 20:9 Interlinear

But I wrought for my name's sake that it should not be polluted before the heathen among I made myself known before unto them in bringing them forth out of the land of Egypt

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וָאַ֙עַשׂ֙H6213But I wroughtto do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
2לְמַ֣עַןH4616properly, heed, i.e., purpose; used only adverbially, on account of (as a motive or an aim), teleologically, in order that
3שְׁמִ֔יH8034for my name'san appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
4לְבִלְתִּ֥יH1115properly, a failure of, i.e., (used only as a negative particle, usually with a prepositional prefix) not, except, without, unless, besides, because n
5הֵחֵ֛לH2490sake that it should not be pollutedproperly, to bore, i.e., (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (a person, place or thing), to break (one's word), to begin
6לְעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔םH5869beforean eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
7הַגּוֹיִ֖םH1471the heathena foreign nation; hence, a gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
8אֲשֶׁרH834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
9הֵ֣מָּהH1992they (only used when emphatic)
10בְתוֹכָ֑םH8432amonga bisection, i.e., (by implication) the center
11אֲשֶׁ֨רH834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
12נוֹדַ֤עְתִּיH3045I made myself knownto know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o
13אֲלֵיהֶם֙H413near, with or among; often in general, to
14לְעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔םH5869beforean eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
15לְהוֹצִיאָ֖םH3318unto them in bringing them forthto go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim
16מֵאֶ֥רֶץH776out of the landthe earth (at large, or partitively a land)
17מִצְרָֽיִם׃H4714of Egyptmitsrajim, i.e., upper and lower egypt

Verse Context

Ezekiel 20:8But they rebelled against me and would not hearken ...
Ezekiel 20:9 (current)But I wrought for my name's sake that it should not be polluted before the heathen among I made myself known before unto them in bringing them forth out of the land of Egypt
Ezekiel 20:10Wherefore I caused them to go forth out of the land of Egypt and brought them into the wilderness...

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