Ezekiel

Ezekiel 20:14

¹⁴But I acted for the sake of My name, so that it would not be profaned in the eyes of the nations in whose sight I had brought them out.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But I acted	וָאֶעֱשֶׂ֖ה	wā·’e·‘ĕ·śeh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H6213 do, make
for the sake	לְמַ֣עַן	lə·ma·‘an	Preposition	H4616 purpose, intent
of My name	שְׁמִ֑י	šə·mî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H8034 name
so that it would not	לְבִלְתִּ֤י	lə·ḇil·tî	Preposition-l	H1115 not, except
be profaned	הֵחֵל֙	hê·ḥêl	Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct	H2490 bore, pierce
in the eyes	לְעֵינֵ֣י	lə·‘ê·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - cdc	H5869 eye
of the nations	הַגּוֹיִ֔ם	hag·gō·w·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people
in whose	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
sight	לְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃	lə·‘ê·nê·hem	Preposition-l; Noun - cdc; third person masculine plural	H5869 eye
I had brought them out	הוֹצֵאתִ֖ים	hō·w·ṣê·ṯîm	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural	H3318 go or come out

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