Ezekiel

Ezekiel 20:18–20

¹⁸In the wilderness I said to their children: ‘Do not walk in the statutes of your fathers or keep their ordinances or defile yourselves with their idols. ¹⁹I am the LORD your God; walk in My statutes, keep My ordinances, and practice them. ²⁰Keep My Sabbaths holy, that they may be a sign between us, so that you may know that I am the LORD your God.’

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Ezekiel 20:18

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
In the wilderness	בַּמִּדְבָּ֔ר	bam·miḏ·bār	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4057 mouth
I said	וָאֹמַ֤ר	wā·’ō·mar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
their children	בְּנֵיהֶם֙	bə·nê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H1121 son
Do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
walk	תֵּלֵ֔כוּ	tê·lê·ḵū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
in the statutes	בְּחוּקֵּ֤י	bə·ḥūq·qê	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct	H2706 something prescribed, a statute or due
of your fathers	אֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙	’ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·ḵem	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H1 father
or keep	תִּשְׁמֹ֑רוּ	tiš·mō·rū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
their ordinances	מִשְׁפְּטֵיהֶ֖ם	miš·pə·ṭê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H4941 judgment
or defile	תִּטַּמָּֽאוּ׃	tiṭ·ṭam·mā·’ū	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H2930 be or become unclean
yourselves with their idols	וּבְגִלּוּלֵיהֶ֖ם	ū·ḇə·ḡil·lū·lê·hem	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H1544 idols

Ezekiel 20:19

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I	אֲנִי֙	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
am the LORD	יְהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
your God	אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֔ם	’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H430 God
walk	לֵ֑כוּ	lê·ḵū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
in My statutes	בְּחֻקּוֹתַ֖י	bə·ḥuq·qō·w·ṯay	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common singular	H2708 something prescribed, enactment, statute
keep	שִׁמְר֖וּ	šim·rū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
My ordinances	מִשְׁפָּטַ֥י	miš·pā·ṭay	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H4941 judgment
and practice them	וַעֲשׂ֥וּ	wa·‘ă·śū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H6213 do, make

Ezekiel 20:20

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Keep My Sabbaths	שַׁבְּתוֹתַ֖י	šab·bə·ṯō·w·ṯay	Noun - common plural construct; first person common singular	H7676 Sabbath
holy	קַדֵּ֑שׁוּ	qad·dê·šū	Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural	H6942 be set apart, consecrated
that they may be	וְהָי֤וּ	wə·hā·yū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a sign	לְאוֹת֙	lə·’ō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Noun - common singular	H226 sign
between us	בֵּינִ֣י	bê·nî	Preposition; first person common singular	H996 interval, space between
so that you may know	לָדַ֕עַת	lā·ḏa·‘aṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H3045 know
that	כִּ֛י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I	אֲנִ֥י	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
am the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
your God	אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃	’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H430 God

Cross-references

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Ezekiel 20:18 Zechariah 1:2–4 · Acts 7:51 · Psalm 78:6–8 · 1 Peter 1:18 · Ezekiel 20:7 · Deuteronomy 4:3–6

Ezekiel 20:19 Ezekiel 36:27 · Psalm 105:45 · Deuteronomy 5:32–6:8 · Jeremiah 3:22–23 · Ezekiel 11:20 · Psalm 81:9–10 · Ezekiel 37:24 · Deuteronomy 12:1 · Psalm 19:7–11 · Titus 2:11–14 · Deuteronomy 7:4–6 · Deuteronomy 11:1

Ezekiel 20:20 Jeremiah 17:22 · Isaiah 58:13 · Exodus 31:13–17 · Ezekiel 20:12 · Nehemiah 13:15–22 · Ezekiel 44:24

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.