Ezekiel

Ezekiel 20:22

²²But I withheld My hand and 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 withheld	וַהֲשִׁבֹ֙תִי֙	wa·hă·ši·ḇō·ṯî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H7725 turn back, return
My hand	יָדִ֔י	yā·ḏî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H3027 hand
and acted	וָאַ֖עַשׂ	wā·’a·‘aś	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	אֲשֶׁר־	’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	הוֹצֵ֥אתִי	hō·w·ṣê·ṯî	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular	H3318 go or come out

Cross-references

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Ezekiel 20:14 · Ezekiel 20:9 · Psalm 78:38 · Isaiah 48:9–11 · Jeremiah 14:21 · Jeremiah 14:7 · Psalm 79:9–10 · Ezekiel 20:17 · Job 13:21

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.