Ezekiel
Ezekiel 20:23
23However, with an uplifted hand I swore to them in the wilderness that I would scatter them among the nations and disperse them throughout the lands.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| However | גַּם־ | gam- | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| with an uplifted hand I swore | נָשָׂ֧אתִי | nā·śā·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| to them | לָהֶ֖ם | lā·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | |
| in the wilderness | בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר | bam·miḏ·bār | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4057 mouth |
| that I would scatter | לְהָפִ֤יץ | lə·hā·p̄îṣ | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H6327 be dispersed, scattered |
| them | אֹתָם֙ | ’ō·ṯām | Direct object marker; third person masculine plural | H853 mark of the accusative |
| among the nations | בַּגּוֹיִ֔ם | bag·gō·w·yim | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1471 nation, people |
| and disperse | וּלְזָר֥וֹת | ū·lə·zā·rō·wṯ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | H2219 scatter, fan, winnow |
| them | אוֹתָ֖ם | ’ō·w·ṯām | Direct object marker; third person masculine plural | H853 mark of the accusative |
| throughout the lands | בָּאֲרָצֽוֹת׃ | bā·’ă·rā·ṣō·wṯ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine plural | H776 earth, land |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.