Ezekiel

Ezekiel 20:5–6

⁵and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: On the day I chose Israel, I swore an oath to the descendants of the house of Jacob and made Myself known to them in the land of Egypt. With an uplifted hand I said to them, ‘I am the LORD your God.’

⁶On that day I swore to bring them out of the land of Egypt into a land that I had searched out for them, a land flowing with milk and honey, the glory of all lands.

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Ezekiel 20:5

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
and tell	וְאָמַרְתָּ֣	wə·’ā·mar·tā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
them	אֲלֵיהֶ֗ם	’ă·lê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H413 motion to
that this is what	כֹּֽה־	kōh-	Adverb	H3541 thus, here
the Lord	אֲדֹנָ֣י	’ă·ḏō·nāy	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H136 lord
GOD	יְהוִה֒	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3069 Yahweh
says	אָמַר֮	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
On the day	בְּיוֹם֙	bə·yō·wm	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3117 day
I chose	בָּחֳרִ֣י	bā·ḥo·rî	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; first person common singular	H977 choose
Israel	בְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	ḇə·yiś·rā·’êl	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
I swore an oath	וָאֶשָּׂ֣א	wā·’eś·śā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
to the descendants	לְזֶ֙רַע֙	lə·ze·ra‘	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2233 sowing, seed, offspring
of the house	בֵּ֣ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of Jacob	יַֽעֲקֹ֔ב	ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3290 Jacob
and made Myself known	וָאִוָּדַ֥ע	wā·’iw·wā·ḏa‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H3045 know
to them	לָהֶ֖ם	lā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural
in the land	בְּאֶ֣רֶץ	bə·’e·reṣ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Egypt	מִצְרָ֑יִם	miṣ·rā·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
With an uplifted	וָאֶשָּׂ֨א	wā·’eś·śā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
hand	יָדִ֤י	yā·ḏî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H3027 hand
I said	לֵאמֹ֔ר	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say
to them	לָהֶם֙	lā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural
I	אֲנִ֖י	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
am the LORD	יְהוָ֥ה	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

Ezekiel 20:6

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
On that	הַה֗וּא	ha·hū	Article; Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
day	בַּיּ֣וֹם	bay·yō·wm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
I swore	נָשָׂ֤אתִי	nā·śā·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
to bring them	לְהֽוֹצִיאָ֖ם	lə·hō·w·ṣî·’ām	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural	H3318 go or come out
out of the land	מֵאֶ֣רֶץ	mê·’e·reṣ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Egypt	מִצְרָ֑יִם	miṣ·rā·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
into	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
a land	אֶ֜רֶץ	’e·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
that	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
I had searched out	תַּ֣רְתִּי	tar·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H8446 seek out, spy out, explore
for them	לָהֶ֗ם	lā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural
a land flowing	זָבַ֤ת	zā·ḇaṯ	Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular construct	H2100 flow, gush
with milk	חָלָב֙	ḥā·lāḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2461 milk
and honey	וּדְבַ֔שׁ	ū·ḏə·ḇaš	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H1706 honey
the glory	צְבִ֥י	ṣə·ḇî	Noun - masculine singular	H6643 beauty, honour
of all	לְכָל־	lə·ḵāl	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
lands	הָאֲרָצֽוֹת׃	hā·’ă·rā·ṣō·wṯ	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H776 earth, land

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Ezekiel 20:5 Genesis 14:22 · Ezekiel 47:14 · Exodus 6:6–7 · Exodus 4:31 · Exodus 3:8 · Ezekiel 20:23 · Ezekiel 20:15 · Deuteronomy 7:6

Ezekiel 20:6 Ezekiel 20:15 · Jeremiah 32:22 · Exodus 3:8 · Daniel 8:9 · Zechariah 7:14 · Psalm 48:2 · Exodus 3:17 · Deuteronomy 11:11–12 · Joshua 5:6 · Leviticus 20:24 · Deuteronomy 6:3 · Deuteronomy 32:13–14

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