Ezekiel
Ezekiel 20:5
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.’
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| 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 |
Cross-references
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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
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.