I amאֲנִיYHWHיְהוָהyour Elohim;אֱלֹהֵיכֶםin my statutesבְּחֻקּוֹתַיwalk,לֵכוּand my rulesוְאֶת מִשְׁפָּטַיkeep,שִׁמְרוּand doוַעֲשׂוּthem;אוֹתָם
Ezekiel 20:19
Study it in the app“I am YHWH your Elohim; in my statutes walk, and my rules keep, and do them;”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 20:19, word by word
- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- your Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears- in my statutesחֻקּוֹתַchukota
statute
Statute: a fixed rule, laid down to be kept always.
Where else “chukota” appears- walkלֵכוּlechu
walk
To conduct oneself day by day in a certain way, as one walks along a road.
Where else “lechu” appears- and my rulesמִשְׁפָּטַmishpata
rule
Each of the rules the law gives for concrete cases of life.
Where else “mishpata” appears- keepשִׁמְרוּshimru
keep
To obey the covenant or the commands.
Where else “shimru” appears- and doעֲשׂוּasu
carry out
To do what is commanded.
Where else “asu” appears
The context
18And I said to their sons in the wilderness, In the statutes of your fathers do not walk, and their rules do not keep, and with their idols do not defile yourselves.
19 · This verse (above)
20and my Sabbaths keep holy, and they will be a sign between me and you, that you may know that I am YHWH your Elohim.