Ezekiel 20:19

“I am YHWH your Elohim; in my statutes walk, and my rules keep, and do them;”

Ezekiel 20:19 · direct translation from the Hebrew
Study it in the app

With the Hebrew beneath

19

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.

Read all of Ezekiel 20

How to use it