And I will purgeוּבָרוֹתִיfrom among youמִכֶּםthe rebelsהַמֹּרְדִיםand those who transgressוְהַפּוֹשְׁעִיםagainst me;בִּיfrom the landמֵאֶרֶץwhere they reside as aliensמְגוּרֵיהֶםI will bringאוֹצִיאthemאוֹתָםout,אוֹצִיאbut into the soilוְאֶל אַדְמַתof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלthey will notלֹאenter;יָבוֹאand you will knowוִידַעְתֶּםthatכִּיI amאֲנִיYHWH.יְהוָה
Ezekiel 20:38
Study it in the app“And I will purge from among you the rebels and those who transgress against me; from the land where they reside as aliens I will bring them out, but into the soil of Israel they will not enter; and you will know that I am YHWH.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 20:38, word by word
- And I will purgeבָרוֹתִיvaroti
purify
To remove every stain.
Where else “varoti” appears- the rebelsמֹּרְדִיםmordim
rebel
Rebel: refuse to obey the one in authority.
Where else “mordim” appears- and those who transgressפּוֹשְׁעִיםposhim
transgress
To break with God and his law.
Where else “poshim” appears- from the landאֶרֶץerets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “erets” appears- where they reside as aliensמְגוּרֵיmegure
sojourning
The place where someone lives as a foreigner, without land of his own; a temporary dwelling.
Where else “megure” appears- I will bringאוֹצִיאotsi
bring out
To lead someone out: "I led you out of Egypt".
Where else “otsi” appears- but into the soilאַדְמַתadmat
soil
Farmland, or dust.
Where else “admat” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- enterיָבוֹאyavo
enter
To go into a place.
Where else “yavo” appears- and you will knowידַעְתֶּםydatem
acknowledge
To acknowledge YHWH: admit that he is God.
Where else “ydatem” appears- 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
The context
37And I will make you pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant.
38 · This verse (above)
39And you, house of Israel, thus says Adonai YHWH: Go, serve, each his idols; but afterward you will surely listen to me, and my holy name you will no longer profane with your gifts and with your idols.