Ezekiel 20:38

“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.”

Ezekiel 20:38 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 20:38, word by word

And I will purgeבָרוֹתִיvaroti

purify

To remove every stain.

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the rebelsמֹּרְדִיםmordim

rebel

Rebel: refuse to obey the one in authority.

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and those who transgressפּוֹשְׁעִיםposhim

transgress

To break with God and his law.

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from the landאֶרֶץerets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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where they reside as aliensמְגוּרֵיmegure

sojourning

The place where someone lives as a foreigner, without land of his own; a temporary dwelling.

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I will bringאוֹצִיאotsi

bring out

To lead someone out: "I led you out of Egypt".

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but into the soilאַדְמַתadmat

soil

Farmland, or dust.

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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.

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enterיָבוֹאyavo

enter

To go into a place.

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and you will knowידַעְתֶּםydatem

acknowledge

To acknowledge YHWH: admit that he is God.

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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.

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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.

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