And you,וְאַתֶּםhouseבֵּיתof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלthusכֹּהsaysאָמַרAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH:יְהֹוִהGo,לְכוּserve,עֲבֹדוּeachאִישׁhis idols;גִּלּוּלָיוbut afterwardוְאַחַרyou will surelyאִם אֵינְכֶםlistenשֹׁמְעִיםto me,אֵלָיand my holyקָדְשִׁיnameוְאֶת שֵׁםyou will noלֹאlongerעוֹדprofaneתְחַלְּלוּwith your giftsבְּמַתְּנוֹתֵיכֶםand with your idols.וּבְגִלּוּלֵיכֶם
Ezekiel 20:39
Study it in the app“And 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 20:39, word by word
- houseבֵּיתbet
dynasty
Someone's descendants: "the house of David".
Where else “bet” 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- saysאָמַרamar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amar” appears- Adonaiאֲדֹנָadona
Adonai, Lord
"Adonai": "my Lord", said only to God. It is a title of respect that acknowledges his authority. It is not another god besides YHWH: often it goes with his name, "Adonai YHWH", Lord YHWH.
Where else “adona” appears- YHWHיְהֹוִהyehovi
YHWH (with Adonai)
The four letters of God's name, YHWH (see "YHWH"). They almost always go with "Adonai"; then Jews, when reading, said "Elohim" so as not to repeat "Adonai".
Where else “yehovi” appears- Goלְכוּlechu
go
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “lechu” appears- serveעֲבֹדוּavodu
worship
To honor and obey God, or other gods, as his people.
Where else “avodu” appears- eachאִישׁish
each
Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.
Where else “ish” appears- his idolsגִּלּוּלָיgilulay
idols
Idols; a scornful word that calls them logs or worthless things.
Where else “gilulay” appears- listenשֹׁמְעִיםshomim
listen
To pay close attention, or heed a plea.
Where else “shomim” appears- and my holyקָדְשִׁkadshi
holy thing
Something set apart for God: a day, an offering.
Where else “kadshi” appears- nameשֵׁםshem
name of YHWH
YHWH's name: himself, as he makes himself known.
Where else “shem” appears- profaneתְחַלְּלוּtechallu
profane
To treat what is holy as common.
Where else “techallu” appears- with your giftsמַתְּנוֹתֵיmatnote
gift
Gift, present.
Where else “matnote” appears
The context
38And 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.
39 · This verse (above)
40For on my holy mountain, on the mountain height of Israel, declares Adonai YHWH, there all the house of Israel, all of it, will serve me in the land; there I will accept them, and there I will require your contributions and the first of your presents with all your holy things.