Ezekiel 20:41

“As a pleasing aroma I will accept you, when I bring you out from the peoples and gather you from the lands in which you have been scattered; and I will be sanctified in you before the eyes of the nations.”

Ezekiel 20:41 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 20:41, word by word

As a pleasingנִיחֹחַnichoach

pleasing, soothing

Pleasing, soothing. "A pleasing aroma" is the way of saying that God receives a sacrifice with favor.

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aromaרֵיחַreach

aroma, smell

Smell, scent, aroma; "pleasing aroma" is said of offerings accepted by God.

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I will acceptאֶרְצֶהertse

accept

To gladly receive an offering or someone.

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when I bringהוֹצִיאִhotsii

bring out

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

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the peoplesעַמִּיםamim

people

A group of people united by family, land and customs: a nation.

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and gatherקִבַּצְתִּיkibatsti

gather

To bring people to one place, or to come together there.

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the landsאֲרָצוֹתaratsot

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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you have been scatteredנְפֹצֹתֶםnefotsotem

be scattered

To end up scattered in many places, like a people without a shepherd.

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and I will be sanctifiedנִקְדַּשְׁתִּיnikdashti

be holy

To be holy, set apart for God.

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before the eyesעֵינֵיene

sight

"In the eyes of" someone: in their view.

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of the nationsגּוֹיִםgoyim

Gentiles

The peoples other than Israel.

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The context

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.

41 · This verse (above)

42And you will know that I am YHWH when I bring you into the soil of Israel, into the land that I raised my hand to give it to your fathers.

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