As a pleasingבְּ נִיחֹחַaromaרֵיחַI will acceptאֶרְצֶהyou,אֶתְכֶםwhen I bringבְּהוֹצִיאִיyouאֶתְכֶםout fromמִןthe peoplesהָעַמִּיםand gatherוְקִבַּצְתִּיyouאֶתְכֶםfromמִןthe landsהָאֲרָצוֹתin whichאֲשֶׁר בָּםyou have been scattered;נְפֹצֹתֶםand I will be sanctifiedוְנִקְדַּשְׁתִּיin youבָכֶםbefore the eyesלְעֵינֵיof the nations.הַגּוֹיִם
Ezekiel 20:41
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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.
Where else “nichoach” appears- aromaרֵיחַreach
aroma, smell
Smell, scent, aroma; "pleasing aroma" is said of offerings accepted by God.
Where else “reach” appears- I will acceptאֶרְצֶהertse
accept
To gladly receive an offering or someone.
Where else “ertse” appears- when I bringהוֹצִיאִhotsii
bring out
To lead someone out: "I led you out of Egypt".
Where else “hotsii” appears- the peoplesעַמִּיםamim
people
A group of people united by family, land and customs: a nation.
Where else “amim” appears- and gatherקִבַּצְתִּיkibatsti
gather
To bring people to one place, or to come together there.
Where else “kibatsti” appears- the landsאֲרָצוֹתaratsot
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “aratsot” appears- you have been scatteredנְפֹצֹתֶםnefotsotem
be scattered
To end up scattered in many places, like a people without a shepherd.
Where else “nefotsotem” appears- and I will be sanctifiedנִקְדַּשְׁתִּיnikdashti
be holy
To be holy, set apart for God.
Where else “nikdashti” appears- before the eyesעֵינֵיene
sight
"In the eyes of" someone: in their view.
Where else “ene” appears- of the nationsגּוֹיִםgoyim
Gentiles
The peoples other than Israel.
Where else “goyim” appears
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.