on thatבַּ הַהוּאdayיּוֹםI raisedנָשָׂאתִיmy handיָדִיto themלָהֶםto bring them outלְהוֹצִיאָםof the landמֵאֶרֶץof Egyptמִצְרָיִםinto a landאֶל אֶרֶץthatאֲשֶׁרI had searched outתַּרְתִּיfor them,לָהֶםflowingזָבַתwith milkחָלָבand honey,וּדְבַשׁitהִיאis the jewelצְבִיof allלְכָלthe lands.הָאֲרָצוֹת
Ezekiel 20:6
Study it in the app“on that day I raised my hand to them to bring them out of the land of Egypt into a land that I had searched out for them, flowing with milk and honey, it is the jewel of all the lands.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 20:6, word by word
- dayיּוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- I raisedנָשָׂאתִיnasati
lift up
To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.
Where else “nasati” appears- my handיָדִyadi
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yadi” appears- to bring them outהוֹצִיאָhotsia
bring out
To lead someone out: "I led you out of Egypt".
Where else “hotsia” appears- of the landאֶרֶץerets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “erets” appears- of Egyptמִצְרָיִםmitsrayim
Egypt, Mizraim
See it on the mapWhere else “mitsrayim” appears- I had searched outתַּרְתִּיtarti
search out
To search carefully, or to look ahead for a place for others.
Where else “tarti” appears- flowingזָבַתzavat
flow
For water to run; a land rich in milk and honey.
Where else “zavat” appears- with milkחָלָבchalav
milk
Milk.
Where else “chalav” appears- and honeyדְבַשׁdevash
honey
Honey; also sweet fruit syrup.
Where else “devash” appears- is the jewelצְבִיtsevi
splendor
What gives splendor: "the glorious land".
Where else “tsevi” appears
Places in this verse
Egypt
Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)
A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.
Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).
The context
5and say to them, ‘Thus says Adonai YHWH: On the day I chose Israel, I raised my hand to the offspring of the house of Jacob, and made myself known to them in the land of Egypt, and I raised my hand to them, saying, I am YHWH your Elohim;
6 · This verse (above)
7And I said to them, Each of you, cast away the detestable things of his eyes, and do not defile yourselves with the idols of Egypt; I am YHWH your Elohim.