And I saidוָאֹמַרto them,אֲלֵהֶםEach of you,אִישׁcast awayהַשְׁלִיכוּthe detestable thingsשִׁקּוּצֵיof his eyes,עֵינָיוand do notוּ אַלdefile yourselvesתִּטַּמָּאוּwith the idolsבְגִלּוּלֵיof Egypt;מִצְרַיִםI amאֲנִיYHWHיְהוָהyour Elohim.אֱלֹהֵיכֶם
Ezekiel 20:7
Study it in the app“And 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 20:7, word by word
- And I saidאֹמַרomar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “omar” appears- Each of youאִישׁish
each
Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.
Where else “ish” appears- cast awayהַשְׁלִיכוּhashlichu
throw
To throw something with force, far off or down.
Where else “hashlichu” appears- the detestable thingsשִׁקּוּצֵיshikutse
detestable thing
Detestable thing: what is disgusting; said above all of idols.
Where else “shikutse” appears- of his eyesעֵינָיenay
eye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “enay” appears- defile yourselvesתִּטַּמָּאוּtitamau
be unclean
To become unclean, for example by touching the dead.
Where else “titamau” appears- with the idolsגִלּוּלֵיgilule
idols
Idols; a scornful word that calls them logs or worthless things.
Where else “gilule” appears- of Egyptמִצְרַיִםmitsrayim
Egypt, Mizraim
See it on the mapWhere else “mitsrayim” appears- 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.
Where else “yehva” appears- your Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” 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
6on 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.
7 · This verse (above)
8But they rebelled against me and were not willing to listen to me; they did not each cast away the detestable things of their eyes, nor forsake the idols of Egypt. And I said that I would pour out my fury on them to spend my anger on them in the midst of the land of Egypt.