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And I,וַאֲנִיYHWH,יְהוָהwill beאֶהְיֶהtheirלָהֶםElohim,לֵאלֹהִיםand my servantוְעַבְדִּיDavidדָוִדa chiefנָשִׂיאin their midst;בְתוֹכָםI,אֲנִיYHWH,יְהוָהhave spoken.דִּבַּרְתִּי
Ezekiel 34:24
Study it in the app“And I, YHWH, will be their Elohim, and my servant David a chief in their midst; I, YHWH, have spoken.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 34:24, word by word
- 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- will beאֶהְיֶהehye
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “ehye” appears- Elohimאלֹהִיםlohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “lohim” appears- and my servantעַבְדִּavdi
servant of YHWH
YHWH's servant, like Moses or David.
Where else “avdi” appears- Davidדָוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- a chiefנָשִׂיאnasi
chief
Literally "one lifted up": the leader of a tribe or clan.
Where else “nasi” appears- in their midstתוֹכָtocha
midst
The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.
Where else “tocha” appears- have spokenדִּבַּרְתִּיdibarti
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “dibarti” appears
The context
23And I will raise up over them a single shepherd, and he will feed them, my servant David; he will feed them, and he will be their shepherd.
24 · This verse (above)
25And I will make with them a covenant of peace, and I will make evil animals cease from the land; and they will live in the wilderness securely and sleep in the forests.