Ezekiel 37:28

“And the nations will know that I, YHWH, sanctify Israel, when my sanctuary is in their midst forever.’””

Ezekiel 37:28 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 37:28, word by word

And the nationsגּוֹיִםgoyim

Gentiles

The peoples other than Israel.

Where else “goyim” appears
will knowיָדְעוּyadu

acknowledge

To acknowledge YHWH: admit that he is God.

Where else “yadu” 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
sanctifyמְקַדֵּשׁmekadesh

consecrate

To set apart people, things or a day for God.

Where else “mekadesh” appears
Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

Where else “yisrael” appears
when my sanctuary isהְיוֹתheot

happen

For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.

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when my sanctuary isמִקְדָּשִׁmikdashi

sanctuary

Sanctuary: a place set apart for God; also a holy thing. Said too of the shrines of other gods.

Where else “mikdashi” appears
in their midstתוֹכָtocha

midst

The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.

Where else “tocha” appears
forever.’עוֹלָםolam

forever

Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.

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The context

27And my dwelling will be over them; and I will be their Elohim, and they will be my people.

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