And the nationsוְ הַגּוֹיִםwill knowיָדְעוּthatכִּיI,אֲנִיYHWH,יְהוָהsanctifyמְקַדֵּשׁIsrael,יִשְׂרָאֵלwhen my sanctuary isבִּהְיוֹת מִקְדָּשִׁיin their midstבְּתוֹכָםforever.’”לְעוֹלָם
Ezekiel 37:28
Study it in the app“And the nations will know that I, YHWH, sanctify Israel, when my sanctuary is in their midst forever.’””
With the Hebrew beneath
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.
Where else “heot” appears- 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.
Where else “olam” appears
The context
27And my dwelling will be over them; and I will be their Elohim, and they will be my people.
28 · This verse (above)