Ezekiel 44:5

“And YHWH said to me, “Son of man, set your heart, and see with your eyes, and with your ears hear all that I am speaking to you concerning all the statutes of the house of YHWH and all its instructions; and set your heart on the entrance of the house, with all the exits of the sanctuary.”

Ezekiel 44:5 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 44:5, word by word

And YHWHיְהֹוָהyehova

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 “yehova” appears
saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

Where else “yomer” appears
“Sonבֶּןben

human being

Literally "son of Adam": any person, a mortal.

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of manאָדָםadam

human being

All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.

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setשִׂיםsim

take to heart

"Set the face": decide; "set in the heart": pay attention.

Where else “sim” appears
your heartלִבְּlib

heart

The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.

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and seeרְאֵהree

see

To see with one's eyes.

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with your eyesעֵינֶיene

eye

The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.

Where else “ene” appears
and with your earsאָזְנֶיazne

hearing

The ear that listens: "incline your ear".

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hearשְּׁמָעshema

hear

To hear a sound, or learn of something.

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am speakingמְדַבֵּרmedaber

speak

To speak, say something; above all God to his people.

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the statutesחֻקּוֹתchukot

statute

Statute: a fixed rule, laid down to be kept always.

Where else “chukot” appears
of the houseבֵּיתbet

temple

The temple: "the house of YHWH".

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its instructionsתּוֹרֹתָיtorotay

teaching of YHWH

What YHWH teaches his people so they may live.

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on the entranceמְבוֹאmevo

entrance

The place through which one enters a city, a house or a place of work.

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the exitsמוֹצָאֵיmotsae

exit

Where one leaves a place, or where the sun appears.

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of the sanctuaryמִּקְדָּשׁmikdash

sanctuary

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

Where else “mikdash” appears

The context

4And he brought me by way of the north gate to the front of the house; and I looked, and look, the glory of YHWH filled the house of YHWH; and I fell on my face.

5 · This verse (above)

6And say to the rebellious, to the house of Israel, ‘Thus says Adonai YHWH: Enough for you of all your abominations, house of Israel,

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