Ezekiel 20:9 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEzekiel 20:9 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וָאַ֨עַשׂ֙
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
לְמַ֣עַן
maʻan
H4616
for the sake of
שְׁמִ֔י
shêm
H8034
name
לְבִלְתִּ֥י
biltîy
H1115
except
הֵחֵ֛ל
châlal
H2490
to profane
לְעֵינֵ֥י
ʻayin
H5869
eye
הַגּוֹיִ֖ם
gôwy
H1471
nation
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
הֵ֣מָּה
hêm
H1992
they
בְתוֹכָ֑ם
tâvek
H8432
midst
אֲשֶׁ֨ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
נוֹדַ֤עְתִּי
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
אֲלֵיהֶם֙
ʼêl
H413
to
לְעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔ם
ʻayin
H5869
eye
לְהוֹצִיאָ֖ם
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
מֵאֶ֥רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
מִצְרָֽיִם
Mitsrayim
H4714
Egypt
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World English Bible Public Domain
But I worked for my name's sake, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, among which they were, in whose sight I made myself known to them, in bringing them forth out of the land of Egypt.
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King James Version Public Domain
But I wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be polluted before the heathen, among whom they were, in whose sight I made myself known unto them, in bringing them forth out of the land of Egypt.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
I acted for my name’s sake so it would not be profaned in the eyes of the nations among whom they were staying. I made myself known to them, in their eyes, by bringing them out of the land of Egypt.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).