Ezekiel 20:41

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

With sweet fragrance I do accept you, In My bringing you out from the peoples, And I have assembled you from the lands In which ye have been scattered, And I have been sanctified in you Before the eyes of the nations.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

בְּרֵ֣יחַ נִיחֹחַ֮ אֶרְצֶ֣ה אֶתְכֶם֒ בְּהוֹצִיאִ֤י אֶתְכֶם֙ מִן־הָ֣עַמִּ֔ים וְקִבַּצְתִּ֣י אֶתְכֶ֔ם מִן־הָ֣אֲרָצ֔וֹת אֲשֶׁ֥ר נְפֹצֹתֶ֖ם בָּ֑ם וְנִקְדַּשְׁתִּ֥י בָכֶ֖ם לְעֵינֵ֥י הַגּוֹיִֽם׃

Transliteration

bərêaḥ nîḥōaḥ ʾerṣeh ʾeṯḵem bəhôṣîʾî ʾeṯḵem min-hāʿammîm wəqibbaṣtî ʾeṯḵem min-hāʾărāṣôṯ ʾăšer nəp̄ōṣōṯem bām wəniqḏaštî ḇāḵem ləʿênê haggôyim

Grammar Details

• *bərêaḥ*: preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - with fragrance of
• *nîḥōaḥ*: noun, masculine singular - soothing/pleasing
• *ʾerṣeh*: qal imperfect, 1st singular - I will accept/be pleased with
• *ʾeṯḵem*: direct object marker + 2nd masculine plural suffix - you
• *bəhôṣîʾî*: preposition + hiphil infinitive construct + 1st singular suffix - when I bring out
• *min*: preposition - from
• *hāʿammîm*: definite article + noun, masculine plural - the peoples
• *wəqibbaṣtî*: conjunction + piel perfect, 1st singular - and I will gather
• *hāʾărāṣôṯ*: definite article + noun, feminine plural - the lands/countries
• *ʾăšer*: relative pronoun - which/where
• *nəp̄ōṣōṯem*: niphal perfect, 2nd masculine plural - you were scattered
• *bām*: preposition + 3rd masculine plural suffix - in them
• *wəniqḏaštî*: conjunction + niphal perfect, 1st singular - and I will be sanctified
• *ḇāḵem*: preposition + 2nd masculine plural suffix - among you
• *ləʿênê*: preposition + noun, feminine dual construct - before eyes of
• *haggôyim*: definite article + noun, masculine plural - the nations

Word Meanings

• *bərêaḥ* *nîḥōaḥ*: with a pleasing aroma/with a soothing fragrance/with a sweet smell
• *ʾerṣeh*: I will accept/I will be pleased with/I will favor
• *bəhôṣîʾî*: when I bring out/when I lead out/when I extract
• *hāʿammîm*: the peoples/the nations/the populations
• *wəqibbaṣtî*: and I will gather/and I will collect/and I will assemble
• *nəp̄ōṣōṯem*: you were scattered/you were dispersed/you were spread
• *wəniqḏaštî*: and I will be sanctified/and I will be shown holy/and I will be hallowed
• *ləʿênê*: before the eyes of/in the sight of/in view of

Referenced Verses

• Ezek 28:25 : 25 Thus said the Lord Jehovah: In My gathering the house of Israel, Out of the peoples among whom they were scattered, I have been sanctified in them, Before the eyes of the nations, And they have dwelt on their ground, That I gave to My servant, to Jacob,
• Ezek 11:17 : 17 Therefore say: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: And I have assembled you from the peoples, And I have gathered you from the lands, Into which ye have been scattered, And I have given to you the ground of Israel.
• Isa 5:16 : 16 And Jehovah of Hosts is high in judgment, And the Holy God sanctified in righteousness,
• Isa 27:12-13 : 12 And it hath come to pass, in that day, Beat out doth Jehovah from the branch of the river, Unto the stream of Egypt, And ye are gathered one by one, O sons of Israel. 13 And it hath come to pass, in that day, It is blown with a great trumpet, And come in have those perishing in the land of Asshur, And those cast out in the land of Egypt, And have bowed themselves to Jehovah, In the holy mount -- in Jerusalem!
• Ezek 38:23 : 23 And I have magnified Myself, and sanctified Myself, And I have been known before the eyes of many nations, And they have known that I `am' Jehovah!
• Ezek 28:22 : 22 and thou hast said: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Lo, I `am' against thee, O Zidon, And I have been honoured in thy midst, And they have known that I `am' Jehovah, In My doing in her judgments, And I have been sanctified in her.
• Ezek 39:27-29 : 27 In My bringing them back from the peoples, I have assembled them from the lands of their enemies, And I have been sanctified in them before the eyes of the many nations, 28 And they have known that I `am' Jehovah their God, In My removing them unto the nations, And I have gathered them unto their land, And I leave none of them any more there. 29 And I hide not any more My face from them, In that I have poured out My spirit on the house of Israel, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah!'
• Amos 9:14 : 14 And I have turned back `to' the captivity of My people Israel, And they have built desolate cities, and inhabited, And have planted vineyards, and drunk their wine, And made gardens, and eaten their fruit.
• Obad 1:17-21 : 17 And in mount Zion there is an escape, And it hath been holy, And the house of Jacob have possessed their possessions. 18 And the house of Jacob hath been a fire, And the house of Joseph a flame, And the house of Esau for stubble, And they have burned among them, And they have consumed them, And there is not a remnant to the house of Esau, For Jehovah hath spoken. 19 And they have possessed the south with the mount of Esau, And the low country with the Philistines, And they have possessed the field of Ephraim, And the field of Samaria, And Benjamin with Gilead. 20 And the removed of this force of the sons of Israel, That `is with' the Canaanites unto Zarephat, And the removed of Jerusalem that `is' with the Sepharad, Possess the cities of the south. 21 And gone up have saviours on mount Zion, To judge the mount of Esau, And the kingdom hath been to Jehovah!'
• Mic 7:12-16 : 12 That day -- even unto thee it doth come in, From Asshur and the cities of the fortress, And from the fortress even unto the river, And from sea to sea, and mount to mount. 13 And the land hath been for a desolation, Because of its inhabitants, Because of the fruit of their doings. 14 Rule Thou Thy people with Thy rod, The flock of Thine inheritance, Dwelling alone `in' a forest in the midst of Carmel, They enjoy Bashan and Gilead as in days of old. 15 According to the days of thy coming forth out of the land of Egypt, I do shew it wonderful things. 16 See do nations, and they are ashamed of all their might, They lay a hand on the mouth, their ears are deaf.
• Luke 2:14 : 14 `Glory in the highest to God, and upon earth peace, among men -- good will.'
• Eph 5:2 : 2 and walk in love, as also the Christ did love us, and did give himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for an odour of a sweet smell,
• Phil 4:18 : 18 and I have all things, and abound; I am filled, having received from Epaphroditus the things from you -- an odour of a sweet smell -- a sacrifice acceptable, well-pleasing to God:
• 1 Pet 3:15 : 15 and the Lord God sanctify in your hearts. And `be' ready always for defence to every one who is asking of you an account concerning the hope that `is' in you, with meekness and fear;
• Jer 23:3 : 3 And I do gather the remnant of My flock Out of all the lands whither I drove them, And have brought them back unto their fold, And they have been fruitful, and multiplied.
• Jer 30:3 : 3 For, lo, days are coming -- an affirmation of Jehovah -- and I have turned back `to' the captivity of My people Israel and Judah, said Jehovah, and I have caused them to turn back unto the land that I gave to their fathers, and they do possess it.'
• Jer 30:18 : 18 Thus said Jehovah: Lo, I turn back `to' the captivity of the tents of Jacob, And his dwelling places I pity, And the city hath been built on its heap, And the palace according to its ordinance remaineth.
• Jer 32:37 : 37 Lo, I am gathering them out of all the lands whither I have driven them in Mine anger, and in My fury, and in great wrath, and I have brought them back unto this place, and have caused them to dwell confidently;
• Ezek 6:13 : 13 And ye have known that I `am' Jehovah, In their wounded being in the midst of their idols, Round about their altars, On every high hill, on all tops of mountains, And under every green tree, and under every thick oak, The place where they gave sweet fragrance to all their idols.
• Gen 8:21 : 21 and Jehovah smelleth the sweet fragrance, and Jehovah saith unto His heart, `I continue not to disesteem any more the ground because of man, though the imagination of the heart of man `is' evil from his youth; and I continue not to smite any more all living, as I have done;
• Lev 1:9 : 9 and its inwards and its legs he doth wash with water; and the priest hath made perfume with the whole on the altar, a burnt-offering, a fire-offering of sweet fragrance to Jehovah.
• Lev 1:13 : 13 and the inwards and the legs he doth wash with water, and the priest hath brought the whole near, and hath made perfume on the altar; it `is' a burnt-offering, a fire-offering of sweet fragrance to Jehovah.
• Lev 1:17 : 17 and he hath cleaved it with its wings (he doth not separate `it'), and the priest hath made it a perfume on the altar, on the wood, which `is' on the fire; it `is' a burnt-offering, a fire-offering of sweet fragrance to Jehovah.
• Lev 10:3 : 3 And Moses saith unto Aaron, `It `is' that which Jehovah hath spoken, saying, By those drawing near to Me I am sanctified, and in the face of all the people I am honoured;' and Aaron is silent.
• Isa 11:11-16 : 11 And it hath come to pass, in that day, The Lord addeth a second time his power, To get the remnant of His people that is left, From Asshur, and from Egypt, And from Pathros, and from Cush, And from Elam, and from Shinar, And from Hamath, and from isles of the sea, 12 And He hath lifted up an ensign to nations, And gathereth the driven away of Israel, And the scattered of Judah He assembleth, From the four wings of the earth. 13 And turned aside hath the envy of Ephraim, And the adversaries of Judah are cut off, Ephraim doth not envy Judah, And Judah doth not distress Ephraim. 14 And they have flown on the shoulder of the Philistines westward, Together they spoil the sons of the east, Edom and Moab sending forth their hand, And sons of Ammon obeying them. 15 And Jehovah hath devoted to destruction The tongue of the sea of Egypt, And hath waved His hand over the river, In the terror of his wind, And hath smitten it at the seven streams, And hath caused `men' to tread `it' with shoes. 16 And there hath been a highway, For the remnant of His people that is left, from Asshur, As there was for Israel in the day of his coming up out of the land of Egypt!
• Ezek 20:28 : 28 And I bring them in unto the land, That I did lift up My hand to give to them, And they see every high hill, and every thick tree, And they sacrifice there their sacrifices, And give there the provocation of their offering, And make there their sweet fragrance, And they pour out there their libations.
• Ezek 34:19 : 19 And My flock the trodden thing of your feet consumeth, And the trampled thing of your feet drinketh?
• Ezek 36:23-24 : 23 And I have sanctified My great name, That is profaned among nations, That ye have polluted in your midst, And known have the nations that I `am' Jehovah, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, In My being sanctified in you before your eyes. 24 And I have taken you out of the nations, And have gathered you out of all the lands, And I have brought you in unto your land,
• Ezek 37:25 : 25 And they have dwelt on the land that I gave to My servant, to Jacob, In which your fathers have dwelt, And they have dwelt on it, they and their sons, And their son's sons -- unto the age, And David My servant `is' their prince -- to the age.
• Ezek 38:8 : 8 After many days thou art appointed, In the latter end of the years thou comest in unto a land brought back from sword, `A people' gathered out of many peoples, Upon mountains of Israel, That have been for a perpetual waste, And it from the peoples hath been brought out, And dwelt safely have all of them.