God & Savior

Ezekiel 11:20

so that they may follow My statutes, keep My ordinances, and practice them. Then they will be My people, and I will be their God.
Ezekiel 11:20
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

לְמַ֙עַן֙ בְּחֻקֹּתַ֣י יֵלֵ֔כוּ וְאֶת־מִשְׁפָּטַ֥י יִשְׁמְר֖וּ וְעָשׂ֣וּ אֹתָ֑ם וְהָיוּ־לִ֣י לְעָ֔ם וַאֲנִ֕י אֶהְיֶ֥ה לָהֶ֖ם לֵאלֹהִֽים׃

  1. לְמַ֙עַן֙le.Ma.'an“so that”
    Particle · from מַ֫עַן · “because” · Strong's H4616
  2. בְּחֻקֹּתַ֣יbe.chu.ko.Tai“in statutes my”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from חֻקָּה · “statute” · Strong's H2708
  3. יֵלֵ֔כוּye.Le.khu“they may walk”
    Verb, qal, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from הָלַךְ · “walk” · Strong's H1980I
  4. וְאֶת־ve.'Et“and <obj.>”
    Conjunction + Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  5. מִשְׁפָּטַ֥יmish.pa.Tai“judgments my”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from מִשְׁפָּט · “judgement” · Strong's H4941G
  6. יִשְׁמְר֖וּyish.me.Ru“they may keep”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from שָׁמַר · “obey” · Strong's H8104G
  7. וְעָשׂ֣וּve.'a.Su“and they will do”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
  8. אֹתָ֑ם'o.Tam“<obj.> them”
    Particle, direct object marker + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  9. וְהָיוּ־ve.ha.yu-“and they will become”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  10. לִ֣יli“for me”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from Os1c · “me” · Strong's H9030
  11. לְעָ֔םle.'Am“<into> a people”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עַם · “people” · Strong's H5971A
  12. וַאֲנִ֕יva.'a.Ni“and I”
    Conjunction + Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֲנִי, אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0589
  13. אֶהְיֶ֥ה'eh.Yeh“I will become”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  14. לָהֶ֖םla.Hem“for them”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from Op3m · “them” · Strong's H9038
  15. לֵאלֹהִֽים׃le.lo.Him“<into> God”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)