InterlinearVerse GEN EXO LEV NUM DEUT JOB YEHO (JOS) HERO (JDG) RUTH 1 SAM 2 SAM PSA AMOS HOS 1 KI 2 KI 1 CHR 2 CHR PROV ECC SNG YOEL (JOEL) MIC ISA ZEP HAB YIR (JER) LAM YNA (JNA) NAH OBAD DAN EZEK EZRA EST NEH HAG ZEC MAL 2 PS WIS TOB MAN BAR G DAN G ESD L ESD ESG JDT 3 MAC SIR 1 MAC 2 MAC 4 MAC YHN (JHN) MARK MAT LUKE ACTs YAC (JAM) GAL 1 TH 2 TH 1 COR 2 COR ROM COL LAOD PHM EPH PHP 1 TIM TIT 1 PET 2 PET 2 TIM HEB YUD (JUD) 1 YHN (1 JHN) 2 YHN (2 JHN) 3 YHN (3 JHN) REV
InterlinearVerse Eze C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 C10 C11 C12 C13 C14 C15 C16 C17 C18 C19 C21 C22 C23 C24 C25 C26 C27 C28 C29 C30 C31 C32 C33 C34 C35 C36 C37 C38 C39 C40 C41 C42 C43 C44 C45 C46 C47 C48
Eze 20 V1 V3 V5 V7 V11 V13 V15 V17 V19 V21 V23 V25 V27 V29 V31 V33 V35 V37 V39 V41 V43 V45 V47 V49
Places tagged in the matching LV passage: Egypt
OET-LV And_I_acted for_the_sake_of name_of_my to_not to_be_profaned to_the_eyes_of the_nations which they were_among_of_them which I_had_made_myself_known to_them to_eyes_of_their by_bringing_them_out from_the_land_of Miʦrayim.
OET (OET-RV) I did that to protect my reputation so it wouldn’t be tarnished in the eyes of the nations where they were staying. I made myself clearly known to them[fn] by bringing them out of Mitsrayim.
20:9 them: Probably referring to those countries, but some translations interpret it to refer to the ones being brought out.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
(Occurrence 0) for my name’s sake
(Some words not found in UHB: and,I_acted for_the_sake_of name_of,my to=not he/it_began to,the_eyes_of the=nations which/who they(emph) [were],among_of,them which/who made_~_known to,them to,eyes_of,their by,bringing,them_out from,the_land_of Miʦrayim/(Egypt) )
Here the word “name” represents Yahweh’s reputation. Alternate translation: [for the sake of my reputation]
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
(Occurrence 0) so it would not be profaned in the eyes of the nations
(Some words not found in UHB: and,I_acted for_the_sake_of name_of,my to=not he/it_began to,the_eyes_of the=nations which/who they(emph) [were],among_of,them which/who made_~_known to,them to,eyes_of,their by,bringing,them_out from,the_land_of Miʦrayim/(Egypt) )
If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [so that the people would not profane it in the eyes of the nations]
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
(Occurrence 0) in the eyes
(Some words not found in UHB: and,I_acted for_the_sake_of name_of,my to=not he/it_began to,the_eyes_of the=nations which/who they(emph) [were],among_of,them which/who made_~_known to,them to,eyes_of,their by,bringing,them_out from,the_land_of Miʦrayim/(Egypt) )
The eyes represent seeing, and seeing represents thoughts or judgment. Alternate translation: [in the opinion] or [in the judgment]
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
(Occurrence 0) the nations
(Some words not found in UHB: and,I_acted for_the_sake_of name_of,my to=not he/it_began to,the_eyes_of the=nations which/who they(emph) [were],among_of,them which/who made_~_known to,them to,eyes_of,their by,bringing,them_out from,the_land_of Miʦrayim/(Egypt) )
The word “nations” is a metonym for the people who live in the nations. Alternate translation: [the people who live in other nations]
(Occurrence 0) they were staying
(Some words not found in UHB: and,I_acted for_the_sake_of name_of,my to=not he/it_began to,the_eyes_of the=nations which/who they(emph) [were],among_of,them which/who made_~_known to,them to,eyes_of,their by,bringing,them_out from,the_land_of Miʦrayim/(Egypt) )
Alternate translation: [they were living]
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
(Occurrence 0) I made myself known to them, in their eyes
(Some words not found in UHB: and,I_acted for_the_sake_of name_of,my to=not he/it_began to,the_eyes_of the=nations which/who they(emph) [were],among_of,them which/who made_~_known to,them to,eyes_of,their by,bringing,them_out from,the_land_of Miʦrayim/(Egypt) )
Here the word “them” refers to the nations. The idiom “in their eyes” refers to being in a position where people can see. Alternate translation: [I revealed myself to them, in their presence]
(Occurrence 0) bringing them
(Some words not found in UHB: and,I_acted for_the_sake_of name_of,my to=not he/it_began to,the_eyes_of the=nations which/who they(emph) [were],among_of,them which/who made_~_known to,them to,eyes_of,their by,bringing,them_out from,the_land_of Miʦrayim/(Egypt) )
Alternate translation: [bringing the people of Israel]
OET-LV And_I_acted for_the_sake_of name_of_my to_not to_be_profaned to_the_eyes_of the_nations which they were_among_of_them which I_had_made_myself_known to_them to_eyes_of_their by_bringing_them_out from_the_land_of Miʦrayim.
OET (OET-RV) I did that to protect my reputation so it wouldn’t be tarnished in the eyes of the nations where they were staying. I made myself clearly known to them[fn] by bringing them out of Mitsrayim.
20:9 them: Probably referring to those countries, but some translations interpret it to refer to the ones being brought out.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.
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