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OET (OET-LV) And_acted for_the_sake_of name_of_my to_not to_be_profaned in_eyes_of the_nations which they in/on/at/with_among_of_them which I_had_made_myself_known to_them in_sight_of_their by_bringing_out_them of_land_of 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 Egypt.
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,acted for_the_sake_of name_of,my to=not he/it_began in,eyes_of the=nations which/who they(emph) in/on/at/with,among_of,them which/who made_~_known to,them in,sight_of,their by,bringing_~_out,them of,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,acted for_the_sake_of name_of,my to=not he/it_began in,eyes_of the=nations which/who they(emph) in/on/at/with,among_of,them which/who made_~_known to,them in,sight_of,their by,bringing_~_out,them of,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,acted for_the_sake_of name_of,my to=not he/it_began in,eyes_of the=nations which/who they(emph) in/on/at/with,among_of,them which/who made_~_known to,them in,sight_of,their by,bringing_~_out,them of,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,acted for_the_sake_of name_of,my to=not he/it_began in,eyes_of the=nations which/who they(emph) in/on/at/with,among_of,them which/who made_~_known to,them in,sight_of,their by,bringing_~_out,them of,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,acted for_the_sake_of name_of,my to=not he/it_began in,eyes_of the=nations which/who they(emph) in/on/at/with,among_of,them which/who made_~_known to,them in,sight_of,their by,bringing_~_out,them of,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,acted for_the_sake_of name_of,my to=not he/it_began in,eyes_of the=nations which/who they(emph) in/on/at/with,among_of,them which/who made_~_known to,them in,sight_of,their by,bringing_~_out,them of,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,acted for_the_sake_of name_of,my to=not he/it_began in,eyes_of the=nations which/who they(emph) in/on/at/with,among_of,them which/who made_~_known to,them in,sight_of,their by,bringing_~_out,them of,land_of Miʦrayim/(Egypt) )
Alternate translation: “bringing the people of Israel”
20:4-26 That the Lord would not answer their inquiry did not mean that he had nothing to say to them. Ezekiel would parade the detestable character of their ancestors before their eyes.
OET (OET-LV) And_acted for_the_sake_of name_of_my to_not to_be_profaned in_eyes_of the_nations which they in/on/at/with_among_of_them which I_had_made_myself_known to_them in_sight_of_their by_bringing_out_them of_land_of 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 Egypt.
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.