Ezekiel 20:14 Hebrew Word Analysis

0But I wroughtוָאֶעֱשֶׂ֖הh6213
1לְמַ֣עַןh4616
2for my name'sשְׁמִ֑יh8034
3לְבִלְתִּ֤יh1115
4sake that it should not be pollutedהֵחֵל֙h2490
9beforeלְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃h5869
6the heathenהַגּוֹיִ֔םh1471
7אֲשֶׁ֥רh834
8I brought them outהוֹצֵאתִ֖יםh3318
9beforeלְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃h5869

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

But I wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be polluted before the heathen, in whose sight I brought them out.

American Standard Version (ASV)

But I wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, in whose sight I brought them out.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And I was acting for the honour of my name, so that it might not be made unclean in the eyes of the nations, before whose eyes I had taken them out.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

But I wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, in whose sight I had brought them out.

World English Bible (WEB)

But I worked for my name's sake, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, in whose sight I brought them out.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And I do `it' for My name's sake, Not to pollute `it' before the eyes of the nations, Before whose eyes I brought them forth.