Ezekiel 20:14
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"But I actedוָאֶעֱשֶׂ֖ה
(va·'e·'e·seh)
6213a: do, makea prim. root
for the sakeלְמַ֣עַן
(le·ma·'an)
4616: purpose, intentfrom anah
of My name,שְׁמִ֑י
(she·mi;)
8034: a nameof uncertain derivation
that it should not be profanedהֵחֵל֙
(he·chel)
2490c: to pollute, defile, profanea prim. root
in the sightלְעֵינֵ֣י
(le·'ei·nei)
5869: an eyeof uncertain derivation
of the nations,הַגֹּויִ֔ם
(hag·go·v·yim,)
1471: nation, peoplefrom the same as gav
before whoseאֲשֶׁ֥ר
(a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
sightלְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃
(le·'ei·nei·hem.)
5869: an eyeof uncertain derivation
I had broughtהֹוצֵאתִ֖ים
(ho·v·tze·tim)
3318: to go or come outa prim. root
them out. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
But I wrought
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
for my name's
shem  (shame)
an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character -- + base, (in-)fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.
sake that it should not be polluted
chalal  (khaw-lal')
to bore, i.e. (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (a person, place or thing), to break (one's word), to begin (as if by an opening wedge) instruments, pollute, (cast as) profane (self), prostitute, slay (slain), sorrow, stain, wound.
before
`ayin  (ah'-yin)
an eye; by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
the heathen
gowy  (go'-ee)
a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts -- Gentile, heathen, nation, people.
in whose sight
`ayin  (ah'-yin)
an eye; by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
I brought them out
yatsa'  (yaw-tsaw')
to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"But I acted for the sake of My name, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, before whose sight I had brought them out.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But I acted because of My name, so that it would not be profaned in the eyes of the nations in whose sight I had brought them out.

International Standard Version
I did this so my reputation wouldn't be tarnished among the nations in whose presence I had brought them out.

NET Bible
I acted for the sake of my reputation, so that I would not be profaned before the nations in whose sight I had brought them out.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But I acted so that my name would not be dishonored among the nations who had watched me bring the Israelites out [of Egypt].

King James 2000 Bible
But I acted for my name's sake, that it should not be polluted before the nations, in whose sight I brought them out.
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