Ezekiel 20:23
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Alsoגַּם־
(gam-)
1571: also, moreover, yeafrom an unused word
I sworeנָשָׂ֧אתִי
(na·sa·ti)
5375: to lift, carry, takea prim. root
to them in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר
(bam·mid·bar;)
4057b: wildernessfrom dabar
that I would scatterלְהָפִ֤יץ
(le·ha·fitz)
6327a: to be dispersed or scattereda prim. root
them among the nationsבַּגֹּויִ֔ם
(bag·go·v·yim,)
1471: nation, peoplefrom the same as gav
and disperseוּלְזָרֹ֥ות
(u·le·za·ro·vt)
2219: to scatter, fan, winnowa prim. root
them among the lands,בָּאֲרָצֹֽות׃
(ba·'a·ra·tzo·vt.)
776: earth, landa prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
I lifted up
nasa'  (naw-saw')
to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. and rel. (as follows)
mine hand
yad  (yawd)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
unto them also in the wilderness
midbar  (mid-bawr')
a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs) -- desert, south, speech, wilderness.
that I would scatter
puwts  (poots)
to dash in pieces, literally or figuratively (especially to disperse)
them among 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.
and disperse
zarah  (zaw-raw')
to toss about; by implication, to diffuse, winnow -- cast away, compass, disperse, fan, scatter (away), spread, strew, winnow.
them through the countries
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Also I swore to them in the wilderness that I would scatter them among the nations and disperse them among the lands,

King James Bible
I lifted up mine hand unto them also in the wilderness, that I would scatter them among the heathen, and disperse them through the countries;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
However, I swore to them in the wilderness that I would disperse them among the nations and scatter them among the countries.

International Standard Version
"Futhermore, I solemnly swore in the wilderness to disperse them among the nations and scatter them to other lands

NET Bible
I also swore to them in the wilderness that I would scatter them among the nations and disperse them throughout the lands.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I raised my hand and swore an oath to them in the desert. I promised to scatter them among the nations and force them into other countries.

King James 2000 Bible
I lifted up my hand unto them also in the wilderness, that I would scatter them among the nations, and disperse them through the countries;
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