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Ezekiel 36:20-23

20And when they enteredוַיָּב֗וֹאvai.ya.Vo'H935unto the heathenהַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.YimH1471,whither they wentבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935,they profanedוַֽיְחַלְּל֖וּvay.cha.le.LuH2490my holyקָדְשִׁ֑יkod.shiH6944nameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034,when they saidבֶּאֱמֹ֤רbe.'e.MorH559to them, These arethe peopleעַם־'am-H5971of Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068,and are gone forthיָצָֽאוּ׃ya.Tza.'uH3318out of his landוּמֵאַרְצ֖וֹu.me.'ar.TzoH776.

21But I had pityוָאֶחְמֹ֖לva.'ech.MolH2550for mine holyקָדְשִׁ֑יkod.shiH6944nameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034,which the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478had profanedחִלְּל֙וּהוּ֙chi.le.Lu.huH2490among the heathenבַּגּוֹיִ֖םba.go.YimH1471,whither they wentבָּ֥אוּBa.'uH935.

22Therefore sayאֱמֹ֣ר'e.MorH559unto the houseלְבֵֽית־le.veit-H1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Thus saithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069;I doעֹשֶׂ֖ה'o.SehH6213not thisfor your sakes, O houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,but for mine holyקָדְשִׁי֙kod.shiH6944name’sלְשֵׁם־le.shem-H8034sake, which ye have profanedחִלַּלְתֶּ֔םchi.lal.TemH2490among the heathenבַּגּוֹיִ֖םba.go.YimH1471,whither ye wentבָּ֥אתֶםBa.temH935.

23And I will sanctifyוְקִדַּשְׁתִּ֞יve.ki.dash.TiH6942my greatהַגָּד֗וֹלha.ga.DolH1419nameשְׁמִ֣יshe.MiH8034,which was profanedהַֽמְחֻלָּל֙ham.chu.LalH2490among the heathenבַּגּוֹיִ֔םba.go.YimH1471,which ye have profanedחִלַּלְתֶּ֖םchi.lal.TemH2490in the midstבְּתוֹכָ֑םbe.to.KhamH8432of them; and the heathenהַגּוֹיִ֜םha.go.YimH1471shall knowוְיָדְע֨וּve.ya.de.'UH3045that I amYhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,saithנְאֻם֙ne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069,when I shall be sanctifiedבְּהִקָּדְשִׁ֥יbe.hi.ka.de.ShiH6942in you before their eyesלְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃le.'ei.nei.HemH5869.

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