King James Version

Ezekiel 20:23

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;

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גַּםgamalsoגַּםparticle, affirmation — “also”H1571properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...andagain, alike, also, (so much) as (soon), both (so)...and, but, either...or, even, for all, (in) likewise (manner), moreover, nay...neither, one, then(-refore), though, what, with, yea.אֲנִ֗יanimineאֲנִיpronoun, personal, 1st person, common, singular — “mine”H589II, (as for) me, mine, myself, we, [idiom] which, [idiom] who.נָשָׂ֧אתִיnasatilift upנָשָׂאverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “lift up”, a completed actionH5375to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relativeaccept, advance, arise, (able to, (armor), suffer to) bear(-er, up), bring (forth), burn, carry (away), cast, contain, desire, ease, exact, exalt (self), extol, fetch, forgive, furnish, further, give, go on, help, high, hold up, honorable…אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).יָדִ֛יyadihandיָדnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “hand”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, […לָהֶ֖םlahemtoלָהֶ֖םpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to”toבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רbamidbarin desertמִדְבָּרpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in desert”, the ordinary formH4057a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs)desert, south, speech, wilderness.לְהָפִ֤יץlehafitsto disperseפּוּץpreposition, verb, hiphil, infinitive construct — “to disperse”, the to-form of the verbH6327to dash in pieces, literally or figuratively (especially to disperse)break (dash, shake) in (to) pieces, cast (abroad), disperse (selves), drive, retire, scatter (abroad), spread abroad.אֹתָם֙otamobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).בַּגּוֹיִ֔םbagoyimin Gentileגּוֹיpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “in Gentile”, the ordinary formH1471a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locustsGentile, heathen, nation, people.וּלְזָר֥וֹתulezarotand to winnowזָרָהconjunction, preposition, verb, piel, infinitive construct — “and to winnow”, the to-form of the verbH2219to toss about; by implication, to diffuse, winnowcast away, compass, disperse, fan, scatter (away), spread, strew, winnow.אוֹתָ֖םotamobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).בָּאֲרָצֽוֹתbaaratsotin earthאֶרֶץpreposition, with the article, noun, common, both genders, plural, absolute — “in earth”, the ordinary formH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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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American Standard Version (1901)

Moreover I sware unto them in the wilderness, that I would scatter them among the nations, and disperse them through the countries;

Young’s Literal Translation

I also, I have lifted up My hand to them in the wilderness, To scatter them among nations, And to spread them through lands.

World English Bible

Moreover I swore to them in the wilderness, that I would scatter them among the nations and disperse them through the countries,

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

Again I lifted up my hand upon them in the wilderness, to disperse them among the nations, and scatter them through the countries:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

I lifted up my hand against them in the wilderness, that I would scatter them among the Gentiles, and disperse them in the countries;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐξῇρα τὴν χεῖρά μου ἐπʼ αὐτοὺς ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ τοῦ διασκορπίσαι αὐτοὺς ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσι, διασπεῖραι αὐτοὺς ἐν ταῖς χώραις,