King James Version

Ezekiel 22:16

And thou shalt take thine inheritance in thyself in the sight of the heathen, and thou shalt know that I am the LORD.

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וְנִחַ֥לְתְּvenichalteand beginחָלַלconjunction, verb, niphal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “and begin”, a completed action in a sequenceH2490properly, 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'); to play (the flute)begin ([idiom] men began), defile, [idiom] break, defile, [idiom] eat (as common things), [idiom] first, [idiom] gather the grape thereof, [idiom] take inheritance, pipe, player on instruments, pollute, (cast as) profane (self), prostitute…בָּ֖ךְbakheinבָּ֖ךְpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “in”inלְעֵינֵ֣יleeyneto eye , , -sightעַיִןpreposition, noun, common, both genders, dual, construct — “to eye , , -sight”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him…גוֹיִ֑םgoyimGentileגּוֹיnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “Gentile”, the ordinary formH1471a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locustsGentile, heathen, nation, people.וְיָדַ֖עַתְּveyadaatand knowיָדַעconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “and know”, a completed action in a sequenceH3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-) awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, [idiom] could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with…כִּֽיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…אֲנִ֥יanimineאֲנִיpronoun, personal, 1st person, common, singular — “mine”H589II, (as for) me, mine, myself, we, [idiom] which, [idiom] who.יְהוָֽהyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And thou shalt be profaned in thyself, in the sight of the nations; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And thou shalt be profaned in thyself, in the sight of the nations; and thou shalt know that I am Jehovah.

Young’s Literal Translation

And thou hast been polluted in thyself Before the eyes of nations, And thou hast known that I [am] Jehovah.'

World English Bible

You will be profaned in yourself in the sight of the nations. Then you will know that I am Yahweh.”’”

Darby Translation

And thou shalt be polluted through thyself in the sight of the nations, and thou shalt know that I [am] Jehovah.

Douay-Rheims

And I will possess thee in the sight of the Gentiles, and thou shalt know that I am the Lord.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And thou shalt be profaned in thyself, in the sight of the nations; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And I will give heritages in thee in the sight of the nations, and ye shall know that I am the Lord.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ κατακληρονομήσω ἐν σοὶ κατʼ ὀφθαλμοὺς τῶν ἐθνῶν, καὶ γνώσεσθε διότι ἐγὼ Κύριος.