Ezekiel 20:5 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day when I chose Israel, and lifted up mine hand unto the seed of the house of Jacob, and made myself known unto them in the land of Egypt, when I lifted up mine hand unto them, saying, I am the LORD your God;
American Standard Version (ASV)
and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: In the day when I chose Israel, and sware unto the seed of the house of Jacob, and made myself known unto them in the land of Egypt, when I sware unto them, saying, I am Jehovah your God;
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
And say to them, This is what the Lord has said: In the day when I took Israel for myself, when I made an oath to the seed of the family of Jacob, and I gave them knowledge of myself in the land of Egypt, saying to them with an oath, I am the Lord your God;
Darby English Bible (DBY)
and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: In the day when I chose Israel, and lifted up my hand unto the seed of the house of Jacob, and made myself known unto them in the land of Egypt, when I lifted up my hand unto them, saying, I [am] Jehovah your God,
World English Bible (WEB)
and tell them, Thus says the Lord Yahweh: In the day when I chose Israel, and swore to the seed of the house of Jacob, and made myself known to them in the land of Egypt, when I swore to them, saying, I am Yahweh your God;
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
and thou hast said unto them: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: In the day of My fixing on Israel, I lift up My hand, To the seed of the house of Jacob, And am known to them in the land of Egypt, And I lift up My hand to them, Saying, I `am' Jehovah your God.
| And say | וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ | wĕʾāmartā | veh-ah-mahr-TA |
| unto | אֲלֵיהֶ֗ם | ʾălêhem | uh-lay-HEM |
| them, Thus | כֹּֽה | kō | koh |
| saith | אָמַר֮ | ʾāmar | ah-MAHR |
| Lord the | אֲדֹנָ֣י | ʾădōnāy | uh-doh-NAI |
| God; | יְהוִה֒ | yĕhwih | yeh-VEE |
| In the day | בְּיוֹם֙ | bĕyôm | beh-YOME |
| chose I when | בָּחֳרִ֣י | bāḥŏrî | ba-hoh-REE |
| Israel, | בְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | bĕyiśrāʾēl | veh-yees-ra-ALE |
| and lifted up | וָאֶשָּׂ֣א | wāʾeśśāʾ | va-eh-SA |
| mine hand | יָדִ֗י | yādî | ya-DEE |
| seed the unto | לְזֶ֙רַע֙ | lĕzeraʿ | leh-ZEH-RA |
| of the house | בֵּ֣ית | bêt | bate |
| Jacob, of | יַֽעֲקֹ֔ב | yaʿăqōb | ya-uh-KOVE |
| and made myself known | וָאִוָּדַ֥ע | wāʾiwwādaʿ | va-ee-wa-DA |
| land the in them unto | לָהֶ֖ם | lāhem | la-HEM |
| of Egypt, | בְּאֶ֣רֶץ | bĕʾereṣ | beh-EH-rets |
| up lifted I when | מִצְרָ֑יִם | miṣrāyim | meets-RA-yeem |
| mine hand | וָאֶשָּׂ֨א | wāʾeśśāʾ | va-eh-SA |
| saying, them, unto | יָדִ֤י | yādî | ya-DEE |
| I | לָהֶם֙ | lāhem | la-HEM |
| am the Lord | לֵאמֹ֔ר | lēʾmōr | lay-MORE |
| your God; | אֲנִ֖י | ʾănî | uh-NEE |
| יְהוָ֥ה | yĕhwâ | yeh-VA | |
| אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ | ʾĕlōhêkem | ay-loh-hay-HEM |