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10 “‘So I brought them out of the land of Egypt and led them to the wilderness. 11 I gave them my statutes[a] and revealed my regulations to them. The one[b] who carries[c] them out will live by them![d] 12 I also gave them my Sabbaths[e] as a reminder of our relationship,[f] so that they would know that I, the Lord, sanctify them.[g]

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 20:11 sn The laws were given at Mount Sinai.
  2. Ezekiel 20:11 tn Heb “the man.”
  3. Ezekiel 20:11 tn Heb “does.”
  4. Ezekiel 20:11 tn The wording and the concept are contained in Lev 18:5 and Deut 30:15-19.
  5. Ezekiel 20:12 sn Ezekiel’s contemporary, Jeremiah, also stressed the importance of obedience to the Sabbath law (Jer 17).
  6. Ezekiel 20:12 tn Heb “to become a sign between me and them.”
  7. Ezekiel 20:12 tn Or “set them apart.” The last phrase of verse 12 appears to be a citation of Exod 31:13.

10 Therefore I led them out of Egypt and brought them into the wilderness.(A) 11 I gave them my decrees and made known to them my laws, by which the person who obeys them will live.(B) 12 Also I gave them my Sabbaths(C) as a sign(D) between us,(E) so they would know that I the Lord made them holy.(F)

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