Ezekiel

Ezekiel 16:17

¹⁷You also took the fine jewelry of gold and silver I had given you, and you made male idols with which to prostitute yourself.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You also took	וַתִּקְחִ֞י	wat·tiq·ḥî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine singular	H3947 take
the fine	תִפְאַרְתֵּ֗ךְ	ṯip̄·’ar·têḵ	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person feminine singular	H8597 beauty, glory
jewelry	כְּלֵ֣י	kə·lê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H3627 article, utensil, vessel
of gold	מִזְּהָבִ֤י	miz·zə·hā·ḇî	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H2091 gold
and silver	וּמִכַּסְפִּי֙	ū·mik·kas·pî	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H3701 silver, money
I had given	נָתַ֣תִּי	nā·ṯat·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H5414 give, put, set
you	לָ֔ךְ	lāḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular
and you made	וַתַּעֲשִׂי־	wat·ta·‘ă·śî-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine singular	H6213 do, make
male	זָכָ֑ר	zā·ḵār	Noun - masculine singular	H2145 male
idols	צַלְמֵ֣י	ṣal·mê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H6754 image
with which	בָֽם׃	ḇām	Preposition; third person masculine plural
to prostitute yourself	וַתִּזְנִי־	wat·tiz·nî-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine singular	H2181 commit fornication, be a harlot

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.