Ezekiel

Ezekiel 16:33–34

³³Men give gifts to all their prostitutes, but you gave gifts to all your lovers. You bribed them to come to you from everywhere for your illicit favors. ³⁴So your prostitution is the opposite of that of other women: No one solicited your favors, and you paid a fee instead of receiving one; so you are the very opposite!

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Ezekiel 16:33

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Men give	יִתְּנוּ־	yit·tə·nū-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5414 give, put, set
gifts	נֵ֑דֶה	nê·ḏeh	Noun - masculine singular	H5078 gift
to all	לְכָל־	lə·ḵāl	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
prostitutes	זֹנ֖וֹת	zō·nō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H2181 commit fornication, be a harlot
but you	וְאַ֨תְּ	wə·’at	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person feminine singular	H859 thou
gave	נָתַ֤תְּ	nā·ṯat	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular	H5414 give, put, set
gifts	נְדָנַ֙יִךְ֙	nə·ḏā·na·yiḵ	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person feminine singular	H5083 gift
to all	לְכָל־	lə·ḵāl	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
your lovers	מְאַֽהֲבַ֔יִךְ	mə·’a·hă·ḇa·yiḵ	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct; second person feminine singular	H157 love
You bribed	וַתִּשְׁחֳדִ֣י	wat·tiš·ḥo·ḏî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine singular	H7809 give a present, bribe
them	אוֹתָ֗ם	’ō·w·ṯām	Direct object marker; third person masculine plural	H853 mark of the accusative
to come	לָב֥וֹא	lā·ḇō·w	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to you	אֵלַ֛יִךְ	’ê·la·yiḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular	H413 motion to
from everywhere	מִסָּבִ֖יב	mis·sā·ḇîḇ	Preposition-m; Adverb	H5439 circuit, round about
for your illicit favors	בְּתַזְנוּתָֽיִךְ׃	bə·ṯaz·nū·ṯā·yiḵ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct; second person feminine singular	H8457 fornication

Ezekiel 16:34

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So your	בָ֨ךְ	ḇāḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular
prostitution	בְּתַזְנוּתַ֔יִךְ	bə·ṯaz·nū·ṯa·yiḵ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct; second person feminine singular	H8457 fornication
is	וַיְהִי־	way·hî-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
the opposite	הֵ֤פֶךְ	hê·p̄eḵ	Noun - masculine singular	H2016 the contrary, contrariness, perversity
of that	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
of other women	הַנָּשִׁים֙	han·nā·šîm	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H802 woman, wife, female
No one	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
solicited	וְאַחֲרַ֖יִךְ	wə·’a·ḥă·ra·yiḵ	Conjunctive waw; Preposition; second person feminine singular	H310 behind
your favors	זוּנָּ֑ה	zūn·nāh	Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2181 commit fornication, be a harlot
and you paid	וּבְתִתֵּ֣ךְ	ū·ḇə·ṯit·têḵ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person feminine singular	H5414 give, put, set
a fee	אֶתְנָ֗ן	’eṯ·nān	Noun - masculine singular	H868 hire
instead of	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
receiving	נִתַּן־	nit·tan-	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
one	וְאֶתְנַ֛ן	wə·’eṯ·nan	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H868 hire
so you	לָ֖ךְ	lāḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular
are	וַתְּהִ֥י	wat·tə·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
the very opposite	לְהֶֽפֶךְ׃	lə·he·p̄eḵ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H2016 the contrary, contrariness, perversity

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