Ezekiel
Ezekiel 16:33
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.
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| 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 |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.