Ezekiel

Ezekiel 16:4

⁴On the day of your birth your cord was not cut, nor were you washed with water for cleansing. You were not rubbed with salt or wrapped in cloths.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
On the day	בְּי֨וֹם	bə·yō·wm	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
of your birth	וּמוֹלְדוֹתַ֗יִךְ	ū·mō·wl·ḏō·w·ṯa·yiḵ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; second person feminine singular	H4138 nativity, lineage, native country
your cord	שָׁרֵּ֔ךְ	šār·rêḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular	H8270 navel-string
was not	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
cut	כָרַּ֣ת	ḵār·raṯ	Verb - QalPass - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3772 cut off, cut down
nor	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
were you washed	רֻחַ֖צְתְּ	ru·ḥaṣt	Verb - Pual - Perfect - second person feminine singular	H7364 wash, wash off, away, bathe
with water	וּבְמַ֥יִם	ū·ḇə·ma·yim	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
for cleansing	לְמִשְׁעִ֑י	lə·miš·‘î	Preposition-l; Adverb	H4935 cleansing
You were not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
rubbed with salt	וְהָמְלֵ֙חַ֙	wə·hā·mə·lê·aḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hofal - Infinitive absolute	H4414 tear away
or wrapped in cloths	וְהָחְתֵּ֖ל	wə·hā·ḥə·têl	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hofal - Infinitive absolute	H2853 entwine, enwrap

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.