Ezekiel
Ezekiel 23:17
17Then the Babylonians came to her, to the bed of love, and in their lust they defiled her. But after she had been defiled by them, she turned away in disgust.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then the Babylonians | בְנֵֽי־ | ḇə·nê- | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| came | וַיָּבֹ֨אוּ | way·yā·ḇō·’ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| to her | אֵלֶ֤יהָ | ’ê·le·hā | Preposition; third person feminine singular | H413 motion to |
| to the bed | לְמִשְׁכַּ֣ב | lə·miš·kaḇ | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H4904 place of lying, couch; act of lying |
| of love | דֹּדִ֔ים | dō·ḏîm | Noun - masculine plural | H1730 beloved, love |
| and in their lust | בְּתַזְנוּתָ֑ם | bə·ṯaz·nū·ṯām | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H8457 fornication |
| they defiled | וַיְטַמְּא֥וּ | way·ṭam·mə·’ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H2930 be or become unclean |
| her | אוֹתָ֖הּ | ’ō·w·ṯāh | Direct object marker; third person feminine singular | H853 mark of the accusative |
| But after she had been defiled | וַתִּ֨טְמָא־ | wat·tiṭ·mā- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H2930 be or become unclean |
| by them | בָ֔ם | ḇām | Preposition; third person masculine plural | |
| she | נַפְשָׁ֖הּ | nap̄·šāh | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| turned away | מֵהֶֽם׃ | mê·hem | Preposition-m; Pronoun - third person masculine plural | |
| in disgust | וַתֵּ֥קַע | wat·tê·qa‘ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H3363 be dislocated, alienated |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.