Ezekiel

Ezekiel 23:19–21

¹⁹Yet she multiplied her promiscuity, remembering the days of her youth, when she had prostituted herself in the land of Egypt ²⁰and lusted after their lovers, whose genitals were like those of donkeys and whose emission was like that of stallions. ²¹So you revisited the indecency of your youth, when the Egyptians caressed your bosom and pressed your young breasts.

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Ezekiel 23:19

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Yet she multiplied	וַתַּרְבֶּ֖ה	wat·tar·beh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H7235 be, or become, much, many, great
her promiscuity	תַּזְנוּתֶ֑יהָ	taz·nū·ṯe·hā	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H8457 fornication
remembering	לִזְכֹּר֙	liz·kōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H2142 remember
the days	יְמֵ֣י	yə·mê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H3117 day
of her youth	נְעוּרֶ֔יהָ	nə·‘ū·re·hā	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H5271 youth, juvenility, young
when	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
she had prostituted herself	זָנְתָ֖ה	zā·nə·ṯāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H2181 commit fornication, be a harlot
in the land	בְּאֶ֥רֶץ	bə·’e·reṣ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Egypt	מִצְרָֽיִם׃	miṣ·rā·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians

Ezekiel 23:20

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
and lusted	וַֽתַּעְגְּבָ֔ה	wat·ta‘·gə·ḇāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H5689 have inordinate affection, lust
after	עַ֖ל	‘al	Preposition	H5921 height
their lovers	פִּֽלַגְשֵׁיהֶ֑ם	pi·laḡ·šê·hem	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H6370 concubine
whose	אֲשֶׁ֤ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
genitals	בְּשַׂר־	bə·śar-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1320 flesh
were like those	בְּשָׂרָ֔ם	bə·śā·rām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H1320 flesh
of donkeys	חֲמוֹרִים֙	ḥă·mō·w·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H2543 heap
and whose emission	וְזִרְמַ֥ת	wə·zir·maṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct	H2231 issue
was like that	זִרְמָתָֽם׃	zir·mā·ṯām	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H2231 issue
of stallions	סוּסִ֖ים	sū·sîm	Noun - masculine plural	H5483 swallow or swift

Ezekiel 23:21

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So you revisited	וַֽתִּפְקְדִ֔י	wat·tip̄·qə·ḏî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine singular	H6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint
the indecency	זִמַּ֣ת	zim·maṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H2154 plan, device, wickedness
of your youth	נְעוּרָ֑יִךְ	nə·‘ū·rā·yiḵ	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person feminine singular	H5271 youth, juvenility, young
when the Egyptians	מִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙	mim·miṣ·ra·yim	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
caressed	בַּעְשׂ֤וֹת	ba‘·śō·wṯ	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H6213 do, make
your bosom	דַּדַּ֔יִךְ	dad·da·yiḵ	Noun - masculine dual construct; second person feminine singular	H1717 breast
and pressed	לְמַ֖עַן	lə·ma·‘an	Conjunction	H4616 purpose, intent
your young	נְעוּרָֽיִךְ׃ס	nə·‘ū·rā·yiḵ	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person feminine singular	H5271 youth, juvenility, young
breasts	שְׁדֵ֥י	šə·ḏê	Noun - masculine dual construct	H7699 violence, havoc, devastation, ruin

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.