Ezekiel
Ezekiel 23:20
20and lusted after their lovers, whose genitals were like those of donkeys and whose emission was like that of stallions.
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| 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 |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.