Ezekiel

Ezekiel 23:40

⁴⁰Furthermore, you sisters sent^g messengers for men who came from afar; and behold, when they arrived, you bathed for them, painted your eyes, and adorned yourself with jewelry.

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g 23:40 Hebrew they sent

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Furthermore	וְאַ֗ף	wə·’ap̄	Conjunction	H637 also, yea
you sisters sent	תִשְׁלַ֙חְנָה֙	ṯiš·laḥ·nāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural	H7971 send
messengers	מַלְאָ֜ךְ	mal·’āḵ	Noun - masculine singular	H4397 messenger
for men	לַֽאֲנָשִׁ֔ים	la·’ă·nā·šîm	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural	H582 man, mankind
who came	בָּאִ֖ים	bā·’îm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
from afar	מִמֶּרְחָ֑ק	mim·mer·ḥāq	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H4801 distant place, distance
and behold	וְהִנֵּה־	wə·hin·nêh-	Conjunctive waw; Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
when they arrived	בָ֔אוּ	ḇā·’ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
you bathed	רָחַ֛צְתְּ	rā·ḥaṣt	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular	H7364 wash, wash off, away, bathe
for them	לַאֲשֶׁ֥ר	la·’ă·šer	Preposition-l; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
painted	כָּחַ֥לְתְּ	kā·ḥalt	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular	H3583 paint
your eyes	עֵינַ֖יִךְ	‘ê·na·yiḵ	Noun - cdc; second person feminine singular	H5869 eye
and adorned yourself	וְעָ֥דִית	wə·‘ā·ḏîṯ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person feminine singular	H5710 pass on, advance
with jewelry	עֶֽדִי׃	‘e·ḏî	Noun - masculine singular	H5716 ornaments

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Jeremiah 4:30 · 2 Kings 9:30 · Ezekiel 16:13–16 · Isaiah 3:18–23 · Isaiah 57:9

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.