Ezekiel
Ezekiel 23:8
8She did not give up the prostitution she began in Egypt, when men slept with her in her youth, caressed her virgin bosom, and poured out their lust upon her.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| She did not | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| give up | עָזָ֔בָה | ‘ā·zā·ḇāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H5800 leave, forsake, loose |
| the prostitution | תַּזְנוּתֶ֤יהָ | taz·nū·ṯe·hā | Noun - feminine plural construct; third person feminine singular | H8457 fornication |
| in Egypt | מִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙ | mim·miṣ·ra·yim | Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4714 Egypt, Egyptians |
| when | כִּ֤י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| men slept | שָׁכְב֣וּ | šā·ḵə·ḇū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H7901 lie down |
| with her | אוֹתָהּ֙ | ’ō·w·ṯāh | Preposition; third person feminine singular | H853 mark of the accusative |
| in her youth | בִנְעוּרֶ֔יהָ | ḇin·‘ū·re·hā | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular | H5271 youth, juvenility, young |
| caressed | עִשּׂ֖וּ | ‘iś·śū | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural | H6213 do, make |
| her virgin | בְתוּלֶ֑יהָ | ḇə·ṯū·le·hā | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular | H1331 virginity |
| bosom | דַּדֵּ֣י | dad·dê | Noun - masculine dual construct | H1717 breast |
| and poured out | וַיִּשְׁפְּכ֥וּ | way·yiš·pə·ḵū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H8210 pour out, pour |
| their lust | תַזְנוּתָ֖ם | ṯaz·nū·ṯām | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H8457 fornication |
| upon her | עָלֶֽיהָ׃ | ‘ā·le·hā | Preposition; third person feminine singular | H5921 height |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.