Ezek 16:15-22 : 15 {
"verseID": "Ezekiel.16.15",
"source": "וַתִּבְטְחִ֣י בְיָפְיֵ֔ךְ וַתִּזְנִ֖י עַל־שְׁמֵ֑ךְ וַתִּשְׁפְּכִ֧י אֶת־תַּזְנוּתַ֛יִךְ עַל־כָּל־עוֹבֵ֖ר לוֹ־יֶֽהִי׃",
"text": "*wa-tiḇṭəḥî* *ḇə-yāpyēḵ* *wa-tiznî* *ʿal*-*šəmēḵ* *wa-tiššəpəḵî* *ʾet*-*taznûtayiḵ* *ʿal*-*kāl*-*ʿôḇēr* *lô*-*yehî*",
"grammar": {
"*wa-tiḇṭəḥî*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 2nd feminine singular - and you trusted",
"*ḇə-yāpyēḵ*": "preposition + masculine singular noun + 2nd feminine singular suffix - in your beauty",
"*wa-tiznî*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 2nd feminine singular - and you played the harlot",
"*ʿal*": "preposition - upon/because of",
"*šəmēḵ*": "masculine singular noun + 2nd feminine singular suffix - your name/fame",
"*wa-tiššəpəḵî*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 2nd feminine singular - and you poured out",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*taznûtayiḵ*": "feminine plural noun + 2nd feminine singular suffix - your harlotries",
"*ʿal*": "preposition - upon",
"*kāl*": "masculine singular construct - every",
"*ʿôḇēr*": "qal participle, masculine singular - passer-by",
"*lô*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - to him",
"*yehî*": "qal imperfect jussive, 3rd masculine singular - may it be/let it be"
},
"variants": {
"*tiḇṭəḥî*": "you trusted/relied upon/were confident in",
"*tiznî*": "you played the harlot/were unfaithful/prostituted yourself",
"*tiššəpəḵî*": "you poured out/lavished/bestowed",
"*taznûtayiḵ*": "your harlotries/prostitutions/infidelities",
"*ʿôḇēr*": "passer-by/one who passes",
"*lô*-*yehî*": "to him it might be/his for the taking (unclear idiomatic expression)"
}
}
16 {
"verseID": "Ezekiel.16.16",
"source": "וַתִּקְחִ֣י מִבְּגָדַ֗יִךְ וַתַּֽעֲשִׂי־לָךְ֙ בָּמ֣וֹת טְלֻא֔וֹת וַתִּזְנִ֖י עֲלֵיהֶ֑ם לֹ֥א בָא֖וֹת וְלֹ֥א יִהְיֶֽה׃",
"text": "*wa-tiqḥî* *mi-bbəgādayiḵ* *wa-taʿăśî*-*lāḵ* *bāmôt* *ṭəluʾôt* *wa-tiznî* *ʿălêhem* *lōʾ* *ḇāʾôt* *wə-lōʾ* *yihyeh*",
"grammar": {
"*wa-tiqḥî*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 2nd feminine singular - and you took",
"*mi-bbəgādayiḵ*": "preposition + masculine plural noun + 2nd feminine singular suffix - from your garments",
"*wa-taʿăśî*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 2nd feminine singular - and you made",
"*lāḵ*": "preposition + 2nd feminine singular suffix - for yourself",
"*bāmôt*": "feminine plural noun - high places",
"*ṭəluʾôt*": "qal passive participle, feminine plural - many-colored/patched",
"*wa-tiznî*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 2nd feminine singular - and you played the harlot",
"*ʿălêhem*": "preposition + 3rd masculine plural suffix - on them",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*ḇāʾôt*": "qal participle, feminine plural - coming",
"*wə-lōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not",
"*yihyeh*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it will be"
},
"variants": {
"*bāmôt*": "high places/shrines/platforms",
"*ṭəluʾôt*": "many-colored/patched/diverse",
"*lōʾ* *ḇāʾôt* *wə-lōʾ* *yihyeh*": "not coming and not being/such things should not come and should not be/unprecedented and should not happen (difficult idiom)"
}
}
17 {
"verseID": "Ezekiel.16.17",
"source": "וַתִּקְחִ֞י כְּלֵ֣י תִפְאַרְתֵּ֗ךְ מִזְּהָבִ֤י וּמִכַּסְפִּי֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר נָתַ֣תִּי לָ֔ךְ וַתַּעֲשִׂי־לָ֖ךְ צַלְמֵ֣י זָכָ֑ר וַתִּזְנִי־בָֽם׃",
"text": "*wa-tiqḥî* *kəlê* *tipʾartēḵ* *mi-zzəhāḇî* *û-mi-kkaspî* *ʾăšer* *nātattî* *lāḵ* *wa-taʿăśî*-*lāḵ* *ṣalmê* *zāḵār* *wa-tiznî*-*ḇām*",
"grammar": {
"*wa-tiqḥî*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 2nd feminine singular - and you took",
"*kəlê*": "masculine plural construct - vessels/instruments of",
"*tipʾartēḵ*": "feminine singular noun + 2nd feminine singular suffix - your beauty",
"*mi-zzəhāḇî*": "preposition + masculine singular noun + 1st singular suffix - from my gold",
"*û-mi-kkaspî*": "conjunction + preposition + masculine singular noun + 1st singular suffix - and from my silver",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which",
"*nātattî*": "qal perfect, 1st singular - I gave",
"*lāḵ*": "preposition + 2nd feminine singular suffix - to you",
"*wa-taʿăśî*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 2nd feminine singular - and you made",
"*lāḵ*": "preposition + 2nd feminine singular suffix - for yourself",
"*ṣalmê*": "masculine plural construct - images of",
"*zāḵār*": "masculine singular noun - male",
"*wa-tiznî*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 2nd feminine singular - and you played the harlot",
"*ḇām*": "preposition + 3rd masculine plural suffix - with them"
},
"variants": {
"*kəlê*": "vessels/instruments/jewelry",
"*tipʾartēḵ*": "your beauty/glory/splendor",
"*ṣalmê*": "images/figures/idols",
"*zāḵār*": "male/man/masculine",
"*tiznî*-*ḇām*": "you played the harlot with them/committed fornication with them"
}
}
18 {
"verseID": "Ezekiel.16.18",
"source": "וַתִּקְחִ֛י אֶת־בִּגְדֵ֥י רִקְמָתֵ֖ךְ וַתְּכַסִּ֑ים וְשַׁמְנִי֙ וּקְטָרְתִּ֔י נָתַ֖תְּ לִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃",
"text": "And *wattiqqəḥî* *ʾet*-*bigdê* *riqmātêk* and *wattəkassîm* and *wəšamnî* and *ûqəṭārtî* *nātatt* before them.",
"grammar": {
"*wattiqqəḥî*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 2nd person feminine singular - and you took",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*bigdê*": "construct state, plural of *beged* - garments/clothes of",
"*riqmātêk*": "your embroidery, feminine singular noun with 2nd person feminine singular suffix",
"*wattəkassîm*": "waw consecutive + piel imperfect, 2nd person feminine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - and you covered them",
"*wəšamnî*": "and my oil, noun with 1st person singular suffix",
"*ûqəṭārtî*": "and my incense, noun with 1st person singular suffix",
"*nātatt*": "qal perfect, 2nd person feminine singular - you gave/placed"
},
"variants": {
"*bigdê riqmātêk*": "your embroidered garments/your colorful garments/your richly woven garments",
"*wattəkassîm*": "you covered them/you clothed them/you placed them over",
"*nātatt*": "you gave/you placed/you set/you put"
}
}
19 {
"verseID": "Ezekiel.16.19",
"source": "וְלַחְמִי֩ אֲשֶׁר־נָתַ֨תִּי לָ֜ךְ סֹ֣לֶת וָשֶׁ֤מֶן וּדְבַשׁ֙ הֶֽאֱכַלְתִּ֔יךְ וּנְתַתִּ֧יהוּ לִפְנֵיהֶ֛ם לְרֵ֥יחַ נִיחֹ֖חַ וַיֶּ֑הִי נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה׃",
"text": "And *wəlaḥmî* which *ʾăšer*-*nātattî* to you, *sōlet* and *wāšemen* and *ûdəbaš* *heʾĕkaltîk*, and *ûnətattîhû* before them for *lərêaḥ* *nîḥōaḥ*. And *wayyehî*, *nəʾum* *ʾădōnāy* *YHWH*.",
"grammar": {
"*wəlaḥmî*": "and my bread, noun with 1st person singular suffix",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which",
"*nātattî*": "qal perfect, 1st person singular - I gave",
"*sōlet*": "fine flour, noun absolute",
"*wāšemen*": "and oil, noun absolute",
"*ûdəbaš*": "and honey, noun absolute",
"*heʾĕkaltîk*": "hiphil perfect, 1st person singular with 2nd person feminine singular suffix - I fed you",
"*ûnətattîhû*": "and I gave it, qal perfect 1st person singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix",
"*lərêaḥ*": "for a scent/smell, preposition + noun construct",
"*nîḥōaḥ*": "pleasing/soothing, adjective",
"*wayyehî*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and it was/became",
"*nəʾum*": "declaration/utterance of, noun construct",
"*ʾădōnāy*": "my Lord, noun with 1st person singular suffix",
"*YHWH*": "divine name"
},
"variants": {
"*sōlet*": "fine flour/fine meal/choice flour",
"*lərêaḥ nîḥōaḥ*": "for a pleasing aroma/for a sweet savor/for a soothing fragrance",
"*nəʾum*": "declaration/utterance/oracle/says"
}
}
20 {
"verseID": "Ezekiel.16.20",
"source": "וַתִּקְחִ֞י אֶת־בָּנַ֤יִךְ וְאֶת־בְּנוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יָלַ֣דְתְּ לִ֔י וַתִּזְבָּחִ֥ים לָהֶ֖ם לֶאֱכ֑וֹל הַמְעַ֖ט מִתַּזְנוּתָֽיִךְ׃",
"text": "And *wattiqqəḥî* *ʾet*-*bānayik* and *ʾet*-*bənôtayik* which *ʾăšer* *yāladt* to me, and *wattizbaḥîm* to them to *leʾĕkôl*. *haməʿaṭ* from *mittaznûtāyik*?",
"grammar": {
"*wattiqqəḥî*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 2nd person feminine singular - and you took",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*bānayik*": "your sons, plural noun with 2nd person feminine singular suffix",
"*bənôtayik*": "your daughters, plural noun with 2nd person feminine singular suffix",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - whom/which",
"*yāladt*": "qal perfect, 2nd person feminine singular - you bore/gave birth to",
"*wattizbaḥîm*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 2nd person feminine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - and you sacrificed them",
"*leʾĕkôl*": "to eat/consume, preposition + qal infinitive construct",
"*haməʿaṭ*": "interrogative particle + adjective - was it a small thing/was it too little",
"*mittaznûtāyik*": "from your prostitutions/harlotries, preposition + plural noun with 2nd person feminine singular suffix"
},
"variants": {
"*yāladt*": "you bore/you gave birth to/you delivered",
"*wattizbaḥîm*": "you sacrificed them/you slaughtered them",
"*haməʿaṭ*": "was it a small thing/was it insignificant/was it too little",
"*mittaznûtāyik*": "from your prostitutions/from your harlotries/from your acts of fornication"
}
}
21 {
"verseID": "Ezekiel.16.21",
"source": "וַֽתִּשְׁחֲטִ֖י אֶת־בָּנָ֑י וַֽתִּתְּנִ֔ים בְּהַעֲבִ֥יר אוֹתָ֖ם לָהֶֽם׃",
"text": "And *wattišḥăṭî* *ʾet*-*bānāy* and *wattittnîm* in *bəhaʿăbîr* *ʾôtām* to them.",
"grammar": {
"*wattišḥăṭî*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 2nd person feminine singular - and you slaughtered",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*bānāy*": "my sons, plural noun with 1st person singular suffix",
"*wattittnîm*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 2nd person feminine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - and you gave them",
"*bəhaʿăbîr*": "in causing to pass over, preposition + hiphil infinitive construct",
"*ʾôtām*": "them, direct object marker with 3rd person masculine plural suffix"
},
"variants": {
"*wattišḥăṭî*": "you slaughtered/you butchered/you killed",
"*bəhaʿăbîr*": "in causing to pass through [fire]/in offering up/in dedicating"
}
}
22 {
"verseID": "Ezekiel.16.22",
"source": "וְאֵ֤ת כָּל־תּוֹעֲבֹתַ֙יִךְ֙ וְתַזְנֻתַ֔יִךְ לֹ֥א זָכַ֖רְתְּ אֶת־יְמֵ֣י נְעוּרָ֑יִךְ בִּֽהְיוֹתֵךְ֙ עֵרֹ֣ם וְעֶרְיָ֔ה מִתְבּוֹסֶ֥סֶת בְּדָמֵ֖ךְ הָיִֽית׃",
"text": "And *wəʾēt* all-*tôʿăbōtayik* and *wətaznūtayik*, not *zākart* *ʾet*-*yəmê* *nəʿûrāyik*, in *bihyôtēk* *ʿērōm* and *wəʿeryāh*, *mitbôseset* in *bədāmēk* *hāyît*.",
"grammar": {
"*wəʾēt*": "and with, conjunction + direct object marker",
"*tôʿăbōtayik*": "your abominations, plural noun with 2nd person feminine singular suffix",
"*wətaznūtayik*": "and your prostitutions, conjunction + plural noun with 2nd person feminine singular suffix",
"*zākart*": "qal perfect, 2nd person feminine singular - you remembered",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*yəmê*": "days of, construct state",
"*nəʿûrāyik*": "your youth, plural noun with 2nd person feminine singular suffix",
"*bihyôtēk*": "in your being, preposition + qal infinitive construct with 2nd person feminine singular suffix",
"*ʿērōm*": "naked, adjective",
"*wəʿeryāh*": "and bare, conjunction + adjective",
"*mitbôseset*": "wallowing/floundering, hithpolel participle feminine singular",
"*bədāmēk*": "in your blood, preposition + noun with 2nd person feminine singular suffix",
"*hāyît*": "qal perfect, 2nd person feminine singular - you were"
},
"variants": {
"*tôʿăbōtayik*": "your abominations/your detestable acts/your abhorrent practices",
"*taznūtayik*": "your prostitutions/your harlotries/your acts of fornication",
"*nəʿûrāyik*": "your youth/your adolescence/your early days",
"*mitbôseset*": "wallowing/kicking/floundering/struggling"
}
}