Ezekiel 23:20

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{ "verseID": "Ezekiel.23.20", "source": "וַֽתַּעְגְּבָ֔ה עַ֖ל פִּֽלַגְשֵׁיהֶ֑ם אֲשֶׁ֤ר בְּשַׂר־חֲמוֹרִים֙ בְּשָׂרָ֔ם וְזִרְמַ֥ת סוּסִ֖ים זִרְמָתָֽם׃", "text": "And she *taʿgᵊbāh* [lusted] *ʿal* *pilagšêhem* [after their paramours] *ʾăšer* *bᵊśar*-*ḥămôrîm* *bᵊśārām* [whose flesh is like donkeys' flesh] and *zirmat* *sûsîm* *zirmātām* [emission of horses is their emission].", "grammar": { "*taʿgᵊbāh*": "Qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular with waw consecutive - she lusted/had inordinate affection", "*ʿal*": "preposition - upon/after/concerning", "*pilagšêhem*": "masculine plural noun with 3rd masculine plural possessive suffix - their concubines/paramours", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/that/who", "*bᵊśar*": "construct state - flesh of", "*ḥămôrîm*": "masculine plural noun - donkeys", "*bᵊśārām*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine plural possessive suffix - their flesh", "*zirmat*": "construct state - emission/discharge/flow of", "*sûsîm*": "masculine plural noun - horses", "*zirmātām*": "feminine singular noun with 3rd masculine plural possessive suffix - their emission" }, "variants": { "*taʿgᵊbāh*": "lusted after/doted upon/had inordinate affection", "*pilagšêhem*": "their paramours/concubines/lovers", "*bᵊśar*": "flesh/body/male organ", "*zirmat*": "emission/discharge/ejaculation", "*zirmātām*": "their emission/discharge/ejaculation" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַֽתַּעְגְּבָ֔ה עַ֖ל פִּֽלַגְשֵׁיהֶ֑ם אֲשֶׁ֤ר בְּשַׂר־חֲמוֹרִים֙ בְּשָׂרָ֔ם וְזִרְמַ֥ת סוּסִ֖ים זִרְמָתָֽם׃

Transliteration

And she taʿgᵊbāh [lusted] ʿal pilagšêhem [after their paramours] ʾăšer bᵊśar-ḥămôrîm bᵊśārām [whose flesh is like donkeys' flesh] and zirmat sûsîm zirmātām [emission of horses is their emission].

Grammar Details

• *taʿgᵊbāh*: Qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular with waw consecutive - she lusted/had inordinate affection
• *ʿal*: preposition - upon/after/concerning
• *pilagšêhem*: masculine plural noun with 3rd masculine plural possessive suffix - their concubines/paramours
• *ʾăšer*: relative pronoun - which/that/who
• *bᵊśar*: construct state - flesh of
• *ḥămôrîm*: masculine plural noun - donkeys
• *bᵊśārām*: masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine plural possessive suffix - their flesh
• *zirmat*: construct state - emission/discharge/flow of
• *sûsîm*: masculine plural noun - horses
• *zirmātām*: feminine singular noun with 3rd masculine plural possessive suffix - their emission

Word Meanings

• *taʿgᵊbāh*: lusted after/doted upon/had inordinate affection
• *pilagšêhem*: their paramours/concubines/lovers
• *bᵊśar*: flesh/body/male organ
• *zirmat*: emission/discharge/ejaculation
• *zirmātām*: their emission/discharge/ejaculation

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  She lusted after her lovers there, whose genitals were like those of donkeys and whose emission was like that of horses.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For she doted upon their paramours, whose flesh is as the flesh of asses, and whose issue is like the issue of horses.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  For she lusted after their lovers, whose flesh is like the flesh of donkeys, and whose issue is like the issue of horses.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  For she doted upon their paramours, whose flesh is as the flesh of asses, and whose issue is like the issue of horses.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And she doted upon their paramours, whose flesh is as the flesh of asses, and whose issue is like the issue of horses.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  For she doted upon their paramours, whose flesh is as the flesh of asses, and whose issue is like the issue of horses.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  she brent in lust vpon them, whose flesh was like ye flesh of Asses, and their sede like the sede off horses.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For she doted vpon their seruants whose members are as the members of asses, and whose yssue is like the yssue of horses.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  She burnt in lust vpon their concubines, whose fleshe was like the fleshe of asses, and their issue like the issue of horses.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For she doted upon their paramours, whose flesh [is as] the flesh of asses, and whose issue [is like] the issue of horses.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  She doted on their paramours, whose flesh is as the flesh of donkeys, and whose issue is like the issue of horses.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And she doteth on their paramours, Whose flesh `is' the flesh of asses, And the issue of horses -- their issue.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And she doted upon their paramours, whose flesh is as the flesh of asses, and whose issue is like the issue of horses.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And she doted upon their paramours, whose flesh is as the flesh of asses, and whose issue is like the issue of horses.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And she was full of desire for her lovers, whose flesh is like the flesh of asses and whose seed is like the seed of horses.

• World English Bible (2000)

  She doted on their paramours, whose flesh is as the flesh of donkeys, and whose issue is like the issue of horses.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  She lusted after her lovers there, whose genitals were like those of donkeys, and whose emission was like that of stallions.

Referenced Verses

• Ezek 16:26 : 26 { "verseID": "Ezekiel.16.26", "source": "וַתִּזְנִ֧י אֶל־בְּנֵֽי־מִצְרַ֛יִם שְׁכֵנַ֖יִךְ גִּדְלֵ֣י בָשָׂ֑ר וַתַּרְבִּ֥י אֶת־תַּזְנֻתֵ֖ךְ לְהַכְעִיסֵֽנִי׃", "text": "And *wattizniî* to-*bənê*-*miṣrayim* *šəkēnayik* *gidlê* *bāśār* and *watarbî* *ʾet*-*taznūtēk* to *ləhak'îsēnî*.", "grammar": { "*wattizniî*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 2nd person feminine singular - and you prostituted yourself", "*bənê*": "sons of, construct state", "*miṣrayim*": "Egypt, proper noun", "*šəkēnayik*": "your neighbors, plural noun with 2nd person feminine singular suffix", "*gidlê*": "great ones of, construct state", "*bāśār*": "flesh, noun absolute", "*watarbî*": "waw consecutive + hiphil imperfect, 2nd person feminine singular - and you multiplied/increased", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*taznūtēk*": "your prostitution/harlotry, noun with 2nd person feminine singular suffix", "*ləhak'îsēnî*": "to provoke me to anger, preposition + hiphil infinitive construct with 1st person singular suffix" }, "variants": { "*gidlê bāśār*": "great of flesh/well-endowed/having large sexual organs", "*ləhak'îsēnî*": "to provoke me to anger/to vex me/to offend me" } }
• Ezek 17:15 : 15 { "verseID": "Ezekiel.17.15", "source": "וַיִּמְרָד־בּ֗וֹ לִשְׁלֹ֤חַ מַלְאָכָיו֙ מִצְרַ֔יִם לָֽתֶת־ל֥וֹ סוּסִ֖ים וְעַם־רָ֑ב הֲיִצְלָ֤ח הֲיִמָּלֵט֙ הָעֹשֵׂ֣ה אֵ֔לֶּה וְהֵפֵ֥ר בְּרִ֖ית וְנִמְלָֽט׃", "text": "And *wayyimrād*-against him to *lišlōaḥ* *malʾākāyw* *Miṣrayim* to *lātet*-to him *sûsîm* and *ʿam*-*rāb* *hăyiṣlāḥ* *hăyimmālēṭ* the *hāʿōśēh* *ʾēlleh* and *hēpēr* *bərît* and *nimlāṭ*", "grammar": { "*wayyimrād*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular with waw-consecutive - rebelled", "*lišlōaḥ*": "qal infinitive construct with preposition - to send", "*malʾākāyw*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his messengers", "*Miṣrayim*": "proper noun - Egypt", "*lātet*": "qal infinitive construct with preposition - to give", "*sûsîm*": "noun, masculine plural - horses", "*ʿam*": "noun, masculine singular construct - people of", "*rāb*": "adjective, masculine singular - many/great", "*hăyiṣlāḥ*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular with interrogative prefix - will he prosper?", "*hăyimmālēṭ*": "niphal imperfect 3rd masculine singular with interrogative prefix - will he escape?", "*hāʿōśēh*": "definite qal participle masculine singular - the one doing", "*ʾēlleh*": "demonstrative pronoun, plural - these (things)", "*hēpēr*": "hiphil perfect 3rd masculine singular - broke/violated", "*bərît*": "noun, feminine singular - covenant/agreement", "*nimlāṭ*": "niphal perfect 3rd masculine singular - escaped/delivered" }, "variants": { "*wayyimrād*": "rebelled/revolted/was disobedient", "*lišlōaḥ*": "to send/dispatch/let go", "*malʾākāyw*": "his messengers/envoys/ambassadors", "*hăyiṣlāḥ*": "will he prosper/succeed/thrive?", "*hăyimmālēṭ*": "will he escape/be delivered/survive?", "*hēpēr*": "broke/violated/annulled" } }
• Jer 5:8 : 8 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.5.8", "source": "סוּסִ֥ים מְיֻזָּנִ֖ים מַשְׁכִּ֣ים הָי֑וּ אִ֛ישׁ אֶל־אֵ֥שֶׁת רֵעֵ֖הוּ יִצְהָֽלוּ׃", "text": "*sûsîm* *məyuzzānîm* *maškîm* they *hāyû*; *'îš* to-*'ēšet* his *rē'ēhû* they *yiṣhālû*.", "grammar": { "*sûsîm*": "noun, masculine plural - horses", "*məyuzzānîm*": "participle, masculine plural, pual - well-fed/lusty", "*maškîm*": "participle, masculine plural, hiphil - rising early", "*hāyû*": "perfect, 3rd plural - they were", "*'îš*": "noun, masculine singular - man/each one", "*'el*": "preposition - to/toward", "*'ēšet*": "noun, feminine singular construct - wife of", "*rē'ēhû*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his neighbor/friend", "*yiṣhālû*": "imperfect, 3rd plural - they neigh" }, "variants": { "*məyuzzānîm*": "well-fed/lusty/stallions", "*maškîm*": "rising early/eager", "*yiṣhālû*": "they neigh/lust after/desire" } }
• Ezek 16:20 : 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" } }