25 {
"verseID": "Ezekiel.16.25",
"source": "אֶל־כָּל־רֹ֣אשׁ דֶּ֗רֶךְ בָּנִית֙ רָֽמָתֵ֔ךְ וַתְּתַֽעֲבִי֙ אֶת־יָפְיֵ֔ךְ וַתְּפַשְּׂקִ֥י אֶת־רַגְלַ֖יִךְ לְכָל־עוֹבֵ֑ר וַתַּרְבִּ֖י אֶת־תַּזְנוּתָֽיִךְ׃",
"text": "To all-*rōʾš* *derek* *bānît* *rāmātēk* and *wattətaʿăbî* *ʾet*-*yāfyēk* and *wattəfaśśəqî* *ʾet*-*raglayik* to all-*ʿôbēr* and *watarbî* *ʾet*-*taznûtāyik*.",
"grammar": {
"*rōʾš*": "head/top, noun construct",
"*derek*": "way/road/path, noun absolute",
"*bānît*": "qal perfect, 2nd person feminine singular - you built",
"*rāmātēk*": "your high place, noun with 2nd person feminine singular suffix",
"*wattətaʿăbî*": "waw consecutive + piel imperfect, 2nd person feminine singular - and you abominated/made abominable",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*yāfyēk*": "your beauty, noun with 2nd person feminine singular suffix",
"*wattəfaśśəqî*": "waw consecutive + piel imperfect, 2nd person feminine singular - and you spread wide",
"*raglayik*": "your feet/legs, dual noun with 2nd person feminine singular suffix",
"*ʿôbēr*": "one passing by, qal participle masculine singular",
"*watarbî*": "waw consecutive + hiphil imperfect, 2nd person feminine singular - and you multiplied/increased",
"*taznûtāyik*": "your prostitutions, plural noun with 2nd person feminine singular suffix"
},
"variants": {
"*rōʾš derek*": "head of the way/top of the road/prominent place on the path",
"*wattətaʿăbî*": "you made abominable/you defiled/you profaned",
"*wattəfaśśəqî*": "you spread wide/you opened/you parted",
"*watarbî*": "you multiplied/you increased/you made abundant"
}
}
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"
}
}
27 {
"verseID": "Ezekiel.16.27",
"source": "וְהִנֵּ֨ה נָטִ֤יתִי יָדִי֙ עָלַ֔יִךְ וָאֶגְרַ֖ע חֻקֵּ֑ךְ וָאֶתְּנֵ֞ךְ בְּנֶ֤פֶשׁ שֹׂנְאוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙ בְּנ֣וֹת פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים הַנִּכְלָמ֖וֹת מִדַּרְכֵּ֥ךְ זִמָּֽה׃",
"text": "And *wəhinnēh* *nāṭîtî* *yādî* against you and *wāʾegrā* *ḥuqqēk* and *wāʾettnēk* in *bənefeš* *śōnəʾôtayik* *bənôt* *pəlištîm* *hanniklāmôt* from *midarkēk* *zimmāh*.",
"grammar": {
"*wəhinnēh*": "and behold, interjection",
"*nāṭîtî*": "qal perfect, 1st person singular - I stretched out",
"*yādî*": "my hand, noun with 1st person singular suffix",
"*wāʾegrā*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 1st person singular - and I diminished",
"*ḥuqqēk*": "your portion/allotment, noun with 2nd person feminine singular suffix",
"*wāʾettnēk*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 1st person singular with 2nd person feminine singular suffix - and I gave you",
"*bənefeš*": "to the desire/will, preposition + noun construct",
"*śōnəʾôtayik*": "those hating you, qal participle feminine plural with 2nd person feminine singular suffix",
"*bənôt*": "daughters of, construct state",
"*pəlištîm*": "Philistines, proper noun",
"*hanniklāmôt*": "the ones being ashamed, niphal participle feminine plural with definite article",
"*midarkēk*": "from your way, preposition + noun with 2nd person feminine singular suffix",
"*zimmāh*": "lewdness/licentiousness, noun absolute"
},
"variants": {
"*ḥuqqēk*": "your portion/your allotment/your allowance/your prescribed portion",
"*bənefeš*": "to the desire/will/appetite/discretion",
"*śōnəʾôtayik*": "those hating you/your enemies/those detesting you",
"*hanniklāmôt*": "those being ashamed/those being embarrassed/those feeling disgust",
"*zimmāh*": "lewdness/depravity/licentiousness/wickedness"
}
}
28 {
"verseID": "Ezekiel.16.28",
"source": "וַתִּזְנִי֙ אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י אַשּׁ֔וּר מִבִּלְתִּ֖י שָׂבְעָתֵ֑ךְ וַתִּזְנִ֕ים וְגַ֖ם לֹ֥א שָׂבָֽעַתְּ׃",
"text": "And *wattizŋî* to-*bənê* *ʾaššûr* from *mibbiltî* *śābʿātēk* and *ttiznîm* and also not *śābāʿat*.",
"grammar": {
"*wattizŋî*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 2nd person feminine singular - and you prostituted yourself",
"*bənê*": "sons of, construct state",
"*ʾaššûr*": "Assyria, proper noun",
"*mibbiltî*": "from not, preposition + preposition + negative particle",
"*śābʿātēk*": "your satisfaction/satiety, noun with 2nd person feminine singular suffix",
"*ttiznîm*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 2nd person feminine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - and you committed prostitution with them",
"*śābāʿat*": "qal perfect, 2nd person feminine singular - you were satisfied"
},
"variants": {
"*mibbiltî śābʿātēk*": "from your lack of satisfaction/because you were not satisfied/due to your insatiability",
"*ttiznîm*": "you committed prostitution with them/you played the harlot with them"
}
}
29 {
"verseID": "Ezekiel.16.29",
"source": "וַתַּרְבִּ֧י אֶת־תַּזְנוּתֵ֛ךְ אֶל־אֶ֥רֶץ כְּנַ֖עַן כַּשְׂדִּ֑ימָה וְגַם־בְּזֹ֖את לֹ֥א שָׂבָֽעַתְּ׃",
"text": "And *watarbî* *ʾet*-*taznûtēk* to-*ʾereṣ* *kənaʿan* *kaśdîmāh* and also-in *bəzōʾt* not *śābāʿat*.",
"grammar": {
"*watarbî*": "waw consecutive + hiphil imperfect, 2nd person feminine singular - and you multiplied/increased",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*taznûtēk*": "your prostitution/harlotry, noun with 2nd person feminine singular suffix",
"*ʾereṣ*": "land of, construct state",
"*kənaʿan*": "Canaan, proper noun",
"*kaśdîmāh*": "to Chaldea, proper noun with directional heh",
"*bəzōʾt*": "in this, preposition + demonstrative feminine singular",
"*śābāʿat*": "qal perfect, 2nd person feminine singular - you were satisfied"
},
"variants": {
"*kaśdîmāh*": "to Chaldea/toward the Chaldeans/to Babylonia",
"*bəzōʾt*": "in this/with this/by this"
}
}
30 {
"verseID": "Ezekiel.16.30",
"source": "מָ֤ה אֲמֻלָה֙ לִבָּתֵ֔ךְ נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה בַּעֲשׂוֹתֵךְ֙ אֶת־כָּל־אֵ֔לֶּה מַעֲשֵׂ֥ה אִשָּֽׁה־זוֹנָ֖ה שַׁלָּֽטֶת׃",
"text": "How *ʾămullāh* *libbātēk*, *nəʾum* *ʾădōnāy* *YHWH*, in *baʿăśôtēk* *ʾet*-all-*ʾēlleh*, *maʿăśēh* *ʾiššāh*-*zônāh* *šallāṭet*.",
"grammar": {
"*ʾămullāh*": "weak/feeble/languishing, qal passive participle feminine singular",
"*libbātēk*": "your heart, noun with 2nd person feminine singular suffix",
"*nəʾum*": "declaration/utterance of, noun construct",
"*ʾădōnāy*": "my Lord, noun with 1st person singular suffix",
"*YHWH*": "divine name",
"*baʿăśôtēk*": "in your doing, preposition + qal infinitive construct with 2nd person feminine singular suffix",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*ʾēlleh*": "these, demonstrative",
"*maʿăśēh*": "deed/work/act, noun construct",
"*ʾiššāh*": "woman, noun construct",
"*zônāh*": "prostitute/harlot, qal participle feminine singular",
"*šallāṭet*": "ruling/domineering/imperious, qal participle feminine singular"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾămullāh*": "weak/feeble/languishing/sick",
"*libbātēk*": "your heart/your will/your mind",
"*šallāṭet*": "domineering/imperious/brazen/shameless"
}
}