Hebrew Interlinear
Ezekiel 16:20 Interlinear
“Moreover thou hast taken thy sons and thy daughters whom thou hast borne unto me and these hast thou sacrificed unto them to be devoured a small matter Is this of thy whoredoms”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וַתִּקְחִ֞י | H3947 | Moreover thou hast taken | to take (in the widest variety of applications) |
| 2 | אֶת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 3 | בָּנַ֤יִךְ | H1121 | thy sons | a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or |
| 4 | וְאֶת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 5 | בְּנוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙ | H1323 | and thy daughters | a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively) |
| 6 | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | H834 | who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | |
| 7 | יָלַ֣דְתְּ | H3205 | whom thou hast borne | to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage |
| 8 | לִ֔י | H0 | ||
| 9 | וַתִּזְבָּחִ֥ים | H2076 | unto me and these hast thou sacrificed | to slaughter an animal (usually in sacrifice) |
| 10 | לָהֶ֖ם | H0 | ||
| 11 | לֶאֱכ֑וֹל | H398 | unto them to be devoured | to eat (literally or figuratively) |
| 12 | הַמְעַ֖ט | H4592 | a small matter | a little or few (often adverbial or comparative) |
| 13 | מִתַּזְנוּתָֽךְ׃ | H8457 | Is this of thy whoredoms | harlotry, i.e., (figuratively) idolatry |
Verse Context
Ezekiel 16:19My meat also which I gave thee fine flour and oil...
Ezekiel 16:20 (current)Moreover thou hast taken thy sons and thy daughters whom thou hast borne unto me and these hast thou sacrificed unto them to be devoured a small matter Is this of thy whoredoms
Ezekiel 16:21That thou hast slain my children and delivered them to cause them to pass through ...