Ezekiel 16:18 Go deeper
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And tookest thy broidered garments, and coveredst them: and thou hast set mine oil and mine incense before them. (KJV)
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וַתִּקְחִ֛יva.tik.Chiand you took
Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Feminine · Singular (HVqw2fs)
Meaning: to take: take
Used 770 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3947G; TAHOT Ezekiel 16:18 word 1
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Ezekiel 16:18 word 2
בִּגְדֵ֥יbig.Dei[the] clothes of
Lemma: בֶּ֫גֶד (be.ged) · Strong's: H0899B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: garment
Used 214 times. Also: Genesis 24:53, Genesis 27:15, Genesis 27:27, Genesis 28:20, Genesis 37:29, Genesis 38:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0899B; TAHOT Ezekiel 16:18 word 3
רִקְמָתֵ֖ךְrik.ma.Tekhmulticolored cloth your
Lemma: רִקְמָה (riq.mah) · Strong's: H7553
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: embroidery
Used 12 times. Also: Judges 5:30, 1 Chronicles 29:2, Psalms 45:14, Ezekiel 16:10, Ezekiel 16:13, Ezekiel 17:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7553; TAHOT Ezekiel 16:18 word 4
וַתְּכַסִּ֑יםva.te.kha.Simand you covered them
Lemma: כָּסָה (ka.sah) · Strong's: H3680
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Feminine · Singular (HVpw2fs)
Meaning: to cover
Used 151 times. Also: Genesis 7:19, Genesis 7:20, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 18:17, Genesis 24:65, Genesis 37:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3680; TAHOT Ezekiel 16:18 word 5
וְשַׁמְנִי֙ve.sham.Niand oil my
Lemma: שֶׁ֫מֶן (she.men) · Strong's: H8081
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: oil
Used 193 times. Also: Genesis 28:18, Genesis 35:14, Exodus 25:6, Exodus 27:20, Exodus 29:2, Exodus 29:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8081; TAHOT Ezekiel 16:18 word 6
וּקְטָרְתִּ֔יu.ke.ta.re.Tiand incense my
Lemma: קְטֹ֫רֶת (qe.to.ret) · Strong's: H7004
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: incense
Used 60 times. Also: Exodus 25:6, Exodus 30:1, Exodus 30:7, Exodus 30:8, Exodus 30:9, Exodus 30:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7004; TAHOT Ezekiel 16:18 word 7
לִפְנֵיהֶֽם\׃lif.nei.Hem<to> before them
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: face: before
Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT Ezekiel 16:18 word 8
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| You took | → | לָקַח H3947G to take: take |
| your embroidered | → | רִקְמָה H7553 embroidery |
| garments | → | בֶּ֫גֶד H0899B garment |
| to cover them | → | כָּסָה H3680 to cover |
| and you set | → | H5414 |
| My oil | → | שֶׁ֫מֶן H8081 oil |
| and incense | → | קְטֹ֫רֶת H7004 incense |
| before them | → | פָּנֶה H6440G face: before |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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