Ezekiel 16:21 Go deeper
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That thou hast slain my children, and delivered them to cause them to pass through the fire for them? (KJV)
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וַֽתִּשְׁחֲטִ֖יva.tish.cha.Tiand you slaughtered
Lemma: שָׁחַט (sha.chat) · Strong's: H7819A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Feminine · Singular (HVqw2fs)
Meaning: to slaughter
Used 79 times. Also: Genesis 22:10, Genesis 37:31, Exodus 12:6, Exodus 12:21, Exodus 29:11, Exodus 29:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7819A; TAHOT Ezekiel 16:21 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 16:21 word 2
בָּנָ֑יba.Naichildren my
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: son: child
Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Ezekiel 16:21 word 3
וַֽתִּתְּנִ֔יםva.ti.te.Nimand you gave them
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Feminine · Singular (HVqw2fs)
Meaning: to give: give
Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT Ezekiel 16:21 word 4
בְּהַעֲבִ֥ירbe.ha.'a.Virwhen made pass through
Lemma: עָבַר (a.var) · Strong's: H5674A
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)
Meaning: to pass
Used 493 times. Also: Genesis 8:1, Genesis 12:6, Genesis 15:17, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 23:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5674A; TAHOT Ezekiel 16:21 word 5
אוֹתָ֖ם'o.Tam<obj.> them
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 16:21 word 6
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| You slaughtered | → | שָׁחַט H7819A to slaughter |
| My children | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| and delivered them up | → | נָתַן H5414G to give: give |
| through the fire | → | עָבַר H5674A to pass |
| to [idols] | → |
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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