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In that thou buildest thine eminent place in the head of every way, and makest thine high place in every street; and hast not been as an harlot, in that thou scornest hire; (KJV)

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בִּבְנוֹתַ֤יִךְbiv.no.Ta.yikhwhen built you

Lemma: בָּנָה (ba.nah) · Strong's: H1129

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to build

Used 374 times. Also: Genesis 2:22, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 8:20, Genesis 10:11, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1129; TAHOT Ezekiel 16:31 word 1

גַּבֵּךְ֙ga.beKhmound your

Lemma: גַּב (gav) · Strong's: H1354

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: back/rim/brow

Used 13 times. Also: Leviticus 14:9, 1 Kings 7:33, Job 13:12, Job 15:26, Psalms 129:3, Ezekiel 1:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1354; TAHOT Ezekiel 16:31 word 2

בְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.Roshat [the] head of

Lemma: רֹאשׁ (rosh) · Strong's: H7218A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: head

Used 282 times. Also: Genesis 3:15, Genesis 40:13, Genesis 40:16, Genesis 40:17, Genesis 40:19, Genesis 40:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7218A; TAHOT Ezekiel 16:31 word 3

כָּל\־kol-every

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Ezekiel 16:31 word 4

דֶּ֔רֶךְDe.rekhroad

Lemma: דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) · Strong's: H1870K

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: way: road

Used 145 times. Also: Genesis 3:24, Genesis 16:7, Genesis 33:16, Genesis 35:19, Genesis 38:14, Genesis 38:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1870K; TAHOT Ezekiel 16:31 word 5

וְרָמָתֵ֥ךְve.ra.ma.Tekhand high place your

Lemma: רָמָה (ra.mah) · Strong's: H7413

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: high place

Used 5 times. Also: 1 Samuel 22:6, Ezekiel 16:24, Ezekiel 16:25, Ezekiel 16:39 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7413; TAHOT Ezekiel 16:31 word 6

בְּכָל\־be.kholin every

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Ezekiel 16:31 word 7

רְח֑וֹבre.Chovopen place

Lemma: רְחוֹב (re.chov) · Strong's: H7339

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: street/plaza

Used 43 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Deuteronomy 13:16, Judges 19:15, Judges 19:17, Judges 19:20, 2 Samuel 21:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7339; TAHOT Ezekiel 16:31 word 8

וְלֹא\־ve.lo'-and not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Ezekiel 16:31 word 9

כַּזּוֹנָ֖הka.zo.Nahlike <the> prostitute

Lemma: זָנָה (za.nah) · Strong's: H2181

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrfsa)

Meaning: to fornicate

Used 93 times. Also: Genesis 34:31, Genesis 38:15, Genesis 38:24, Exodus 34:15, Exodus 34:16, Leviticus 17:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2181; TAHOT Ezekiel 16:31 word 10

לְקַלֵּ֥סle.ka.Lesto scorn

Lemma: קָלַס (qa.las) · Strong's: H7046

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)

Meaning: to mock

Used 4 times. Also: 2 Kings 2:23, Ezekiel 22:5, Habakkuk 1:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7046; TAHOT Ezekiel 16:31 word 11

אֶתְנָֽן\׃'et.Nan[the] hire of a prostitute

Lemma: אֶתְנַן (et.nan) · Strong's: H0868

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: wages

Used 11 times. Also: Deuteronomy 23:18, Isaiah 23:17, Isaiah 23:18, Ezekiel 16:34, Ezekiel 16:41, Hosea 9:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0868; TAHOT Ezekiel 16:31 word 12

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

But when you built	→	בָּנָה H1129 to build
your mounds	→	גַּב H1354 back/rim/brow
at the head	→	רֹאשׁ H7218A head
of every	→	כֹּל H3605 all
street	→	דֶּ֫רֶךְ H1870K way: road
and made	→	H6213
your lofty shrines	→	רָמָה H7413 high place
in every	→	כֹּל H3605 all
public square	→	רְחוֹב H7339 street/plaza
you were	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
not even like	→	לֹא H3808 not
a prostitute	→	זָנָה H2181 to fornicate
because you scorned	→	קָלַס H7046 to mock
payment	→	אֶתְנַן H0868 wages

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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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