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And when I passed by thee, and saw thee polluted in thine own blood, I said unto thee when thou wast in thy blood, Live; yea, I said unto thee when thou wast in thy blood, Live. (KJV)
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וָאֶעֱבֹ֤רva.'e.'e.Vorand I passed by
Lemma: עָבַר (a.var) · Strong's: H5674A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqw1cs)
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 16:6 word 1
עָלַ֙יִךְ֙'a.La.yikhat you
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Ezekiel 16:6 word 2
וָֽאֶרְאֵ֔ךְva.'er.'Ekhand I saw you
Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqw1cs)
Meaning: to see: see
Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT Ezekiel 16:6 word 3
מִתְבּוֹסֶ֖סֶתmit.bo.Se.setkicking about
Lemma: בּוּס (bus) · Strong's: H0947
Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Participle · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HVtrfsa)
Meaning: to trample
Used 12 times. Also: Psalms 44:5, Psalms 60:12, Psalms 108:13, Proverbs 27:7, Isaiah 14:19, Isaiah 14:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0947; TAHOT Ezekiel 16:6 word 4
בְּדָמָ֑יִךְbe.da.Ma.yikhin blood<s> your
Lemma: דָּם (dam) · Strong's: H1818
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: blood
Used 359 times. Also: Genesis 4:10, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 9:4, Genesis 9:5, Genesis 9:6, Genesis 37:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1818; TAHOT Ezekiel 16:6 word 5
וָאֹ֤מַרva.'O.marand I said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqw1cs)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Ezekiel 16:6 word 6
בְּדָמַ֣יִךְbe.da.Ma.yikhin blood<s> your
Lemma: דָּם (dam) · Strong's: H1818
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: blood
Used 359 times. Also: Genesis 4:10, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 9:4, Genesis 9:5, Genesis 9:6, Genesis 37:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1818; TAHOT Ezekiel 16:6 word 7
חֲיִ֔יcha.Yilive
Lemma: חָיָה (cha.yah) · Strong's: H2421
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Feminine · Singular (HVqv2fs)
Meaning: to live
Used 279 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2421; TAHOT Ezekiel 16:6 word 8
וָאֹ֥מַרva.'O.marand I said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqw1cs)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Ezekiel 16:6 word 9
בְּדָמַ֥יִךְbe.da.Ma.yikhin blood<s> your
Lemma: דָּם (dam) · Strong's: H1818
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: blood
Used 359 times. Also: Genesis 4:10, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 9:4, Genesis 9:5, Genesis 9:6, Genesis 37:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1818; TAHOT Ezekiel 16:6 word 10
חֲיִֽי\׃cha.Yilive
Lemma: חָיָה (cha.yah) · Strong's: H2421
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Feminine · Singular (HVqv2fs)
Meaning: to live
Used 279 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2421; TAHOT Ezekiel 16:6 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Then I passed | → | עָבַר H5674A to pass |
| by | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| and saw | → | רָאָה H7200G to see: see |
| you wallowing | → | בּוּס H0947 to trample |
| in your blood | → | דָּם H1818 blood |
| and as you lay there in your blood | → | דָּם H1818 blood |
| I said | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| to you | → | |
| Live | → | חָיָה H2421 to live |
| [There] | → | דָּם H1818 blood |
| I said | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| to you | → | |
| Live | → | חָיָה H2421 to live |
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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