Ezekiel 16:4
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | And as for thy nativity, in the day thou wast born thy navel was not cut, neither wast thou washed in water to supple thee; thou wast not salted at all, nor swaddled at all. | On the day of your birth your cord was not cut, nor were you washed with water for cleansing. You were not rubbed with salt or wrapped in cloths. | And as for thy nativity, in the day thou wast born thy navel was not cut, neither wast thou washed in water to cleanse thee; thou wast not salted at all, nor swaddled at all. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and births your | וּמוֹלְדוֹתַ֗יִךְ | u-mol-do-TA-yikh | H4138 | relativesמוֹלֶ֫דֶת (mo.le.det) 1) kindred, birth, offspring, relatives 1a) kindred 1b) birth, circumstances of birth 1c) one born, begotten, issue, offspring, female offspring |
| on [the] day | בְּי֨וֹם | be-YOM | H3117G | dayיוֹם (yom) : day/when/time/period 1) day, time, year 1a) day (as opposed to night) 1b) day (24 hour period) 1b1) as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1 1b2) as a division of time 1b2a) a working day, a day's journey 1c) days, lifetime (pl.) 1d) time, period (general) 1e) year 1f) temporal references 1f1) today 1f2) yesterday 1f3) tomorrow |
| were born | הוּלֶּ֤דֶת | hu-LE-det | H3205 | to begetיָלַד (ya.lad) 1) to bear, bringforth, beget, gender, travail 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to bear, bring forth 1a1a) of child birth 1a1b) of distress (simile) 1a1c) of wicked (behaviour) 1a2) to beget 1b) (Niphal) to be born 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to cause or help to bring forth 1c2) to assist or tend as a midwife 1c3) midwife (participle) 1d) (Pual) to be born 1e) (Hiphil) 1e1) to beget (a child) 1e2) to bear (fig. -of wicked bringing forth iniquity) 1f) (Hophal) day of birth, birthday (infinitive) 1g) (Hithpael) to declare one's birth (pedigree) |
| not | לֹֽא־ | lo'- | H3808 | notלֹא (lo) 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time) Aramaic equivalent: la (לָא "not" H3809) |
| it was cut off | כָרַּ֣ת | kha-RAT | H3772G | to cut: cutכָּרַת (ka.rat) : cut/fell 1) to cut, cut off, cut down, cut off a body part, cut out, eliminate, kill, cut a covenant 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to cut off 1a1a) to cut off a body part, behead 1a2) to cut down 1a3) to hew 1a4) to cut or make a covenant 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be cut off 1b2) to be cut down 1b3) to be chewed 1b4) to be cut off, fail 1c) (Pual) 1c1) to be cut off 1c2) to be cut down 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cut off 1d2) to cut off, destroy 1d3) to cut down, destroy 1d4) to take away 1d5) to permit to perish 1e) (Hophal) cut off |
| umbilical cord your | שָׁרֵּ֔ךְ | sha-REKH | H8270 | umbilical cordשֹׁר (shor) umbilical cord, navel, navel-string |
| and with water | וּבְמַ֥יִם | u-ve-MA-yim | H4325G | waterמַי (ma.yim) 1) water, waters 1a) water 1b) water of the feet, urine 1c) of danger, violence, transitory things, refreshment (fig.) |
| not | לֹֽא־ | lo'- | H3808 | notלֹא (lo) 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time) Aramaic equivalent: la (לָא "not" H3809) |
| you were washed | רֻחַ֖צְתְּ | ru-CHATZT | H7364 | to wash: washרָחַץ (ra.chats) : wash 1) to wash, wash off, wash away, bathe 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to wash, wash off, wash away 1a2) to wash, bathe (oneself) 1b) (Pual) to be washed 1c) (Hithpael) to wash oneself 2a) (Hithpael Passive) to be regarded clean, trustworthy |
| for cleansing | לְמִשְׁעִ֑י | le-mish-'I | H4935 | cleansingמִשְׁעִי (mish.i) cleansing |
| and certainly to be salted | וְהָמְלֵ֙חַ֙ | ve-ha-me-LE-ach | H4414B | to saltמָלַח (ma.lach) 1) to salt, season 1a) (Qal) to salt, season 1b) (Pual) to be salted 1c) (Hophal) to be rubbed or washed with salt Aramaic equivalent: me.lach (מְלַח "to eat salt" H4415) |
| not | לֹ֣א | lo' | H3808 | notלֹא (lo) 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time) Aramaic equivalent: la (לָא "not" H3809) |
| you were rubbed with salt | הֻמְלַ֔חַתְּ | hum-LA-chat | H4414B | to saltמָלַח (ma.lach) 1) to salt, season 1a) (Qal) to salt, season 1b) (Pual) to be salted 1c) (Hophal) to be rubbed or washed with salt Aramaic equivalent: me.lach (מְלַח "to eat salt" H4415) |
| and certainly to be wrapped | וְהָחְתֵּ֖ל | ve-ha-che-TEL | H2853 | to entwineחָתַל (cha.tal) 1) to entwine, enwrap, be swaddled 1a) (Pual) to be swathed, be enwraped 1b) (Hophal) to be swathed, be swaddled |
| not | לֹ֥א | lo' | H3808 | notלֹא (lo) 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time) Aramaic equivalent: la (לָא "not" H3809) |
| you were wrapped | חֻתָּֽלְתְּ׃ | chu-TA-let | H2853 | to entwineחָתַל (cha.tal) 1) to entwine, enwrap, be swaddled 1a) (Pual) to be swathed, be enwraped 1b) (Hophal) to be swathed, be swaddled |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.