Ezekiel 23:20
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | For she doted upon their paramours, whose flesh is as the flesh of asses, and whose issue is like the issue of horses. | and lusted after their lovers, whose genitals were like those of donkeys and whose emission was like that of stallions. | And she doted upon their paramours, whose flesh is as the flesh of asses, and whose issue is like the issue of horses. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and she lusted ! | וַֽתַּעְגְּבָ֔ה | va-ta'-ge-VAH | H5689 | to lustעָגַב (a.gav) 1) (Qal) to have inordinate affection or lust 1a) lust (participle) 1b) paramours (participle as subst) |
| on | עַ֖ל | 'al | H5921A | uponעַל (al) prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) … |
| paramours their | פִּֽלַגְשֵׁיהֶ֑ם | pi-lag-shei-HEM | H6370 | concubineפִּלֶ֫גֶשׁ (pi.le.gesh) 1) concubine, paramour 1a) concubine 1b) paramour |
| whom | אֲשֶׁ֤ר | 'a-SHER | H0834A | whichאֲשֶׁר (a.sher) A: 1) (relative part.) 1a) which, who 1b) that which 2) (conj) 2a) that (in obj clause) 2b) when 2c) since 2d) as 2e) conditional if B: Beth+ 1) in (that) which 2) (adv) 2a) where 3) (conj) 3a) in that, inasmuch as 3b) on account of C: Mem+ 1) from (or than) that which 2) from (the place) where 3) from (the fact) that, since D: Kaph+ 1) (conj.), according as, as, when 1a) according to that which, according as, as 1b) with a causal force: in so far as, since 1c) with a temporal force: when |
| [was the] flesh of | בְּשַׂר־ | be-sar- | H1320 | fleshבָּשָׂר (ba.sar) 1) flesh 1a) of the body 1a1) of humans 1a2) of animals 1b) the body itself 1c) male organ of generation (euphemism) 1d) kindred, blood-relations 1e) flesh as frail or erring (man against God) 1f) all living things 1g) animals 1h) mankind Aramaic equivalent: be.shar (בְּשַׁר "flesh" H1321) |
| donkeys | חֲמוֹרִים֙ | cha-mo-RIM | H2543 | donkeyחֲמוֹר (cha.mor) (he) ass |
| flesh their | בְּשָׂרָ֔ם | be-sa-RAM | H1320 | fleshבָּשָׂר (ba.sar) 1) flesh 1a) of the body 1a1) of humans 1a2) of animals 1b) the body itself 1c) male organ of generation (euphemism) 1d) kindred, blood-relations 1e) flesh as frail or erring (man against God) 1f) all living things 1g) animals 1h) mankind Aramaic equivalent: be.shar (בְּשַׁר "flesh" H1321) |
| and [was the] ejaculation of | וְזִרְמַ֥ת | ve-zir-MAT | H2231 | dischargeזִרְמָה (zir.mah) 1) flow, issue 1a) issue (of seminal discharge) |
| horses | סוּסִ֖ים | su-SIM | H5483M | horseסוּס (sus) 1) horse 1a) chariot horses |
| ejaculation their | זִרְמָתָֽם׃ | zir-ma-TAM | H2231 | dischargeזִרְמָה (zir.mah) 1) flow, issue 1a) issue (of seminal discharge) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.