Ezekiel 16:4
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.
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ASV
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.
KJV
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.
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17 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וּמוֹלְדוֹתַ֗יִךְ | u.mol.do.Ta.yikh | and birth<s> your | H4138 → |
| בְּי֨וֹם | be.Yom | on [the] day | H3117 → |
| הוּלֶּ֤דֶת | hu.Le.det | were born | H3205 → |
| אֹתָךְ֙ | 'o.toKh | <obj.> you | H853 → |
| לֹֽא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → |
| כָרַּ֣ת | kha.Rat | it was cut off | H3772 → |
| שָׁרֵּ֔ךְ | sha.Rekh | umbilical cord your | H8270 → |
| וּבְמַ֥יִם | u.ve.Ma.yim | and with water | H4325 → |
| לֹֽא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → |
| רֻחַ֖צְתְּ | ru.Chatzt | you were washed | H7364 → |
| לְמִשְׁעִ֑י | le.mish.'I | for cleansing | H4935 → |
| וְהָמְלֵ֙חַ֙ | ve.ha.me.Le.ach | and certainly <to be salted> | H4414 → |
| לֹ֣א | lo' | not | H3808 → |
| הֻמְלַ֔חַתְּ | hum.La.chat | you were rubbed with salt | H4414 → |
| וְהָחְתֵּ֖ל | ve.ha.che.Tel | and certainly <to be wrapped> | H2853 → |
| לֹ֥א | lo' | not | H3808 → |
| חֻתָּֽלְתְּ׃ | chu.Ta.let | you were wrapped | H2853 → |
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