Ezekiel 36:17
“Son of man, when the people of Israel lived in their land, they defiled it by their own ways and deeds. Their behavior before Me was like the uncleanness of a woman’s impurity.
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ASV
Son of man, when the house of Israel dwelt in their own land, they defiled it by their way and by their doings: their way before me was as the uncleanness of a woman in her impurity.
KJV
Son of man, when the house of Israel dwelt in their own land, they defiled it by their own way and by their doings: their way was before me as the uncleanness of a removed woman.
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16 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| בֶּן־ | ben- | O son of | H1121 → |
| אָדָ֗ם | 'a.Dam | humankind | H120 → |
| בֵּ֤ית | beit | [the] house of | H1004 → |
| יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ | Yis.ra.'El | Israel | H3478 → |
| יֹשְׁבִ֣ים | yo.she.Vim | [were] dwelling | H3427 → |
| עַל־ | 'al- | on | H5921 → |
| אַדְמָתָ֔ם | 'ad.ma.Tam | own land their | H127 → |
| וַיְטַמְּא֣וּ | vay.ta.me.'U | and they made unclean | H2930 → |
| אוֹתָ֔הּ | 'o.Tah | <obj.> it | H853 → |
| בְּדַרְכָּ֖ם | be.dar.Kam | by conduct their | H1870 → |
| וּבַעֲלִֽילוֹתָ֑ם | u.va.'a.li.lo.Tam | and by practices their | H5949 → |
| כְּטֻמְאַת֙ | ke.tum.'At | like [the] uncleanness of | H2932 → |
| הַנִּדָּ֔ה | ha.ni.Dah | <the> menstruation | H5079 → |
| הָיְתָ֥ה | ha.ye.Tah | it was | H1961 → |
| דַרְכָּ֖ם | dar.Kam | conduct their | H1870 → |
| לְפָנָֽי׃ | le.fa.Nai | <to> before me | H6440 → |
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