Ezekiel 16:4 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEzekiel 16:4 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וּמוֹלְדוֹתַ֗יִךְ
môwledeth
H4138
offspring
בְּי֨וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
הוּלֶּ֤דֶת
yâlad
H3205
to bear
אֹתָךְ֙
ʼêth
H853
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לֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
כָרַּ֣ת
kârath
H3772
to cut
שָׁרֵּ֔ךְ
shôr
H8270
navel
וּבְמַ֥יִם
mayim
H4325
water
לֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
רֻחַ֖צְתְּ
râchats
H7364
to wash
לְמִשְׁעִ֑י
mishʻîy
H4935
cleansing
וְהָמְלֵ֨חַ֙
mâlach
H4414
to salt
לֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
הֻמְלַ֔חַתְּ
mâlach
H4414
to salt
וְהָחְתֵּ֖ל
châthal
H2853
to wrap
לֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
חֻתָּֽלְתְּ
châthal
H2853
to wrap
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
As for your birth, in the day you were born your navel was not cut, neither were you washed in water to cleanse you; you weren't salted at all, nor swaddled at all.
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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
On the day of your birth, your mother did not cut your navel, nor did she purify you in water or rub you down with salt, or wrap cloth around you.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).