Ezekiel 16:7 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEzekiel 16:7 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 →
רְבָבָ֗ה
rᵉbâbâh
H7233
myriad
כְּצֶ֤מַח
tsemach
H6780
sprout
הַשָּׂדֶה֙
sâdeh
H7704
field
נְתַתִּ֔יךְ
nâthan
H5414
to give
וַתִּרְבִּי֙
râbâh
H7235
to multiply
וַֽתִּגְדְּלִ֔י
gâdal
H1431
to grow
וַתָּבֹ֖אִי
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
בַּעֲדִ֣י
ʻădîy
H5716
ornaments
עֲדָיִ֑ים
ʻădîy
H5716
ornaments
שָׁדַ֤יִם
shad
H7699
breast
נָכֹ֨נוּ֙
kûwn
H3559
to be established
וּשְׂעָרֵ֣ךְ
sêʻâr
H8181
hair
צִמֵּ֔חַ
tsâmach
H6779
to sprout
וְאַ֖תְּ
ʼattâh
H859
you
עֵרֹ֥ם
ʻêyrôm
H5903
naked
וְעֶרְיָֽה
ʻeryâh
H6181
nakedness
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
I caused you to multiply as that which grows in the field, and you increased and grew great, and you attained to excellent ornament; your breasts were fashioned, and your hair was grown; yet you were naked and bare.
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King James Version Public Domain
I have caused thee to multiply as the bud of the field, and thou hast increased and waxen great, and thou art come to excellent ornaments: thy breasts are fashioned, and thine hair is grown, whereas thou wast naked and bare.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
I made you grow like a plant in a field. You multiplied and became great, and you became the jewel of jewels. Your breasts became firm, and your hair grew thick, though you had been naked and bare.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).