Ezekiel 23:17 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEzekiel 23:17 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 →
וַיָּבֹ֨אוּ
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
אֵלֶ֤יהָ
ʼêl
H413
to
בְנֵֽי
bên
H1121
son
בָבֶל֙
Bâbel
H894
Babylon
לְמִשְׁכַּ֣ב
mishkâb
H4904
bed
דֹּדִ֔ים
dôwd
H1730
beloved
וַיְטַמְּא֥וּ
ṭâmêʼ
H2930
to be unclean
אוֹתָ֖הּ
ʼêth
H853
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בְּתַזְנוּתָ֑ם
taznûwth
H8457
fornication
וַתִּ֨טְמָא
ṭâmêʼ
H2930
to be unclean
בָ֔ם
וַתֵּ֥קַע
yâqaʻ
H3363
to be dislocated
נַפְשָׁ֖הּ
nephesh
H5315
soul
מֵהֶֽם
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World English Bible Public Domain
The Babylonians came to her into the bed of love, and they defiled her with their prostitution, and she was polluted with them, and her soul was alienated from them.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the Babylonians came to her into the bed of love, and they defiled her with their whoredom, and she was polluted with them, and her mind was alienated from them.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then the Babylonians came to her and to her bed of lust, and they made her unclean with their promiscuousness. By what she had done she was made unclean, so she turned herself away from them in disgust.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).