Ezekiel 23:3 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEzekiel 23:3 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 →
וַתִּזְנֶ֣ינָה
zânâh
H2181
to commit fornication
בְמִצְרַ֔יִם
Mitsrayim
H4714
Egypt
בִּנְעוּרֵיהֶ֖ן
nâʻûwr
H5271
youth
זָנ֑וּ
zânâh
H2181
to commit fornication
שָׁ֚מָּה
shâm
H8033
there
מֹעֲכ֣וּ
mâʻak
H4600
to press
שְׁדֵיהֶ֔ן
shad
H7699
breast
וְשָׁ֣ם
shâm
H8033
there
עִשּׂ֔וּ
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
דַּדֵּ֖י
dad
H1717
breast
בְּתוּלֵיהֶֽן
bᵉthûwlîym
H1331
virginity
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World English Bible Public Domain
and they played the prostitute in Egypt; they played the prostitute in their youth; there were their breasts pressed, and there was handled the bosom of their virginity.
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King James Version Public Domain
And they committed whoredoms in Egypt; they committed whoredoms in their youth: there were their breasts pressed, and there they bruised the teats of their virginity.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
They acted as prostitutes in Egypt in the time of their youth. They acted as prostitutes there. Their breasts were squeezed and their virgin nipples were fondled there.
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