Ezekiel 16:4
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"As for your birth,וּמֹולְדֹותַ֗יִךְ
(u·mo·vl·do·v·ta·yich)
4138: kindred, birth, offspringfrom yalad
on the dayבְּיֹ֨ום
(be·yo·vm)
3117: daya prim. root
you were bornהוּלֶּ֤דֶת
(hul·le·det)
3205: to bear, bring forth, begeta prim. root
your navel cordשָׁרֵּ֔ךְ
(shar·rech,)
8270: umbilical cordfrom an unused word
was not cut,כָרַּ֣ת
(char·rat)
3772: to cut off, cut downa prim. root
norלֹֽא־
(lo-)
3808: nota prim. adverb
were you washedרֻחַ֖צְתְּ
(ru·chatz·te)
7364: to wash, wash off or away, bathea prim. root
with waterוּבְמַ֥יִם
(u·ve·ma·yim)
4325: waters, watera prim. root
for cleansing;לְמִשְׁעִ֑י
(le·mish·'i;)
4935: a cleansingfrom an unused word
you were not rubbedוְהָמְלֵ֙חַ֙
(ve·ha·me·le·ach)
4414b: to salt, seasondenominative verb from melach
with saltהֻמְלַ֔חַתְּ
(hum·la·chat·te,)
4414b: to salt, seasondenominative verb from melach
or even wrappedוְהָחְתֵּ֖ל
(ve·ha·che·tel)
2853: perhaps entwine, enwrapa prim. root
in cloths.חֻתָּֽלְתְּ׃
(chut·ta·le·te.)
2853: perhaps entwine, enwrapa prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And as for thy nativity
mowledeth  (mo-leh'-deth)
nativity (plural birth-place); by implication, lineage, native country; also offspring, family -- begotten, born, issue, kindred, native(-ity).
in the day
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
thou wast born
yalad  (yaw-lad')
to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
thy navel
shor  (shore)
a string, i.e. (specifically) the umbilical cord (also figuratively, as the centre of strength) -- navel.
was not cut
karath  (kaw-rath')
to cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant
neither wast thou washed
rachats  (raw-khats')
to lave (the whole or a part of a thing) -- bathe (self), wash (self).
in water
mayim  (mah'-yim)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen -- + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring).
to supple
mish`iy  (mish-ee')
inspection -- to supple.
thee thou wast not salted
malach  (maw-lakh')
to rub to pieces or pulverize; intransitively, to disappear as dust; also to salt whether internally (to season with salt) or externally (to rub with salt)
at all
malach  (maw-lakh')
to rub to pieces or pulverize; intransitively, to disappear as dust; also to salt whether internally (to season with salt) or externally (to rub with salt)
nor swaddled
chathal  (khaw-thal')
to swathe -- at all, swaddle.
at all
chathal  (khaw-thal')
to swathe -- at all, swaddle.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"As for your birth, on the day you were born your navel cord was not cut, nor were you washed with water for cleansing; you were not rubbed with salt or even wrapped in cloths.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
As for your birth, your umbilical cord wasn't cut on the day you were born, and you weren't washed clean with water. You were not rubbed with salt or wrapped in cloths.

International Standard Version
Now as to your birth, on the day you were born your umbilical cord wasn't cut. You weren't washed with water to clean you, and nobody rubbed you with salt. And it's certain that you weren't wrapped in strips of cloth.

NET Bible
As for your birth, on the day you were born your umbilical cord was not cut, nor were you washed in water; you were certainly not rubbed down with salt, nor wrapped with blankets.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
When you were born, your umbilical cord wasn't cut. You weren't washed with water to make you clean. You weren't rubbed with salt or wrapped in cloth.

King James 2000 Bible
And as for your nativity, in the day you were born your navel was not cut, neither were you washed in water to cleanse you; you were not rubbed with salt at all, nor swaddled at all.
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