Ezekiel 16:20
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Moreover, you tookוַתִּקְחִ֞י
(vat·tik·chi)
3947: to takea prim. root
your sonsבָּנַ֤יִךְ
(ba·na·yich)
1121: sona prim. root
and daughtersבְּנֹותַ֙יִךְ֙
(be·no·v·ta·yich)
1323: daughterfrom ben
whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר
(a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
you had borneיָלַ֣דְתְּ
(ya·lad·te)
3205: to bear, bring forth, begeta prim. root
to Me and sacrificedוַתִּזְבָּחִ֥ים
(vat·tiz·ba·chim)
2076: to slaughter for sacrificea prim. root
them to idols to be devoured.לֶאֱכֹ֑ול
(le·'e·cho·vl;)
398: to eata prim. root
Were your harlotries(מִתַּזְנוּתָֽיִךְ׃
(mit·taz·nu·ta·yich.)
8457: fornicationfrom zanah
so smallהַמְעַ֖ט
(ham·'at)
4592: a little, fewness, a fewfrom maat
a matter? 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
Moreover thou hast taken
laqach  (law-kakh')
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
thy sons
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
and thy daughters
bath  (bath)
apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, first, old, owl, town, village.
whom thou hast borne
yalad  (yaw-lad')
to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
unto me and these hast thou sacrificed
zabach  (zaw-bakh')
to slaughter an animal (usually in sacrifice) -- kill, offer, (do) sacrifice, slay.
unto them to be devoured
'akal  (aw-kal')
to eat -- at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, freely, in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, quite.
Is this of thy whoredoms
taznuwth  (taz-nooth')
harlotry, i.e. (figuratively) idolatry -- fornication, whoredom.
a small matter
m`at  (meh-at')
a little or few (often adverbial or compar.) -- almost (some, very) few(-er, -est), lightly, little (while), (very) small (matter, thing), some, soon, very.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Moreover, you took your sons and daughters whom you had borne to Me and sacrificed them to idols to be devoured. Were your harlotries so small a matter?

King James Bible
Moreover thou hast taken thy sons and thy daughters, whom thou hast borne unto me, and these hast thou sacrificed unto them to be devoured. Is this of thy whoredoms a small matter,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You even took your sons and daughters you bore to Me and sacrificed them to these images as food. Wasn't your prostitution enough?

International Standard Version
"Then you took your sons and daughters whom you bore for me and sacrificed them for your idols to eat. As though your prostitutions were an insignificant thing,

NET Bible
"'You took your sons and your daughters whom you bore to me and you sacrificed them as food for the idols to eat. As if your prostitution not enough,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
" 'You took your sons and daughters, who belonged to me, and you sacrificed them as food to idols. Wasn't your prostitution enough?

King James 2000 Bible
Moreover you have taken your sons and your daughters, whom you have borne unto me, and these have you sacrificed unto them to be devoured. Is this act of your harlotries a small matter,
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