King James Version

Ezekiel 16:10

I clothed thee also with broidered work, and shod thee with badgers’ skin, and I girded thee about with fine linen, and I covered thee with silk.

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וָאַלְבִּישֵׁ֣ךְvaalbishekheand clotheלָבַשׁconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “and clothe”, the next action in the storyH3847properly, wrap around, i.e. (by implication) to put on agarment or clothe (oneself, or another), literally or figuratively(in) apparel, arm, array (self), clothe (self), come upon, put (on, upon), wear.רִקְמָ֔הriqmahbroideredרִקְמָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “broidered”, the ordinary formH7553variegation of color; specifically, embroiderybroidered (work), divers colours, (raiment of) needlework (on both sides).וָאֶנְעֲלֵ֖ךְvaenalekheand boltנָעַלconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “and bolt”, the next action in the storyH5274properly, to fasten up, i.e. with abar or cord; hence, to sandal, i.e. furnish with slippersbolt, inclose, lock, shoe, shut up.תָּ֑חַשׁtachashbadgerתַּחַשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “badger”, the ordinary formH8476a (clean) animal with fur, probably a species of antelopebadger.וָאֶחְבְּשֵׁ֣ךְvaechbeshekheand saddleחָבַשׁconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “and saddle”, the next action in the storyH2280to wrap firmly (especially a turban, compress, or saddle); figuratively, to stop, to rulebind (up), gird about, govern, healer, put, saddle, wrap about.בַּשֵּׁ֔שׁbasheshin marbleשֵׁשׁpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in marble”, the ordinary formH8336bleached stuff, i.e. white linen or (by analogy) marble[idiom] blue, fine (twined) linen, marble, silk.וַאֲכַסֵּ֖ךְvaakhasekheand coverכָּסָהconjunction, verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “and cover”, the next action in the storyH3680properly, to plump, i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy)clad self, close, clothe, conceal, cover (self), (flee to) hide, overwhelm. Compare H3780 (כָּשָׂה).מֶֽשִׁיmeshisilkמֶשִׁיnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “silk”, the ordinary formH4897silk (as drawn from the cocoon)silk.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

I clothed thee also with richly woven work, and shod thee with sealskin, and I wound fine linen about thy head, and covered thee with silk.

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American Standard Version (1901)

I clothed thee also with broidered work, and shod thee with sealskin, and I girded thee about with fine linen, and covered thee with silk.

Young’s Literal Translation

And I clothe thee with embroidery, And I shoe thee with badger's skin, And I gird thee with fine linen, And I cover thee with figured silk.

World English Bible

I clothed you also with embroidered work and put leather sandals on you. I dressed you with fine linen and covered you with silk.

Darby Translation

and I clothed thee with embroidered work, and shod thee with badgers' skin, and I bound thee about with byssus, and covered thee with silk.

Douay-Rheims

And I clothed thee with embroidery, and shed thee with violet coloured shoes: and I girded thee about with fine linen, and clothed thee with fine garments.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

I clothed thee also with richly woven work, and shod thee with sealskin, and I wound fine linen about thy head, and covered thee with silk.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And I clothed thee with embroidered garments , and clothed thee beneath with purple, and girded thee with fine linen, and clothed thee with silk,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐνέδυσά σε ποικίλα, καὶ ὑπέδυσά σε ὑάκινθον· καὶ ἔζωσά σε βύσσῳ καὶ περιέβαλόν σε τριχαπτῳ,