King James Version

Ezekiel 16:11

I decked thee also with ornaments, and I put bracelets upon thy hands, and a chain on thy neck.

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וָאֶעְדֵּ֖ךְvaedekheand pass byעָדָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “and pass by”, the next action in the storyH5710to advance, i.e. pass on or continue; causatively, to remove; specifically, to bedeck (i.e. bring an ornament upon)adorn, deck (self), pass by, take away.עֶ֑דִיedimouthעֲדִיnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “mouth”, the ordinary formH5716finery; generally an outfit; specifically, a headstall[idiom] excellent, mouth, ornament.וָאֶתְּנָ֤הvaetnahand giveנָתַןconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular, paragogic he — “and give”, the next action in the storyH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…צְמִידִים֙tsemidimbraceletצָמִידnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “bracelet”, the ordinary formH6781a bracelet or arm-clasp; generally, a lidbracelet, covering.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…יָדַ֔יִךְyadayikhhandיָדnoun, common, both genders, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “hand”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, […וְרָבִ֖ידveravidand chainרָבִידconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and chain”, the ordinary formH7242a collar (as spread around the neck)chain.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…גְּרוֹנֵֽךְgeronekhethroatגָּרוֹןnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “throat”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1627the throat (as roughened by swallowing)[idiom] aloud, mouth, neck, throat.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

I decked thee also with ornaments, and I put bracelets upon thy hands, and a chain on thy neck.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And I decked thee with ornaments, and I put bracelets upon thy hands, and a chain on thy neck.

Young’s Literal Translation

And I adorn thee with adornments, And I give bracelets for thy hands, And a chain for thy neck.

World English Bible

I decked you with ornaments, put bracelets on your hands, and put a chain on your neck.

Darby Translation

And I decked thee with ornaments, and I put bracelets upon thy hands, and a chain on thy neck;

Douay-Rheims

I decked thee also with ornaments, and put bracelets on thy hands, and a chain about thy neck.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

I decked thee also with ornaments, and I put bracelets upon thy hands, and a chain on thy neck.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

and decked thee also with ornaments, and put bracelets on thine hands, and a necklace on thy neck.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

καὶ ἐκόσμησά σε κόσμῳ, καὶ περιέθηκα ψέλλια περὶ τὰς χεῖράς σου, καὶ κάθεμα περὶ τὸν τράχηλόν σου·

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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