King James Version

Ezekiel 16:13

Thus wast thou decked with gold and silver; and thy raiment was of fine linen, and silk, and broidered work; thou didst eat fine flour, and honey, and oil: and thou wast exceeding beautiful, and thou didst prosper into a kingdom.

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וַתַּעְדִּ֞יvatadiand pass byעָדָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 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.זָהָ֣בzahavgoldזָהָבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “gold”, the ordinary formH2091gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear skygold(-en), fair weather.וָכֶ֗סֶףvakhesefand moneyכֶּסֶףconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and money”, the ordinary formH3701silver (from its pale color); by implication, moneymoney, price, silver(-ling).וּמַלְבּוּשֵׁךְ֙umalbushekheand apparelמַלְבּוּשׁconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “and apparel”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4403a garment, or (collectively) clothingapparel, raiment, vestment.ששיshshymarbleשֵׁשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “marble”, the ordinary formH8336bleached stuff, i.e. white linen or (by analogy) marble[idiom] blue, fine (twined) linen, marble, silk.שֵׁ֤שׁsheshmarbleשֵׁשׁadjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “marble”, the ordinary formH8336bleached stuff, i.e. white linen or (by analogy) marble[idiom] blue, fine (twined) linen, marble, silk.וָמֶ֨שִׁי֙vameshiand silkמֶשִׁיconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and silk”, the ordinary formH4897silk (as drawn from the cocoon)silk.וְרִקְמָ֔הveriqmahand broideredרִקְמָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and broidered”, the ordinary formH7553variegation of color; specifically, embroiderybroidered (work), divers colours, (raiment of) needlework (on both sides).סֹ֧לֶתsoletflourסֹלֶתnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “flour”, the ordinary formH5560flour (as chipped off)(fine) flour, meal.וּדְבַ֛שׁudevashand honeyדְּבַשׁconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and honey”, the ordinary formH1706honey (from its stickiness); by analogy, syruphoney(-comb).וָשֶׁ֖מֶןvashemenand oliveשֶׁמֶןconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and olive”, the ordinary formH8081grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richnessanointing, [idiom] fat (things), [idiom] fruitful, oil(-ed), ointment, olive, [phrase] pine.אכלתיkhltyeatאָכַלverb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “eat”, a completed actionH398to eat (literally or figuratively)[idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite.אָכָ֑לְתְּakhaleteeatאָכַלverb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “eat”, a completed actionH398to eat (literally or figuratively)[idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite.וַתִּ֨יפִי֙vatifiand be beautifulיָפָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “and be beautiful”, the next action in the storyH3302properly, to be bright, i.e. (by implication) beautifulbe beautiful, be (make self) fair(-r), deck.בִּמְאֹ֣דbimodin especiallyמְאֹדpreposition, adverb — “in especially”H3966properly, vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or superlative; especially when repeated)diligently, especially, exceeding(-ly), far, fast, good, great(-ly), [idiom] louder and louder, might(-ily, -y), (so) much, quickly, (so) sore, utterly, very ([phrase] much, sore), well.מְאֹ֔דmeodespeciallyמְאֹדadverb — “especially”H3966properly, vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or superlative; especially when repeated)diligently, especially, exceeding(-ly), far, fast, good, great(-ly), [idiom] louder and louder, might(-ily, -y), (so) much, quickly, (so) sore, utterly, very ([phrase] much, sore), well.וַֽתִּצְלְחִ֖יvatitslechiand break outצָלַחconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “and break out”, the next action in the storyH6743to push forward, in various senses (literal or figurative, transitive or intransitive)break out, come (mightily), go over, be good, be meet, be profitable, (cause to, effect, make to, send) prosper(-ity, -ous, -ously).לִמְלוּכָֽהlimlukhahto kingsomמְלוּכָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “to kingsom”, the ordinary formH4410something ruled, i.e. a realmkingsom, king's, [idiom] royal.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Thus wast thou decked with gold and silver; and thy raiment was of fine linen, and silk, and richly woven work; thou didst eat fine flour, and honey, and oil; and thou didst wax exceeding beautiful, and thou wast meet for royal estate.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Thus wast thou decked with gold and silver; and thy raiment was of fine linen, and silk, and broidered work; thou didst eat fine flour, and honey, and oil; and thou wast exceeding beautiful, and thou didst prosper unto royal estate.

Young’s Literal Translation

And thou dost put on gold and silver, And thy clothing [is] fine linen, And figured silk and embroidery, Fine flour, and honey, and oil thou hast eaten, And thou art very very beautiful, And dost go prosperously to the kingdom.

World English Bible

Thus you were decked with gold and silver. Your clothing was of fine linen, silk, and embroidered work. You ate fine flour, honey, and oil. You were exceedingly beautiful, and you prospered to royal estate.

Darby Translation

Thus wast thou decked with gold and silver, and thy raiment was byssus, and silk, and embroidered work. Thou didst eat fine flour, and honey, and oil; and thou becamest exceedingly beautiful, and thou didst prosper into a kingdom.

Douay-Rheims

And thou wast adorned with gold, and silver, and wast clothed with fine linen, and embroidered work, and many colours: thou didst eat fine hour, and honey, and oil, and wast made exceeding beautiful: and wast advanced to be a queen.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

So thou wast adorned with gold and silver; and thy raiment was of fine linen, and silk, and variegated work: thou didst eat fine flour, and oil, and honey, and didst become extremely beautiful.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐκοσμήθης χρυσίῳ καὶ ἀργυρίῳ, καὶ τὰ περιβόλαιά σου βύσσινα, καὶ τριχαπτὰ, καὶ ποικίλα· σεμίδαλιν καὶ ἔλαιον καὶ μέλι ἔφαγες, καὶ ἐγένου καλὴ σφόδρα.