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Ezekiel 16:18

And tookest thy broidered garments, and coveredst them: and thou hast set mine oil and mine incense before them.

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וַתִּקְחִ֛יvatiqchiand takeלָקַחconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “and take”, the next action in the storyH3947to take (in the widest variety of applications)accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, [idiom] many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).בִּגְדֵ֥יbigdeapparelבֶּגֶדnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “apparel”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH899a covering, i.e. clothing; also treachery or pillageapparel, cloth(-es, ing), garment, lap, rag, raiment, robe, [idiom] very (treacherously), vesture, wardrobe.רִקְמָתֵ֖ךְriqmatekhebroideredרִקְמָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “broidered”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7553variegation of color; specifically, embroiderybroidered (work), divers colours, (raiment of) needlework (on both sides).וַתְּכַסִּ֑יםvatkhasimand coverכָּסָהconjunction, verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 2nd person, feminine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “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).וְשַׁמְנִי֙veshamniand oliveשֶׁמֶןconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “and olive”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8081grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richnessanointing, [idiom] fat (things), [idiom] fruitful, oil(-ed), ointment, olive, [phrase] pine.וּקְטָרְתִּ֔יuqetaretiand incenseקְטֹרֶתconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “and incense”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7004a fumigation(sweet) incense, perfume.נתתיnttygiveנָתַןverb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “give”, a completed actionH5414to 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…נָתַ֖תְּnatatgiveנָתַןverb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “give”, a completed actionH5414to 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…לִפְנֵיהֶֽםlifneyhemto a- foreפָּנִיםpreposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

and thou didst take thy richly woven garments and cover them, and didst set Mine oil and Mine incense before them.

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American Standard Version (1901)

and thou tookest thy broidered garments, and coveredst them, and didst set mine oil and mine incense before them.

Young’s Literal Translation

And dost take the garments of thy embroidery, And thou dost cover them, And My oil and My perfume thou hast set before them.

World English Bible

You took your embroidered garments, covered them, and set my oil and my incense before them.

Darby Translation

And thou tookest thine embroidered garments, and coveredst them; and thou didst set mine oil and mine incense before them.

Douay-Rheims

And thou tookest thy garments of divers colours, and coveredst them: and settest my oil and my sweet incense before them.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

and thou didst take thy richly woven garments and cover them, and didst set Mine oil and Mine incense before them.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And thou didst take thy variegated apparel and didst clothe them, and thou didst set before them mine oil and mine incense.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἔλαβες τὸν ἱματισμὸν τὸν ποικίλον σου, καὶ περιέβαλες αὐτὰς, καὶ τὸ ἔλαιόν μου καὶ τὸ θυμίαμά μου ἔθηκας πρὸ προσώπου αὐτῶν.