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Ezekiel 16:21

That thou hast slain my children, and delivered them to cause them to pass through the fire for them?

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וַֽתִּשְׁחֲטִ֖יvatishchatiand slaughterשָׁחַטconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “and slaughter”, the next action in the storyH7819to slaughter (in sacrifice or massacre)kill, offer, shoot out, slay, slaughter.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).בָּנָ֑יbanaysonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a 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., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […וַֽתִּתְּנִ֔יםvatitnimand giveנָתַןconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 2nd person, feminine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “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…בְּהַעֲבִ֥ירbehaavirin alienateעָבַרpreposition, verb, hiphil, infinitive construct — “in alienate”, the to-form of the verbH5674to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)alienate, alter, [idiom] at all, beyond, bring (over, through), carry over, (over-) come (on, over), conduct (over), convey over, current, deliver, do away, enter, escape, fail, gender, get over, (make) go (away, beyond, by, forth, his way…אוֹתָ֖םotamobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “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).לָהֶֽםlahemtoלָהֶֽםpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to”to

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

that thou hast slain My children, and delivered them up, in setting them apart unto them?

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American Standard Version (1901)

that thou hast slain my children, and delivered them up, in causing them to pass through the fire unto them?

Young’s Literal Translation

That thou dost slaughter My sons, And dost give them up in causing them to pass over to them?

World English Bible

that you have slain my children and delivered them up, in causing them to pass through the fire to them?

Darby Translation

that thou didst slay my children and give them up in passing them over to them?

Douay-Rheims

Thou hast sacrificed and given my children to them, consecrating them by fire.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

that thou hast slain My children, and delivered them up, in setting them apart unto them?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

and didst slay thy children, and gavest them up in offering them to them for an expiation.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

καὶ ἔσφαξας τὰ τέκνα σου, καὶ ἔδωκας αὐτὰ ἐν τῷ ἀποτροπιάζεσθαί σε αὐτὰ αὐτοῖς·