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Ezekiel 16:24

That thou hast also built unto thee an eminent place, and hast made thee an high place in every street.

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וַתִּבְנִיvativniand buildבָּנָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “and build”, the next action in the storyH1129to build (literally and figuratively)(begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), [idiom] surely.לָ֖ךְlakhetoלָ֖ךְpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “to”toגֶּ֑בgevbackגַבnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “back”, the ordinary formH1354the back (as rounded); by analogy, the top or rim, a boss, a vault, arch of eye, bulwarks, etc.back, body, boss, eminent (higher) place, (eye) brows, nave, ring.וַתַּעֲשִׂיvataasiand doעָשָׂהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “and do”, the next action in the storyH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…לָ֥ךְlakhetoלָ֥ךְpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “to”toרָמָ֖הramahhigh placeרָמָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “high place”, the ordinary formH7413a height (as a seat of idolatry)high place.בְּכָלbekhalin allכֹּלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).רְחֽוֹבrechovbroad placeרְחֹבnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “broad place”, the ordinary formH7339a width, i.e. (concretely) avenue or areabroad place (way), street. See also H1050 (בֵּית רְחוֹב).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

that thou hast built unto thee an eminent place, and hast made thee a lofty place in every street.

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American Standard Version (1901)

that thou hast built unto thee a vaulted place, and hast made thee a lofty place in every street.

Young’s Literal Translation

That thou dost build to thee an arch, And dost make to thee a high place in every broad place.

World English Bible

“that you have built for yourselves a vaulted place, and have made yourselves a lofty place in every street.

Darby Translation

that thou didst also build unto thee a place of debauchery, and didst make thee a high place in every street:

Douay-Rheims

That thou didst also build thee a common stew, and madest thee a brothel house in every street.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

that thou hast built unto thee an eminent place, and hast made thee a lofty place in every street.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

that thou didst build thyself a house of fornication, and didst make thyself a public place in every street;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

καὶ ᾠκοδόμησας σεαυτῇ οἴκημα πορνικὸν, καὶ ἐποίησας σεαυτῇ ἔκθεμα ἐν πάσῃ πλατείᾳ,