King James Version

Ezekiel 16:45

Thou art thy mother’s daughter, that lotheth her husband and her children; and thou art the sister of thy sisters, which lothed their husbands and their children: your mother was an Hittite, and your father an Amorite.

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בַּתbatdaughterבַּתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “daughter”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1323a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, [idiom] first, [idiom] old, [phrase] owl, town, village.אִמֵּ֣ךְimekhemotherאֵםnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “mother”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH517a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively (like father))dam, mother, [idiom] parting.אַ֔תְּattheeאַתָּהpronoun, personal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “thee”H859thou and thee, or (plural) ye and youthee, thou, ye, you.גֹּעֶ֥לֶתgoeletabhorגָּעַלverb, qal, participle, absolute — “abhor”, a verb used as a describing wordH1602to detest; by implication, to rejectabhor, fail, lothe, vilely cast away.אִישָׁ֖הּishaha certainאִישׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “a certain”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phra…וּבָנֶ֑יהָuvaneyhaand sonבֵּןconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and 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, […וַאֲח֨וֹתvaachotand sisterאָחוֹתconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “and sister”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH269a sister (used very widely (like brother), literally and figuratively)(an-) other, sister, together.אֲחוֹתֵ֜ךְachotekhesisterאָחוֹתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “sister”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH269a sister (used very widely (like brother), literally and figuratively)(an-) other, sister, together.אַ֗תְּattheeאַתָּהpronoun, personal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “thee”H859thou and thee, or (plural) ye and youthee, thou, ye, you.אֲשֶׁ֤רasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…גָּֽעֲ֨לוּ֙gaalvabhorגָּעַלverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “abhor”, a completed actionH1602to detest; by implication, to rejectabhor, fail, lothe, vilely cast away.אַנְשֵׁיהֶ֣ןansheyhena certainאִישׁnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, plural — “a certain”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phra…וּבְנֵיהֶ֔ןuveneyhenand sonבֵּןconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, plural — “and 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, […אִמְּכֶ֣ןimkhenmotherאֵםnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, plural — “mother”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH517a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively (like father))dam, mother, [idiom] parting.חִתִּ֔יתchititHittiteחִתִּיnoun, gentilic, feminine, singular, absolute — “Hittite”, the ordinary formH2850a Chittite, or descendant of ChethHittite, Hittities.וַאֲבִיכֶ֖ןvaavikhenand fatherאָבconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, plural — “and father”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationchief, (fore-) father(-less), [idiom] patrimony, principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'.אֱמֹרִֽיemoriAmoriteאֱמֹרִיnoun, gentilic, masculine, singular, absolute — “Amorite”, the ordinary formH567an Emorite, one of the Canaanitish tribesAmorite.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Thou art thy mother's daughter, that loatheth her husband and her children; and thou art the sister of thy sisters, who loathed their husbands and their children; your mother was a Hittite, and your father an Amorite.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Thou art the daughter of thy mother, that loatheth her husband and her children; and thou art the sister of thy sisters, who loathed their husbands and their children: your mother was a Hittite, and your father an Amorite.

Young’s Literal Translation

Thy mother's daughter thou [art], Loathing her husband and her sons, And thy sisters' sister thou [art], Who loathed their husbands and their sons, Your mother [is] a Hittite, and your father an Amorite.

World English Bible

You are the daughter of your mother, who loathes her husband and her children; and you are the sister of your sisters, who loathed their husbands and their children. Your mother was a Hittite, and your father an Amorite.

Darby Translation

Thou art the daughter of thy mother that loathed her husband and her children; and thou art the sister of thy sisters, who loathed their husbands and their children. Your mother was a Hittite, and your father an Amorite.

Douay-Rheims

Thou art thy mother’s daughter, that cast off her husband, and her children: and thou art the sister of thy sisters, who cast off their husbands, and their children: your mother was a Cethite, and your father an Amorrhite.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

As is the mother, so is thy mother's daughter: thou art she that has rejected her husband and her children; and the sisters of thy sisters have rejected their husbands and their children: your mother was a Chettite, and your father an Amorite.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

καὶ ἡ θυγάτηρ θυγάτηρ τῆς μητρός σου· σὺ εἶ ἡ ἀπωσαμένη τὸν ἄνδρα αὐτῆς καὶ τὰ τέκνα αὐτῆς, καὶ ἀδελφαὶ τῶν ἀδελφῶν σου αἱ ἀπωσάμεναι τοὺς ἄνδρας αὐτῶν καὶ τὰ τέκνα αὐτῶν· ἡ μήτηρ ὑμῶν Χετταία, καὶ ὁ πατὴρ Ἀμοῤῥαῖος.