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Ezekiel 16:50

And they were haughty, and committed abomination before me: therefore I took them away as I saw good.

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וַֽתִּגְבְּהֶ֔ינָהvatigbeheynahand be haughtyגָּבַהּconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, plural — “and be haughty”, the next action in the storyH1361to soar, i.e. be lofty; figuratively, to be haughtyexalt, be haughty, be (make) high(-er), lift up, mount up, be proud, raise up great height, upward.וַתַּעֲשֶׂ֥ינָהvataaseynahand doעָשָׂהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, plural — “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…תוֹעֵבָ֖הtoevahabominableתּוֹעֵבַהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “abominable”, the ordinary formH8441properly, something disgusting (morally), i.e. (as noun) an abhorrence; especially idolatry or (concretely) an idolabominable (custom, thing), abomination.לְפָנָ֑יlefanayto a- foreפָּנִיםpreposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “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(-…וָאָסִ֥ירvaasirand turnסוּרconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and turn”, the next action in the storyH5493to turn off (literal or figurative)be(-head), bring, call back, decline, depart, eschew, get (you), go (aside), [idiom] grievous, lay away (by), leave undone, be past, pluck away, put (away, down), rebel, remove (to and fro), revolt, [idiom] be sour, take (away, off), turn…אֶתְהֶ֖ןethenobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, 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).כַּאֲשֶׁ֥רkaasheras becauseאֲשֶׁרpreposition, particle, relative — “as 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,…רָאִֽיתִיraitiseeרָאָהverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “see”, a completed actionH7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), m…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And they were haughty, and committed abomination before Me; therefore I removed them when I saw it.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And they were haughty, and committed abomination before me: therefore I took them away as I saw good .

Young’s Literal Translation

And they are haughty and do abomination before Me, And I turn them aside when I have seen.

World English Bible

They were arrogant and committed abomination before me. Therefore I took them away when I saw it.

Darby Translation

And they were haughty, and committed abomination before me, and I took them away when I saw [it].

Douay-Rheims

And they were lifted up, and committed abominations before me: and I took them away as thou hast seen.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And they were haughty, and committed abomination before Me; therefore I removed them when I saw it.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And they boasted, and wrought iniquities before me: so I cut them off as I saw fit .

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐμεγαλαύχουν, καὶ ἐποίησαν ἀνομήματα ἐνώπιον ἐμοῦ· καὶ ἐξῇρα αὐτὰς καθὼς ἴδον.