King James Version

Ezekiel 16:7

I have caused thee to multiply as the bud of the field, and thou hast increased and waxen great, and thou art come to excellent ornaments: thy breasts are fashioned, and thine hair is grown, whereas thou wast naked and bare.

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רְבָבָ֗הrevavahmanyרְבָבָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “many”, the ordinary formH7233abundance (in number), i.e. (specifically) a myriad (whether definite or indefinite)many, million, [idiom] multiply, ten thousand.כְּצֶ֤מַחketsemachas branchצֶמַחpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “as branch”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6780a sprout (usually concrete), literal or figurativebranch, bud, that which (where) grew (upon), spring(-ing).הַשָּׂדֶה֙hasadehthe fieldשָׂדֶהdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the field”, the ordinary formH7704a field (as flat)country, field, ground, land, soil, [idiom] wild.נְתַתִּ֔יךְnetatikhegiveנָתַןverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular, suffix, pronominal, 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…וַתִּרְבִּי֙vatirbiand increaseרָבָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “and increase”, the next action in the storyH7235to increase (in whatever respect)(bring in) abundance ([idiom] -antly), [phrase] archer (by mistake for H7232 (רָבַב)), be in authority, bring up, [idiom] continue, enlarge, excel, exceeding(-ly), be full of, (be, make) great(-er, -ly, [idiom] -ness), grow up, heap, incre…וַֽתִּגְדְּלִ֔יvatigdeliand beגָּדַלconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “and be”, the next action in the storyH1431to be (causatively make) large (in various senses, as in body, mind, estate or honor, also in pride)advance, boast, bring up, exceed, excellent, be(-come, do, give, make, wax), great(-er, come to... estate, [phrase] things), grow(up), increase, lift up, magnify(-ifical), be much set by, nourish (up), pass, promote, proudly (spoken), towe…וַתָּבֹ֖אִיvatavoiand to comeבּוֹאconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “and to come”, the next action in the storyH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…בַּעֲדִ֣יbaadiin mouthעֲדִיpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in mouth”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5716finery; generally an outfit; specifically, a headstall[idiom] excellent, mouth, ornament.עֲדָיִ֑יםadayimmouthעֲדִיnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “mouth”, the ordinary formH5716finery; generally an outfit; specifically, a headstall[idiom] excellent, mouth, ornament.שָׁדַ֤יִםshadayimbreastשַׁדnoun, common, masculine, dual, absolute — “breast”, the ordinary formH7699the breast of a woman or animal (as bulging)breast, pap, teat.נָכֹ֨נוּ֙nakhonvbe fittedכּוּןverb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “be fitted”, a completed actionH3559properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, prepare, apply), or figurative (appoint, render sure, proper or prosperous)certain(-ty), confirm, direct, faithfulness, fashion, fasten, firm, be fitted, be fixed, frame, be meet, ordain, order, perfect, (make) preparation, prepare (self), provide, make provision, (be, make) ready, right, set (aright, fast, forth…וּשְׂעָרֵ֣ךְusearekheand hairשֵׂעָרconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “and hair”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8181hair (as if tossed or bristling)hair(-y), [idiom] rough.צִמֵּ֔חַtsimechabearצָמַחverb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “bear”, a completed actionH6779to sprout (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative)bear, bring forth, (cause to, make to) bud (forth), (cause to, make to) grow (again, up), (cause to) spring (forth, up).וְאַ֖תְּveatand theeאַתָּהconjunction, pronoun, personal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “and thee”H859thou and thee, or (plural) ye and youthee, thou, ye, you.עֵרֹ֥םeromnakedעֵירֹםadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “naked”, the ordinary formH5903nuditynaked(-ness).וְעֶרְיָֽהveeryahand bareעֶרְיָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and bare”, the ordinary formH6181nuditybare, naked, [idiom] quite.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

I cause thee to increase, even as the growth of the field. And thou didst increase and grow up, and thou camest to excellent beauty: thy breasts were fashioned, and thy hair was grown; yet thou wast naked and bare.

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American Standard Version (1901)

I caused thee to multiply as that which groweth in the field, and thou didst increase and wax great, and thou attainedst to excellent ornament; thy breasts were fashioned, and thy hair was grown; yet thou wast naked and bare.

Young’s Literal Translation

A myriad — as the shoot of the field I have made thee, And thou art multiplied, and art great, And comest in with an excellent adornment, Breasts have been formed, and thy hair hath grown — And thou, naked and bare!

World English Bible

I caused you to multiply as that which grows in the field, and you increased and grew great, and you attained to excellent beauty. Your breasts were formed, and your hair grew; yet you were naked and bare.

Darby Translation

I caused thee to multiply, as the bud of the field; and thou didst increase and grow great, and thou camest to fulness of beauty; [thy] breasts were fashioned, and thy hair grew: but thou wast naked and bare.

Douay-Rheims

I caused thee to multiply as the bud of the field: and thou didst increase and grow great, and advancedst, and camest to woman’s ornament: thy breasts were fashioned, and thy hair grew: and thou wast naked, and full of confusion.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

increase; I have made thee as the springing grass of the field. So thou didst increase and grow, and didst enter into great cities: thy breasts were set, and thy hair grew, whereas thou wast naked and bare.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

πληθύνου, καθὼς ἡ ἀνατολὴ τοῦ ἀγροῦ δέδωκά σε· καὶ ἐπληθύνθης καὶ ἐμεγαλύνθης, καὶ εἰσῆλθες εἰς πόλεις πόλεων· οἱ μαστοί σου ἀνωρθώθησαν, καὶ ἡ θρίξ σου ἀνέτειλε· σὺ δὲ ἦσθα γυμνὴ καὶ ἀσχημονοῦσα.