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Ezekiel 17:6

And it grew, and became a spreading vine of low stature, whose branches turned toward him, and the roots thereof were under him: so it became a vine, and brought forth branches, and shot forth sprigs.

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וַיִּצְמַ֡חvayitsmachand bearצָמַחconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and bear”, the next action in the storyH6779to 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).וַיְהִי֩vayhiand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and be”, the next action in the storyH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.לְגֶ֨פֶןlegefento vineגֶּפֶןpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “to vine”, the ordinary formH1612a vine (as twining), especially the grapevine, tree.סֹרַ֜חַתsorachatexceedingסָרַחverb, qal, participle, absolute — “exceeding”, a verb used as a describing wordH5628to extend (even to excess)exceeding, hand, spread, stretch self, banish.שִׁפְלַ֣תshiflatbaseשָׁפָלadjective, adjective, feminine, singular, construct — “base”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8217depressed, literally or figurativelybase(-st), humble, low(-er, -ly).קוֹמָ֗הqomahheightקוֹמָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “height”, the ordinary formH6967height[idiom] along, height, high, stature, tall.לִפְנ֤וֹתlifnotto appearפָּנָהpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to appear”, the to-form of the verbH6437to turn; by implication, to face, i.e. appear, look, etc.appear, at (even-) tide, behold, cast out, come on, [idiom] corner, dawning, empty, go away, lie, look, mark, pass away, prepare, regard, (have) respect (to), (re-) turn (aside, away, back, face, self), [idiom] right (early).דָּלִיּוֹתָיו֙daliotayvbranchדָּלִיָּהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “branch”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1808something dangling, i.e. a boughbranch.אֵלָ֔יוelayvamongאֵלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).וְשָׁרָשָׁ֖יוvesharashayvand rootשֶׁרֶשׁconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and root”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8328a root (literally or figuratively)bottom, deep, heel, root.תַּחְתָּ֣יוtachtayvwithתַּחַתpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “with”H8478the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.as, beneath, [idiom] flat, in(-stead), (same) place (where...is), room, for...sake, stead of, under, [idiom] unto, [idiom] when...was mine, whereas, (where-) fore, with.יִֽהְי֑וּyihyvbeהָיָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “be”, an unfinished actionH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.וַתְּהִ֣יvathiand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and be”, the next action in the storyH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.לְגֶ֔פֶןlegefento vineגֶּפֶןpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “to vine”, the ordinary formH1612a vine (as twining), especially the grapevine, tree.וַתַּ֣עַשׂvataasand doעָשָׂהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd 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…בַּדִּ֔יםbadimapartבַּדnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “apart”, the ordinary formH905properly, separation; by implication, a part of the body, branch of atree, bar forcarrying; figuratively, chief of a city; especially (with prepositional prefix) as an adverb, apart, only, besidesalone, apart, bar, besides, branch, by self, of each alike, except, only, part, staff, strength.וַתְּשַׁלַּ֖חvatshalachand sendשָׁלַחconjunction, verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and send”, the next action in the storyH7971to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)[idiom] any wise, appoint, bring (on the way), cast (away, out), conduct, [idiom] earnestly, forsake, give (up), grow long, lay, leave, let depart (down, go, loose), push away, put (away, forth, in, out), reach forth, send (away, forth, ou…פֹּארֽוֹתporotboughפְּאֹרָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “bough”, the ordinary formH6288properly, ornamentation, i.e. (plural) foliage (including the limbs) as bright greenbough, branch, sprig.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And it grew, and became a spreading vine of low stature, whose tendrils might turn toward him, and the roots thereof be under him; so it became a vine, and brought forth branches, and shot forth sprigs.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And it grew, and became a spreading vine of low stature, whose branches turned toward him, and the roots thereof were under him: so it became a vine, and brought forth branches, and shot forth sprigs.

Young’s Literal Translation

And it springeth up, and becometh a spreading vine, humble of stature, To turn its thin shoots toward itself, And its roots are under it, And it becometh a vine, and maketh boughs, And sendeth forth beauteous branches.

World English Bible

It grew and became a spreading vine of low stature, whose branches turned toward him, and its roots were under him. So it became a vine, produced branches, and shot out sprigs.

Darby Translation

And it grew, and became a spreading vine of low stature, so that its branches should turn toward him, and the roots thereof be under him; and it became a vine, and brought forth branches, and shot forth sprigs.

Douay-Rheims

And it sprung up and grew into a spreading vine of low stature, and the branches thereof looked towards him: and the roots thereof were under him. So it became a vine, and grew into branches, and shot forth sprigs.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And it sprang up, and became a weak and little vine, so that the branches thereof appeared upon it, and its roots were under it: and it became a vine, and put forth shoots, and sent forth its tendrils.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἀνέτειλε, καὶ ἐγένετο εἰς ἄμπελον ἀσθενοῦσαν καὶ μικρὰν, τοῦ ἐπιφαίνεσθαι αὐτὴν τὰ κλήματα αὐτῆς ἐπʼ αὐτό· καὶ ῥίζαι αὐτῆς ὑποκάτω αὐτῆς ἦσαν· καὶ ἐγένετο εἰς ἄμπελον, καὶ ἐποίησεν ἀπώρυγας, καὶ ἐξέτεινε τὴν ἀναδενδράδα αὐτῆς.