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Ezekiel 23:42

And a voice of a multitude being at ease was with her: and with the men of the common sort were brought Sabeans from the wilderness, which put bracelets upon their hands, and beautiful crowns upon their heads.

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וְק֣וֹלveqoland soundקוֹלconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and sound”, the ordinary formH6963a voice or sound[phrase] aloud, bleating, crackling, cry ([phrase] out), fame, lightness, lowing, noise, [phrase] hold peace, (pro-) claim, proclamation, [phrase] sing, sound, [phrase] spark, thunder(-ing), voice, [phrase] yell.הָמוֹן֮hamonnoiseהָמוֹןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “noise”, the ordinary formH1995a noise, tumult, crowd; also disquietude, wealthabundance, company, many, multitude, multiply, noise, riches, rumbling, sounding, store, tumult.שָׁלֵ֣וshalevpeaceableשָׁלֵוadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “peaceable”, the ordinary formH7961tranquil; (in a bad sense) careless; abstractly, security(being) at ease, peaceable, (in) prosper(-ity), quiet(-ness), wealthy.בָהּ֒vahinבָהּ֒preposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “in”inוְאֶלveeland amongאֵלconjunction, preposition — “and 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).אֲנָשִׁים֙anashima certainאִישׁnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “a certain”, the ordinary formH376a 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…מֵרֹ֣בmerovfrom abundanceרֹבpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “from abundance”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7230abundance (in any respect)abundance(-antly), all, [idiom] common (sort), excellent, great(-ly, -ness, number), huge, be increased, long, many, more in number, most, much, multitude, plenty(-ifully), [idiom] very (age).אָדָ֔םadampersonאָדָםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “person”, the ordinary formH120ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)[idiom] another, [phrase] hypocrite, [phrase] common sort, [idiom] low, man (mean, of low degree), person.מוּבָאִ֥יםmuvaimto comeבּוֹאverb, hophal, passive participle, absolute — “to come”, a verb used as a describing wordH935to 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,…סובאיםsvvymdrunkardסָבָאverb, qal, participle, absolute — “drunkard”, a verb used as a describing wordH5433to quaff to satiety, i.e. become tipsydrunkard, fill self, Sabean, (wine-) bibber.סָבָאִ֖יםsavaimdrunkardסָבָאnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “drunkard”, the ordinary formH5433to quaff to satiety, i.e. become tipsydrunkard, fill self, Sabean, (wine-) bibber.מִמִּדְבָּ֑רmimidbarfrom desertמִדְבָּרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “from desert”, the ordinary formH4057a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs)desert, south, speech, wilderness.וַֽיִּתְּנ֤וּvayitnvand giveנָתַןconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and give”, the next action in the storyH5414to 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…צְמִידִים֙tsemidimbraceletצָמִידnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “bracelet”, the ordinary formH6781a bracelet or arm-clasp; generally, a lidbracelet, covering.אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “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).יְדֵיהֶ֔ןyedeyhenhandיָדnoun, common, both genders, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, plural — “hand”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, […וַעֲטֶ֥רֶתvaateretand crownעֲטָרָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “and crown”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5850a crowncrown.תִּפְאֶ֖רֶתtiferetbeautyתִּפְאָרָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “beauty”, the ordinary formH8597ornament (abstractly or concretely, literally or figuratively)beauty(-iful), bravery, comely, fair, glory(-ious), honour, majesty.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…רָאשֵׁיהֶֽןrasheyhenheadרֹאשׁnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, plural — “head”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, [idiom] every (man), excellent, first, forefront, (be-)head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), [idiom] lead, [idiom] poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And the voice of a multitude being at ease was therein; and for the sake of men, they were so many, brought drunken from the wilderness, they put bracelets upon their hands, and beautiful crowns upon their heads.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the voice of a multitude being at ease was with her: and with men of the common sort were brought drunkards from the wilderness; and they put bracelets upon the hands of them twain , and beautiful crowns upon their heads.

Young’s Literal Translation

And the voice of a multitude at ease [is] with her, And unto men of the common people are brought in Sabeans from the wilderness, And they put bracelets on their hands, And a beauteous crown on their heads.

World English Bible

“The voice of a multitude being at ease was with her. With men of the common sort were brought drunkards from the wilderness; and they put bracelets on their hands, and beautiful crowns on their heads.

Darby Translation

And the voice of a multitude living carelessly was with her; and with people of the common sort were brought Sabeans from the wilderness, and they put bracelets upon their hands, and a beautiful crown upon their heads.

Douay-Rheims

And there was in her the voice of a multitude rejoicing: and to some that were brought of the multitude of men, and that came from the desert, they put bracelets on their hands, and beautiful crowns on their heads.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

and they raised a sound of music, and that with men coming from the wilderness out of a multitude of men, and they put bracelets on their hands, and a crown of glory on their heads;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

καὶ φωνὴν ἁρμονίας ἀνεκρούοντο, καὶ πρὸς ἄνδρας ἐκ πλήθους ἀνθρώπων ἥκοντας ἐκ τῆς ἐρήμου· καὶ ἐδίδοσαν ψέλλια ἐπὶ τὰς χεῖρας αὐτῶν, καὶ στέφανον καυχήσεως ἐπὶ τὰς κεφαλὰς αὐτῶν.