King James Version

Ezekiel 23:43

Then said I unto her that was old in adulteries, Will they now commit whoredoms with her, and she with them?

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וָאֹמַ֕רvaomarand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and say”, the next action in the storyH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…לַבָּלָ֖הlabalahto oldבָּלֶהpreposition, with the article, adjective, adjective, feminine, singular, absolute — “to old”, the ordinary formH1087worn outold.נִֽאוּפִ֑יםniufimadulteryנִאֻףnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “adultery”, the ordinary formH5004adulteryadultery.עתtthis timeעַתָּהadverb — “this time”H6258at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletivehenceforth, now, straightway, this time, whereas.עַתָּ֛הatahthis timeעַתָּהadverb — “this time”H6258at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletivehenceforth, now, straightway, this time, whereas.יזנהyznhcommit fornicationזָנָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “commit fornication”, an unfinished actionH2181to commit adultery (usually of the female, and less often of simple fornication, rarely of involuntary ravishment); figuratively, to commit idolatry (the Jewish people being regarded as the spouse of Jehovah)(cause to) commit fornication, [idiom] continually, [idiom] great, (be an, play the) harlot, (cause to be, play the) whore, (commit, fall to) whoredom, (cause to) go a-whoring, whorish.יִזְנ֥וּyiznvcommit fornicationזָנָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “commit fornication”, an unfinished actionH2181to commit adultery (usually of the female, and less often of simple fornication, rarely of involuntary ravishment); figuratively, to commit idolatry (the Jewish people being regarded as the spouse of Jehovah)(cause to) commit fornication, [idiom] continually, [idiom] great, (be an, play the) harlot, (cause to be, play the) whore, (commit, fall to) whoredom, (cause to) go a-whoring, whorish.תַזְנוּתֶ֖הָtaznutehafornicationתַּזְנוּתnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “fornication”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8457harlotry, i.e. (figuratively) idolatryfornication, whoredom.וָהִֽיאvahiand as for herהוּאconjunction, pronoun, personal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and as for her”H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or arehe, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Then said I of her that was worn out by adulteries: Still they commit harlotries with her, even her.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Then said I of her that was old in adulteries, Now will they play the harlot with her, and she with them .

Young’s Literal Translation

And I say of the worn-out one in adulteries, Now they commit her whoredoms — she also!

World English Bible

Then I said of her who was old in adulteries, ‘Now they will play the prostitute with her, and she with them.’

Darby Translation

And I said of her that was old in adulteries, Will she now commit her fornications, even she.

Douay-Rheims

And I said to her that was worn out in her adulteries: Now will this woman still continue in her fornication.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Then said I of her that was worn out by adulteries: Still they commit harlotries with her, even her.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Therefore I said, Do they not commit adultery with these? and has she also gone a-whoring after the manner of a harlot?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ εἶπα, οὐκ ἐν τούτοις μοιχεύουσι; καὶ ἔργα πόρνης καὶ αὐτὴ ἐξεπόρνευσε;