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Ezekiel 29:20

I have given him the land of Egypt for his labour wherewith he served against it, because they wrought for me, saith the Lord GOD.

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פְּעֻלָּתוֹ֙peulatvoworkפְּעֻלָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “work”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6468(abstractly) worklabour, reward, wages, work.אֲשֶׁרasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “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,…עָ֣בַדavadkeep in bondageעָבַדverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “keep in bondage”, a completed actionH5647to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.[idiom] be, keep in bondage, be bondmen, bond-service, compel, do, dress, ear, execute, [phrase] husbandman, keep, labour(-ing man, bring to pass, (cause to, make to) serve(-ing, self), (be, become) servant(-s), do (use) service, till(-er)…בָּ֔הּbahinבָּ֔הּpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “in”inנָתַ֥תִּיnatatigiveנָתַןverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, 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…ל֖וֹlvotoל֖וֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to”toאֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “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).אֶ֣רֶץeretsearthאֶרֶץnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “earth”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.מִצְרָ֑יִםmitsrayimEgyptמִצְרַיִםnoun, proper name — “Egypt”H4714Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower EgyptEgypt, Egyptians, Mizraim.אֲשֶׁר֙asherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “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,…עָ֣שׂוּasvdoעָשָׂהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “do”, a completed actionH6213to 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…לִ֔יlitoלִ֔יpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to”toנְאֻ֖םneumsaidנְאֻםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “said”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5002an oracle(hath) said, saith.אֲדֹנָ֥יadonayLordאֲדֹנָיnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “Lord”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH136the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)(my) Lord.יְהוִֽהyehviGodיְהֹוִהnoun, proper name — “God”H3069{YHWH}God.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

I have given him the land of Egypt as his hire for which he served, because they wrought for Me, saith the Lord GOD.

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American Standard Version (1901)

I have given him the land of Egypt as his recompense for which he served, because they wrought for me, saith the Lord Jehovah.

Young’s Literal Translation

His wage for which he laboured I have given to him, The land of Egypt — in that they wrought for Me, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah.

World English Bible

I have given him the land of Egypt as his payment for which he served, because they worked for me,’ says the Lord Yahweh.

Darby Translation

I have given him the land of Egypt for his labour wherewith he served against it, because they wrought for me, saith the Lord Jehovah.

Douay-Rheims

And for the service that he hath done me against it: I have given him the land of Egypt, because he hath laboured for me, saith the Lord God.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

I have given him the land of Egypt as his hire for which he served, because they wrought for Me, saith the Lord GOD.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

In return for his service wherewith he served against Tyre, I have given him the land of Egypt; thus saith the Lord God:

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ἀντὶ τῆς λειτουργίας αὐτοῦ ἧς ἐδούλευσεν ἐπὶ Τύρον, δέδωκα αὐτῷ γῆν Αἰγύπτου· τάδε λέγει Κύριος Κύριος.