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Ezekiel 23:3

Hebrew
ESV
They played the whore in Egypt; they played the whore in their youth; there their breasts were pressed and their virgin bosoms handled.
NIV
They became prostitutes in Egypt, engaging in prostitution from their youth. In that land their breasts were fondled and their virgin bosoms caressed.
NLT
They became prostitutes in Egypt. Even as young girls, they allowed men to fondle their breasts.
LXX
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greek

Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and”
ἐξεπόρνευσαν ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν

greek

Preposition meaning “in”.
Αἰγύπτῳ ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν

greek

Preposition meaning “in”.
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greek

The definite article
νεότητι αὐτῶνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός

greek

Meaning

* He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same

Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament.

Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English)
ἐκεῖ ἔπεσον οἱplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
μαστοὶ αὐτῶνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός

greek

Meaning

* He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same

Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament.

Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English)
ἐκεῖ διεπαρθενεύθησαν
KJV
And they committed whoredoms in Egypt; they committed whoredoms in their youth: there were their breasts pressed, and there they bruised the teats of their virginity.

Ezekiel 23:2 ← Ezekiel 23:3 → Ezekiel 23:4

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