Parallel Strong's Berean Study Bibleand they played in Egypt, prostituting themselves from their youth. Their breasts were fondled there, and their virgin bosoms caressed. Young's Literal Translation And they go a-whoring in Egypt, In their youth they have gone a-whoring, There they have bruised their breasts, And there they have dealt with the loves of their virginity. King James Bible 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. Hebrew and they playedוַתִּזְנֶ֣ינָה (wat·tiz·ne·nāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural Strong's 2181: To commit adultery, to commit idolatry in Egypt, בְמִצְרַ֔יִם (ḇə·miṣ·ra·yim) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 4714: Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa prostituting themselves זָנ֑וּ (zā·nū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 2181: To commit adultery, to commit idolatry from their youth. בִּנְעוּרֵיהֶ֖ן (bin·‘ū·rê·hen) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine plural Strong's 5271: Youth, the state, the persons Their breasts שְׁדֵיהֶ֔ן (šə·ḏê·hen) Noun - mdc | third person feminine plural Strong's 7699: The breast of a, woman, animal were fondled מֹעֲכ֣וּ (mō·‘ă·ḵū) Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 4600: To press, to pierce, emasculate, handle there, שָׁ֚מָּה (māh) Adverb | third person feminine singular Strong's 8033: There, then, thither and their virgin בְּתוּלֵיהֶֽן׃ (bə·ṯū·lê·hen) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine plural Strong's 1331: Virginity, the tokens of it bosoms דַּדֵּ֖י (dad·dê) Noun - mdc Strong's 1717: Breast, teat, nipple caressed. עִשּׂ֔וּ (‘iś·śū) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 6213: To do, make |
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