Ezekiel 23:10

“They uncovered her nakedness; her sons and her daughters they took, and her they killed with the sword; and she became a name among women, for they executed judgments on her.”

Ezekiel 23:10 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 23:10, word by word

uncoveredגִּלּוּgilu

uncover

To remove what covers, leaving something in view.

Where else “gilu” appears
her nakednessעֶרְוָתָervata

nakedness

Nakedness; the private parts of the body; figuratively, shame. Seeing another's nakedness was a grave lack of respect.

Where else “ervata” appears
her sonsבָּנֶיbane

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

Where else “bane” appears
and her daughtersבְנוֹתֶיvenote

daughter

A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.

Where else “venote” appears
they tookלָקָחוּlakachu

seize

To take away, seize.

Where else “lakachu” appears
they killedהָרָגוּharagu

kill

Kill, slay.

Where else “haragu” appears
with the swordחֶרֶבcherev

sword

A sword; or war.

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and she becameתְּהִיtehi

become

To turn into something new, or fall upon someone.

Where else “tehi” appears
a nameשֵׁםshem

name

The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.

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among womenנָּשִׁיםnashim

woman

An adult female person: single, married or widowed.

Where else “nashim” appears
for they executedעָשׂוּasu

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

Where else “asu” appears
judgmentsשְׁפוּטִיםshefutim

judgment, punishment

Judgment: a sentence or punishment someone receives. It is of the family of "judge."

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The context

9Therefore I gave her into the hand of her lovers, into the hand of the sons of Assyria, for whom she was infatuated.

10 · This verse (above)

11And her sister Oholibah saw it, and she corrupted her infatuation more than she, and her prostitutions more than the prostitutions of her sister.

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