Ezekiel 23:39

“And when they slaughtered their sons for their idols, they came into my sanctuary on that day to profane it; and look, thus they have done in the midst of my house.”

Ezekiel 23:39 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 23:39, word by word

And when they slaughteredשַׁחֲטָshachata

kill

To kill people with violence, at times as a sacrifice or punishment.

Where else “shachata” appears
their sonsבְּנֵיbene

son

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

Where else “bene” appears
for their idolsגִלּוּלֵיgilule

idols

Idols; a scornful word that calls them logs or worthless things.

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they cameיָּבֹאוּyavou

enter

To go into a place.

Where else “yavou” appears
into my sanctuaryמִקְדָּשִׁmikdashi

sanctuary

Sanctuary: a place set apart for God; also a holy thing. Said too of the shrines of other gods.

Where else “mikdashi” appears
on that dayיּוֹםyom

day

The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.

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to profane itחַלְּלchall

profane

To treat what is holy as common.

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they have doneעָשׂוּasu

do

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

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in the midstתוֹךְtoch

midst

The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.

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of my houseבֵּיתִbeti

temple

The temple: "the house of YHWH".

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The context

38Moreover this they have done to me: they have defiled my sanctuary on that day, and my Sabbaths they have profaned.

39 · This verse (above)

40And even they sent for men coming from far away, to whom a messenger was sent; and look, they came, for whom you bathed, painted your eyes, and adorned yourself with ornaments,

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