And when they slaughteredוּבְשַׁחֲטָםtheir sonsאֶת בְּנֵיהֶםfor their idols,לְגִלּוּלֵיהֶםthey cameוַיָּבֹאוּinto my sanctuaryאֶל מִקְדָּשִׁיon that dayבַּיּוֹם הַהוּאto profane it;לְחַלְּלוֹand look,וְהִנֵּהthusכֹהthey have doneעָשׂוּin the midstבְּתוֹךְof my house.בֵּיתִי
Ezekiel 23:39
Study it in the app“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.”
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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.
Where else “gilule” appears- 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.
Where else “yom” appears- to profane itחַלְּלchall
profane
To treat what is holy as common.
Where else “chall” appears- they have doneעָשׂוּasu
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asu” appears- in the midstתוֹךְtoch
midst
The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.
Where else “toch” appears- of my houseבֵּיתִbeti
temple
The temple: "the house of YHWH".
Where else “beti” appears
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,