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.
YLT: 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.
Darby: And they committed whoredom in Egypt; they committed whoredom in their youth: there were their breasts pressed, and there were handled the teats of their virginity.
ASV: and they played the harlot in Egypt; they played the harlot in their youth; there were their breasts pressed, and there was handled the bosom of their virginity.
| וַתִּזְנֶ֣ינָה | And they committed harlotry |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine plural Root: זָנָה Sense: to commit fornication, be a harlot, play the harlot. |
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| בְמִצְרַ֔יִם | in Egypt |
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Parse: Preposition-b, Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: מִצְרַיִם Sense: a country at the northeastern section of Africa, adjacent to Palestine, and through which the Nile flows adj Egyptians = “double straits”. |
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| בִּנְעוּרֵיהֶ֖ן | in their youth |
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Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine plural construct, third person feminine plural Root: נְעוּרִים Sense: youth, early life. |
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| זָנ֑וּ | they committed harlotry |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural Root: זָנָה Sense: to commit fornication, be a harlot, play the harlot. |
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| מֹעֲכ֣וּ | were pressed |
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Parse: Verb, Pual, Perfect, third person common plural Root: מָעַךְ Sense: to press, squeeze. |
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| שְׁדֵיהֶ֔ן | their breasts |
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Parse: Noun, mdc, third person feminine plural Root: שַׁד Sense: breast, bosom, (female) breast. |
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| וְשָׁ֣ם | and there |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb Root: שָׁם Sense: there, thither. |
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| עִשּׂ֔וּ | was embraced |
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Parse: Verb, Piel, Perfect, third person common plural Root: עָשָׂה Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make. |
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| דַּדֵּ֖י | bosom |
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Parse: Noun, mdc Root: דַּד Sense: breast, nipple, teat. |
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| בְּתוּלֵיהֶֽן | their virgin |
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Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person feminine plural Root: בְּתוּלִים Sense: virginity. |
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