| 7. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Ezekiel 16:7:1 ⧉רְבָבָ֗הrevavamyriad or ten thousand Ezekiel 16:7:2 ⧉כְּצֶ֤מַחketsemakhlike a sprout or plant Ezekiel 16:7:3 ⧉הַשָּׂדֶה֙hasadethe field Ezekiel 16:7:4 ⧉נְתַתִּ֔יךְnetatikhI gave you or set you Ezekiel 16:7:5 ⧉וַתִּרְבִּי֙vatirbiand you became many or increased Ezekiel 16:7:6 ⧉וַֽתִּגְדְּלִ֔יvatigdeliand you grew Ezekiel 16:7:7 ⧉וַתָּבֹ֖אִיvatavoiand you came Ezekiel 16:7:8 ⧉בַּעֲדִ֣יbaadiinto or as far as Ezekiel 16:7:9 ⧉עֲדָיִ֑יםadayimornaments or adornments Ezekiel 16:7:10 ⧉שָׁדַ֤יִםshadayimbreasts Ezekiel 16:7:11 ⧉נָכֹ֙נוּ֙nakhonuwere established or were formed Ezekiel 16:7:12 ⧉וּשְׂעָרֵ֣ךְusearekhand your hair Ezekiel 16:7:13 ⧉צִמֵּ֔חַtsimeakhsprouted or grew Ezekiel 16:7:14 ⧉וְאַ֖תְּveatand you {feminine singular} Ezekiel 16:7:15 ⧉עֵרֹ֥םeromnaked Ezekiel 16:7:16 ⧉וְעֶרְיָֽה׃veeryaand bare or exposed |
| 7. Formal Translation I {Yahweh, Creator Sustainer} made you a multitude like a sprout of the field; you multiplied and grew and came into the fullness of adornments. Your breasts were formed, and your hair grew; yet you remained naked and bare. |
| 7. Dynamic Translation I {Yahweh, Life Nurturer} helped you flourish like a field plant, and you grew in number and maturity and reached the age of adornments. Your hair sprouted, and your breasts were formed, yet you were still unclothed and exposed. |