| 9. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Ezekiel 23:9:1 ⧉לָכֵ֥ןlakhentherefore Ezekiel 23:9:2 ⧉נְתַתִּ֖יהָnetattihaI gave her Ezekiel 23:9:3 ⧉בְּיַד־מְאַֽהֲבֶ֑יהָbeyadmeahavehainto the hand of her lovers Ezekiel 23:9:4 ⧉בְּיַד֙beyadinto the hand of Ezekiel 23:9:5 ⧉בְּנֵ֣יbenesons of Ezekiel 23:9:6 ⧉אַשּׁ֔וּרashurAsshur or Assyria Ezekiel 23:9:7 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֥רasherwhom or which Ezekiel 23:9:8 ⧉עָגְבָ֖הagevashe lusted Ezekiel 23:9:9 ⧉עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃alehemafter them or upon them |
| 9. Formal Translation Therefore, I gave her into the hand of her lovers, into the hand of the sons of Assyria, after whom she lusted. |
| 9. Dynamic Translation So I handed her over to her lovers, placing her in the power of the Assyrian men she had craved. |