Ezekiel 16:14
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And thy renown went forth among the heathen for thy beauty: for it was perfect through my comeliness, which I had put upon thee, saith the Lord God.Your fame spread among the nations on account of your beauty, for it was perfect in the splendor I bestowed on you, declares the Lord GOD.
In other translations
And thy renown went forth among the heathen for thy beauty: for it was perfect through my comeliness, which I had put upon thee, saith the Lord God.Your fame spread among the nations on account of your beauty, for it was perfect in the splendor I bestowed on you, declares the Lord GOD.
Hebrew words
וַיֵּצֵאvaiyetze'and it went outH3318לָךְlakhof youשֵׁםshemnameH8034בַּגּוֹיִםbagoyimamong the nationsH1471בְּיָפְיֵךְbeyafeyekhon beauty yourH3308כִּי׀kiforH3588כָּלִילkalil[was] perfectH3632הוּאhu'itH1931בַּהֲדָרִיbahadarion splendor myH1926אֲשֶׁר־'asher-whichH834שַׂמְתִּיsamtiI had putH7760עָלַיִךְ'alayikhon youH5921נְאֻםne'um[the] utterance ofH5002אֲדֹנָי'adonai[the] LordH136יְהוִה׃yahwehYahwehH3069
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