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ืœ ื”ืคืš ื• ืชื”ื™ ืœ ืš ื ืชืŸ ืœื ื• ืืชื ืŸ ืืชื ืŸ ื• ื‘ ืชืช ืš ื–ื•ื ื” ืœื ื• ืื—ืจื™ ืš ื‘ ืชื–ื ื•ืชื™ ืš ื” ื ืฉื™ื ืžืŸ ื”ืคืš ื‘ ืš ื• ื™ื”ื™
to a reversed one/inverted oneand she is becomingto yourself/walkhe has givennotand a giftthe gift/presentand within your givingprostitutenotand behind yourselfwithin your acts of harlotrythe Mortal Womenfrom out ofthe reverse/inverted onewithin yourselfand he is becoming
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RBT Translation:
and he is becoming within yourself the reverse/inverted one from out of the Mortal Women within your acts of harlotry and behind yourself not prostitute and within your giving the gift/present and a gift not he has given to yourself/walk and she is becoming to a reversed one/inverted one
RBT Paraphrase:
ื”ืคืš - to invert, reverse
And he is becoming within yourself an inverting one from out of the Mortal Women within your acts of harlotry, and he was not prostituted behind yourself,13 and within your giving a gift, and a gift has not been given to yourself, and you are becoming to an inverted one.
Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And it will be in thee the reverse from women in thy fornications, and none committing fornication after thee: and in thy giving liberal gifts, and none giving liberal gifts to thee; and thou wilt be for the reverse.
LITV Translation:
And in you was the opposite from those women in your fornications, since no one whores after you, and in your giving wages, and hire is not given to you. In this you are opposite.
Brenton Septuagint Translation:
And there has happened in thee perverseness in thy fornication beyond other women, and they have committed fornication with thee, in that thou givest hires over and above, and hires were not given to thee; and thus perverseness happened in thee.

Footnotes

Eze. 16:34

ื–ื•ึผื ื” is usually feminine "prostitute" but here it the verb in the Pual. As a Pual, this carries a passive intensive sense.

ืœึนื ื–ึธื ึธื” (Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular) is the form you would use to convey:

“he did not engage in prostitution” or more idiomatically, “he did not womanize / commit sexual immorality.”

  • Qal perfect 3ms = active male subject performing the action.

  • ืœึนื negates the action.

By contrast:

  • ืœึนื ื–ื•ึผื ื” (Pual perfect 3ms) = “he was not prostituted / he did not undergo being prostituted” — passive meaning.

  • ื–ื•ึนื ึธื” (participle f.s.) = “she is not a prostitute.”