Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleAnd I pronounced them unclean through their gifts— the sacrifice of every firstborn in the fire — so that I might devastate them, in order that they would know that I am the LORD. Young's Literal Translation And I defile them by their own gifts, By causing to pass away every opener of a womb, So that I make them desolate, So that they know that I [am] Jehovah. King James Bible And I polluted them in their own gifts, in that they caused to pass through [the fire] all that openeth the womb, that I might make them desolate, to the end that they might know that I [am] the LORD. Hebrew And I pronounced them uncleanוָאֲטַמֵּ֤א (wā·’ă·ṭam·mê) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 2930: To be or become unclean through their gifts— בְּמַתְּנוֹתָ֔ם (bə·mat·tə·nō·w·ṯām) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 4979: A present, a sacrificial offering, a bribe the sacrifice בְּהַעֲבִ֖יר (bə·ha·‘ă·ḇîr) Preposition-b | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Strong's 5674: To pass over, through, or by, pass on of every כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every firstborn {in the fire}— פֶּ֣טֶר (pe·ṭer) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 6363: That which separates or first opens so that לְמַ֣עַן (lə·ma·‘an) Conjunction Strong's 4616: Purpose -- intent I might devastate them, אֲשִׁמֵּ֔ם (’ă·šim·mêm) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural Strong's 8074: To stun, devastate, stupefy in order that אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that they would know יֵֽדְע֔וּ (yê·ḏə·‘ū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 3045: To know that אֲשֶׁ֖ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that I אֲנִ֥י (’ă·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 589: I am the LORD.’ יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel |