Matthew 3:4

Αὐτὸς δὲ ὁ Ἰωάννης εἶχε τὸ ἔνδυμα αὐτοῦ ἀπὸ τριχῶν καμήλου, καὶ ζώνην δερματίνην περὶ τὴν ὀσφὺν αὐτοῦ· ἡ δὲ τροφὴ αὐτοῦ ἦν ἀκρίδες καὶ μέλι ἄγριον.

RBT Greek Interlinear:

Strongs 846; Autos; Αὐτὸς; Himself; PPro-NM3S

Strongs 1161; de; δὲ; and; Conj

Strongs 3588; ho; ὁ; the; Art-NMS

Strongs 2491; Iōannēs; Ἰωάννης; Favored; N-NMS

Strongs 2192; eichen; εἶχεν; had; V-IIA-3S

Strongs 3588; to; τὸ; the; Art-ANS

Strongs 1742; endyma; ἔνδυμα; outer garment; N-ANS

Strongs 846; autou; αὐτοῦ; himself; PPro-GM3S

Strongs 575; apo; ἀπὸ; away from; Prep

Strongs 2359; trichōn; τριχῶν; of hair; N-GFP

Strongs 2574; kamēlou; καμήλου; of a camel; N-GFS

Strongs 2532; kai; καὶ; and; Conj

Strongs 2223; zōnēn; ζώνην; a womans girdle; N-AFS

Strongs 1193; dermatinēn; δερματίνην; of leather; Adj-AFS

Strongs 4012; peri; περὶ; around; Prep

Strongs 3588; tēn; τὴν; the; Art-AFS

Strongs 3751; osphyn; ὀσφὺν; loins; N-AFS

Strongs 846; autou; αὐτοῦ; himself; PPro-GM3S

Strongs 3588; hē; ἡ; the; Art-NFS

Strongs 1161; de; δὲ; and; Conj

Strongs 5160; trophē; τροφὴ; the food; N-NFS

Strongs 1510; ēn; ἦν; was; V-IIA-3S

Strongs 846; autou; αὐτοῦ; himself; PPro-GM3S

Strongs 200; akrides; ἀκρίδες; locusts; N-NFP

Strongs 2532; kai; καὶ; and; Conj

Strongs 3192; meli; μέλι; honey; N-NNS

Strongs 66; agrion; ἄγριον; uncultivated; Adj-NNS

RBT Hebrew Literal:

Holding away from his Mother, Hairs of a Camel ("Rebekah")

And himself, the Favored, he was holding the Outer Garment of himself away from hairs of a camel, and a women's-girdle^8e of hide-skin around the Loin of himself, and the Nourishment, she was of himself, locusts and uncultivated honey.

Uncultivated/Savage Words and "The Outer Garment"

• The Hebrew word for "words" is דברים (d'varim), Strong's #1697. It is derived from the root דבר (dabar), #1696, meaning "word." The term דברים is commonly used to denote spoken or written words.
• The Hebrew word for "bees" is דבוֹרים (d'vorim), Strong's #1682. It is derived from the same root דבר (dabar), which means "ordered/arranged word."
• The noun for bee, not surprisingly, is specifically constructed from the passive participle: דבוֹר which means, "he who is spoken." Bees = those who are spoken.
• But it does not end there. דבורה #1683 Deborah, the Judge, her name means, "Bee." The Writing is the Outer Garment of the Word.

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And this John had his garment from camel's hair, and a leather girdle about his loins, and his food was locusts and wild honey.

LITV Translation:
And John himself had his clothing from hairs of a camel, and a belt of leather about his loin. And his food was locusts and wild honey.

ESV Translation:
Now John wore a garment of camel’s hair and a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey.

Footnotes

8e

ζώνη : girdle of a woman (see cut No. 48, also Nos. 44 and 61); then for waist, Il. 2.479, Il. 11.234.

(Autenrieth Homer)

ζώνη: A girdle worn by a goddess or a woman: ζώσατο ζώνῃ Il. 14.181. Cf. Od. 5.231 = Od. 10.544.

Fig.: λῦσε παρθενίην ζώνην (her maiden girdle) Od. 11.245.

The waist or loins of a man Il. 2.479, Il. 11.234.

(Cunliffe Homer)

ζώνη, ἡ, belt, girdle, waistband; at Hom. the lower belt that the women wore above the hips, which held the garment together, which hung down in folds (cf. ζωστήρ)

(Pape)

ζών-η, ἡ, (ζώννυμι)

prop. the lower girdle worn by women just above the hips, περὶ δὲ ζώνην βάλετʼ ἰξυῖ Od. 5.231, 10.544, cf. Il. 14.181, Hdt. 1.51, etc.

A manʼs belt is more freq. ζωστήρ

ἡ ζώνη τοῦ Ὠρίωνος the girdle of Orion (the three stars) Aristotle, Meteorologica (343b24)

(LSJ)