Ezekiel 21:11 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEzekiel 21:11 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיִּתֵּ֥ן
nâthan
H5414
to give
אֹתָ֛הּ
ʼêth
H853
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לְמָרְטָ֖ה
mâraṭ
H4803
to make bare
לִתְפֹּ֣שׂ
tâphas
H8610
to seize
בַּכָּ֑ף
kaph
H3709
palm
הִֽיא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
הוּחַ֤דָּה
châdad
H2300
to sharpen
חֶ֨רֶב֙
chereb
H2719
sword
וְהִ֣יא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
מֹרָ֔טָּה
mâraṭ
H4803
to make bare
לָתֵ֥ת
nâthan
H5414
to give
אוֹתָ֖הּ
ʼêth
H853
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בְּיַד
yâd
H3027
hand
הוֹרֵֽג
hârag
H2026
to kill
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World English Bible Public Domain
It is given to be furbished, that it may be handled: the sword, it is sharpened, yes, it is furbished, to give it into the hand of the killer.
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King James Version Public Domain
And he hath given it to be furbished, that it may be handled: this sword is sharpened, and it is furbished, to give it into the hand of the slayer.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
So the sword will be given to be polished, and then to be grasped by the hand! The sword is sharpened and it is polished and it is to be given into the hand of the one who kills!”’”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).