Ezekiel 33:2 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEzekiel 33:2 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 →
בֶּן
bên
H1121
son
אָדָ֗ם
ʼâdâm
H120
man
דַּבֵּ֤ר
dâbar
H1696
to speak
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
בְּנֵֽי
bên
H1121
son
עַמְּךָ֙
ʻam
H5971
people
וְאָמַרְתָּ֣
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם
ʼêl
H413
to
אֶ֕רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
אָבִ֥יא
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
עָלֶ֖יהָ
ʻal
H5921
upon
חָ֑רֶב
chereb
H2719
sword
וְלָקְח֨וּ
lâqach
H3947
to take
עַם
ʻam
H5971
people
הָאָ֜רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
אִ֤ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
אֶחָד֙
ʼechâd
H259
one
מִקְצֵיהֶ֔ם
qâtseh
H7097
end
וְנָתְנ֥וּ
nâthan
H5414
to give
אֹת֛וֹ
ʼêth
H853
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לָהֶ֖ם
לְצֹפֶֽה
tsâphâh
H6822
to keep watch
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World English Bible Public Domain
Son of man, speak to the children of your people, and tell them, When I bring the sword on a land, and the people of the land take a man from among them, and set him for their watchman;
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King James Version Public Domain
Son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and say unto them, When I bring the sword upon a land, if the people of the land take a man of their coasts, and set him for their watchman:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
“Son of man, declare this to your people; say to them, ‘When I bring a sword against any land, then the people of that land take one man from among themselves and make him a watchman for them.
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