Ezekiel 4:3 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEzekiel 4:3 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 →
וְאַתָּ֤ה
ʼattâh
H859
you
קַח
lâqach
H3947
to take
לְךָ֙
מַחֲבַ֣ת
machăbath
H4227
griddle
בַּרְזֶ֔ל
barzel
H1270
iron
וְנָתַתָּ֤ה
nâthan
H5414
to give
אוֹתָהּ֙
ʼêth
H853
-
קִ֣יר
qîyr
H7023
wall
בַּרְזֶ֔ל
barzel
H1270
iron
בֵּינְךָ֖
bêyn
H996
between
וּבֵ֣ין
bêyn
H996
between
הָעִ֑יר
ʻîyr
H5892
city
וַהֲכִינֹתָה֩
kûwn
H3559
to be established
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
פָּנֶ֨יךָ
pânîym
H6440
face
אֵלֶ֜יהָ
ʼêl
H413
to
וְהָיְתָ֤ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
בַמָּצוֹר֙
mâtsôwr
H4692
siege
וְצַרְתָּ֣
tsûwr
H6696
to besiege
עָלֶ֔יהָ
ʻal
H5921
upon
א֥וֹת
ʼôwth
H226
sign
הִ֖יא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
לְבֵ֥ית
bayith
H1004
house
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
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World English Bible Public Domain
Take for yourself an iron pan, and set it for a wall of iron between you and the city: and set your face toward it, and it shall be besieged, and you shall lay siege against it. This shall be a sign to the house of Israel.
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King James Version Public Domain
Moreover take thou unto thee an iron pan, and set it for a wall of iron between thee and the city: and set thy face against it, and it shall be besieged, and thou shalt lay siege against it. This shall be a sign to the house of Israel.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then take for yourself an iron pan and use it as an iron wall between yourself and the city and set your face against it, for it will be under siege, and you are to put the siege against it. This will be a sign to the house of Israel.
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