Ezekiel 5:1 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEzekiel 5:1 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 →
וְאַתָּ֨ה
ʼattâh
H859
you
בֶן
bên
H1121
son
אָדָ֜ם
ʼâdâm
H120
man
קַח
lâqach
H3947
to take
לְךָ֣
חֶ֣רֶב
chereb
H2719
sword
חַדָּ֗ה
chad
H2299
sharp
תַּ֤עַר
taʻar
H8593
razor
הַגַּלָּבִים֙
gallâb
H1532
barber
תִּקָּחֶ֣נָּה
lâqach
H3947
to take
לָּ֔ךְ
וְהַעֲבַרְתָּ֥
ʻâbar
H5674
to pass over
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
רֹאשְׁךָ֖
rôʼsh
H7218
head
וְעַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
זְקָנֶ֑ךָ
zâqân
H2206
beard
וְלָקַחְתָּ֥
lâqach
H3947
to take
לְךָ֛
מֹאזְנֵ֥י
môʼzên
H3976
scales
מִשְׁקָ֖ל
mishqâl
H4948
weight
וְחִלַּקְתָּֽם
châlaq
H2505
to divide
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World English Bible Public Domain
You, son of man, take a sharp sword; [as] a barber's razor shall you take it to you, and shall cause it to pass on your head and on your beard: then take balances to weigh, and divide the hair.
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King James Version Public Domain
And thou, son of man, take thee a sharp knife, take thee a barber's razor, and cause it to pass upon thine head and upon thy beard: then take thee balances to weigh, and divide the hair.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
“Then you, son of man, take a sharp sword as a barber’s razor for yourself, and pass the razor over your head and your beard, then take scales to weigh and divide your hair.
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