Ezekiel 5:1
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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.“As for you, son of man, take a sharp sword, use it as a barber’s razor, and shave your head and beard. Then take a set of scales and divide the hair.
In other translations
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.“As for you, son of man, take a sharp sword, use it as a barber’s razor, and shave your head and beard. Then take a set of scales and divide the hair.
Hebrew words
וְאַתָּהve'atahand youH859בֶן־ven-O son ofH1121אָדָם'adamhumankindH120קַח־kach-takeH3947לְךָ׀lekha<for> yourselfחֶרֶבchereva swordH2719חַדָּהchadahsharpH2299תַּעַרta'ar<the> razor ofH8593הַגַּלָּבִיםhagalavim<the> barbersH1532תִּקָּחֶנָּהtikachenahyou will take itH3947לָּךְlakh<for> yourselfוְהַעֲבַרְתָּveha'avartaand you will make [it] passH5674עַל־'al-overH5921רֹאשְׁךָroshekhahead yourH7218וְעַל־ve'al-and overH5921זְקָנֶךָzekanechabeard yourH2206וְלָקַחְתָּvelakachtaand you will takeH3947לְךָlekha<for> yourselfמֹאזְנֵיmozneiscales ofH3976מִשְׁקָלmishkalweightH4948וְחִלַּקְתָּם׃vechilaktamand you will divide themH2505
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Ezekiel 44:20Neither shall they shave their heads, nor suffer their locks to grow long; they shall only poll their heads.They must not shave their heads or let their hair grow long, but must carefully trim their hair.
- Isaiah 7:20In the same day shall the Lord shave with a razor that is hired, namely, by them beyond the river, by the king of Assyria, the head, and the hair of the feet: and it shall also consume the beard.On that day the Lord will use a razor hired from beyond the Euphrates—the king of Assyria—to shave your head and the hair of your legs, and to remove your beard as well.
- Leviticus 21:5They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.Priests must not make bald spots on their heads, shave off the edges of their beards, or make cuts in their bodies.
- Daniel 5:27TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting.TEKEL means that you have been weighed on the scales and found deficient.
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