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Ezekiel 5:1

וְאַתָּ֨ה
ʼattâh
and — thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you
בֶן
bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
אָדָ֜ם
ʼâdâm
ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
קַח
lâqach
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
לְךָ֣
le-
to/for you/your (m.s.)
חֶ֣רֶב
chereb
drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
חַדָּ֗ה
chad
sharp
תַּ֤עַר
taʻar
a knife or razor (as making bare); also a scabbard (as being bare, i.e. empty)
הַגַּלָּבִים֙
gallâb
the — a barber
תִּקָּחֶ֣נָּה
lâqach
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
לָּ֔ךְ
le-
to/for you/your (f.s.)
וְהַעֲבַרְתָּ֥
ʻâbar
and — to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)
עַל
ʻal
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
רֹאשְׁךָ֖
rôʼsh
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
וְעַל
ʻal
and — above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
זְקָנֶ֑ךָ
zâqân
the beard (as indicating age)
וְלָקַחְתָּ֥
lâqach
and — to take (in the widest variety of applications)
לְךָ֛
le-
to/for you/your (m.s.)
מֹאזְנֵ֥י
môʼzên
(only in the dual) a pair of scales
מִשְׁקָ֖ל
mishqâl
weight (numerically estimated); hence, weighing (the act)
וְחִלַּקְתָּֽם
châlaq
and — to be smooth (figuratively); by implication (as smooth stones were used for lots) to apportion or separate
Ezekiel 5:1 · Masoretic Text (WLC)
AMPLIFIED · 1 of 3
“And you [Ezekiel], son of man, take a sharp sword and use it as a barber’s razor and shave your head and your beard. Then take scales for weighing and divide the hair [into three parts].
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“And you [Ezekiel], son of man, take a sharp sword and use it as a barber’s razor and shave your head and your beard. Then take scales for weighing and divide the hair [into three parts].
Ezekiel 5:1
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