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And he gaveוַיִּתֵּןitאֹתָהּto polish,לְמָרְטָהto grasp itלִתְפֹּשׂwith the palm;בַּכָּףitהִיאis sharpened,הוּחַדָּהthe sword,חֶרֶבand itוְהִיאis polished,מֹרָטָּהto put itלָתֵת אוֹתָהּinto the handבְּיַדof the killer.הוֹרֵג
Ezekiel 21:11
Study it in the app“And he gave it to polish, to grasp it with the palm; it is sharpened, the sword, and it is polished, to put it into the hand of the killer.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 21:11, word by word
- And he gaveיִּתֵּןyiten
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “yiten” appears- to polishמָרְטָהmarta
polish
To rub a metal until it shines; to polish it.
Where else “marta” appears- to grasp itתְפֹּשׂtepos
handle
To handle an instrument or weapon with the hand.
Where else “tepos” appears- with the palmכָּףkaf
palm
The flat, hollow part of the hand; also what someone does or can do with it.
Where else “kaf” appears- is sharpenedהוּחַדָּהhuchada
sharpen
To sharpen; figuratively, to make keen or fierce.
Where else “huchada” appears- the swordחֶרֶבcherev
sword
A sword; or war.
Where else “cherev” appears- into the handיַדyad
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yad” appears- of the killerהוֹרֵגhoreg
kill
Kill, slay.
Where else “horeg” appears
The context
10To slaughter a slaughter it is sharpened; so that it may have lightning it is polished. Or shall we rejoice? The scepter of my son despises every tree.
11 · This verse (above)
12Cry out and wail, son of man, for it is against my people; it is against all the chiefs of Israel. Thrown to the sword they are with my people; therefore strike your thigh.