And you,וְאַתָּהsonבֶןof man,אָדָםtakeקַחfor yourselfלְךָa sharpחַדָּהsword;חֶרֶבas a barbers'הַגַּלָּבִיםrazorתַּעַרyou will take itתִּקָּחֶנָּהfor yourself,לָּךְand pass itוְהַעֲבַרְתָּover your headעַל רֹאשְׁךָand over your beard;וְעַל זְקָנֶךָand takeוְלָקַחְתָּfor yourselfלְךָscalesמֹאזְנֵיfor weighing,מִשְׁקָלand divide them.וְחִלַּקְתָּם
Ezekiel 5:1
Study it in the app“And you, son of man, take for yourself a sharp sword; as a barbers' razor you will take it for yourself, and pass it over your head and over your beard; and take for yourself scales for weighing, and divide them.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 5:1, word by word
- sonבֶןven
human being
Literally "son of Adam": any person, a mortal.
Where else “ven” appears- of manאָדָםadam
human being
All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.
Where else “adam” appears- takeקַחkach
take
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “kach” appears- a sharpחַדָּהchada
sharp
Sharp, cutting; said of a sword.
Where else “chada” appears- swordחֶרֶבcherev
sword
A sword; or war.
Where else “cherev” appears- as a barbers'גַּלָּבִיםgalavim
barber
A barber, one who shaves.
Where else “galavim” appears- razorתַּעַרtaar
razor
A razor for shaving.
Where else “taar” appears- and pass itהַעֲבַרְתָּhaavarta
bring across
To bring across, or take away.
Where else “haavarta” appears- over your headרֹאשְׁrosh
head
The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.
Where else “rosh” appears- and over your beardזְקָנֶzekane
beard
Beard; also the chin.
Where else “zekane” appears- scalesמֹאזְנֵיmozne
scales
A pair of scales.
Where else “mozne” appears- for weighingמִשְׁקָלmishkal
weight
Weight; weighing.
Where else “mishkal” appears- and divide themחִלַּקְתָּchilakta
divide
To give each one their part.
Where else “chilakta” appears
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2A third you will burn with fire in the midst of the city, when the days of the siege are completed; and you will take a third and strike it with the sword all around it; and a third you will scatter to the wind, and a sword I will unsheathe after them.