Ezekiel

Ezekiel 21:11

¹¹The sword is appointed to be polished,

to be grasped in the hand.

It is sharpened and polished,

to be placed in the hand of the slayer.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The sword	חֶ֙רֶב֙	ḥe·reḇ	Noun - feminine singular	H2719 sword
is appointed	וַיִּתֵּ֥ן	way·yit·tên	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
to be polished	לְמָרְטָ֖ה	lə·mā·rə·ṭāh	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person feminine singular	H4803 make smooth, bare, bald; scour, polish
to be grasped	לִתְפֹּ֣שׂ	liṯ·pōś	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H8610 lay hold of, wield
in the hand	בַּכָּ֑ף	bak·kāp̄	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H3709 hollow, or flat of the hand, palm, sole of foot, pan
It	הִֽיא־	hî-	Pronoun - third person feminine singular	H1931 he, she
is sharpened	הוּחַ֤דָּה	hū·ḥad·dāh	Verb - Hofal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H2300 be sharp, keen
and	וְהִ֣יא	wə·hî	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person feminine singular	H1931 he, she
polished	מֹרָ֔טָּה	mō·rāṭ·ṭāh	Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H4803 make smooth, bare, bald; scour, polish
to be placed	לָתֵ֥ת	lā·ṯêṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5414 give, put, set
in the hand	בְּיַד־	bə·yaḏ-	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
of the slayer	הוֹרֵֽג׃	hō·w·rêḡ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H2026 kill, slay

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.