Ezekiel

Ezekiel 5:1–2

¹“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. ²When the days of the siege have ended, you are to burn up a third of the hair inside the city; you are also to take a third and slash it with the sword all around the city; and you are to scatter a third to the wind. For I will unleash a sword behind them.

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Ezekiel 5:1

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
As for you	וְאַתָּ֨ה	wə·’at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
son	בֶן־	ḇen-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of man	אָדָ֜ם	’ā·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
take	קַח־	qaḥ-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H3947 take
a sharp	חַדָּ֗ה	ḥad·dāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H2299 sharp
sword	חֶ֣רֶב	ḥe·reḇ	Noun - feminine singular	H2719 sword
use it	תִּקָּחֶ֣נָּה	tiq·qā·ḥen·nāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H3947 take
as a barber’s	הַגַּלָּבִים֙	hag·gal·lā·ḇîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1532 barber
razor	תַּ֤עַר	ta·‘ar	Noun - masculine singular construct	H8593 razor, sheath
and shave	וְהַעֲבַרְתָּ֥	wə·ha·‘ă·ḇar·tā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
your head	רֹאשְׁךָ֖	rō·šə·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H7218 head
and beard	זְקָנֶ֑ךָ	zə·qā·ne·ḵā	Noun - common singular construct; second person masculine singular	H2206 chin, beard
Then take	וְלָקַחְתָּ֥	wə·lā·qaḥ·tā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H3947 take
a set of scales	מֹאזְנֵ֥י	mō·zə·nê	Noun - masculine dual construct	H3976 balances, scales
and divide the hair	וְחִלַּקְתָּֽם׃	wə·ḥil·laq·tām	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H2505 divide, share

Ezekiel 5:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When the days	יְמֵ֣י	yə·mê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H3117 day
of the siege	הַמָּצ֑וֹר	ham·mā·ṣō·wr	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4692 siege-enclosure, siege, entrenchment
have ended	כִּמְלֹ֖את	kim·lōṯ	Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H4390 be full, fill
you are to burn up	תַּבְעִיר֙	taḇ·‘îr	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H1197 burn, consume
a third	שְׁלִשִׁ֗ית	šə·li·šîṯ	Number - ordinal feminine singular	H7992 third
inside	בְּת֣וֹךְ	bə·ṯō·wḵ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8432 midst
the city	הָעִ֔יר	hā·‘îr	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement
you are also to take	וְלָֽקַחְתָּ֣	wə·lā·qaḥ·tā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H3947 take
a third	הַשְּׁלִשִׁ֗ית	haš·šə·li·šîṯ	Article; Number - ordinal feminine singular	H7992 third
and slash	תַּכֶּ֤ה	tak·keh	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H5221 smite
it with the sword	בַחֶ֙רֶב֙	ḇa·ḥe·reḇ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H2719 sword
all around the city	סְבִ֣יבוֹתֶ֔יהָ	sə·ḇî·ḇō·w·ṯe·hā	Adverb; third person feminine singular	H5439 circuit, round about
and you are to scatter	תִּזְרֶ֣ה	tiz·reh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H2219 scatter, fan, winnow
a third	וְהַשְּׁלִשִׁית֙	wə·haš·šə·li·šîṯ	Conjunctive waw, Article; Number - ordinal feminine singular	H7992 third
to the wind	לָר֔וּחַ	lā·rū·aḥ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - common singular	H7307 breath, wind, spirit
For I will unleash	אָרִ֥יק	’ā·rîq	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular	H7324 make empty, empty out
a sword	וְחֶ֖רֶב	wə·ḥe·reḇ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H2719 sword
behind them	אַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃	’a·ḥă·rê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H310 behind

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Ezekiel 5:1 Leviticus 21:5 · Isaiah 7:20 · Ezekiel 44:20 · Daniel 5:27

Ezekiel 5:2 Ezekiel 5:12 · Leviticus 26:33 · Ezekiel 4:1–8 · Ezekiel 12:14 · Jeremiah 15:2 · Jeremiah 9:16

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.