Ezekiel 5:1

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And thou, son of man, take thee a sharp knife, take thee a barber's razor, and cause it to pass upon thine head and upon thy beard: then take thee balances to weigh, and divide the hair.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְאַתָּ֨ה בֶן־אָדָ֜ם קַח־לְךָ֣ ׀ חֶ֣רֶב חַדָּ֗ה תַּ֤עַר הַגַּלָּבִים֙ תִּקָּחֶ֣נָּה לָּ֔ךְ וְהַעֲבַרְתָּ֥ עַל־רֹאשְׁךָ֖ וְעַל־זְקָנֶ֑ךָ וְלָקַחְתָּ֥ לְךָ֛ מֹאזְנֵ֥י מִשְׁקָ֖ל וְחִלַּקְתָּֽם׃

Transliteration

wə-ʾattāh ben-ʾādām qaḥ-ləkā ḥereb ḥaddāh taʿar ha-gallābîm tiqqāḥennāh lāk wə-haʿăbartā ʿal-rōʾšəkā wə-ʿal-zəqānekā wə-lāqaḥtā ləkā mōʾznê mišqāl wə-ḥillaqtām

Grammar Details

wə-*ʾattāh*: conjunction + 2nd person masculine singular pronoun - and you
*ben-ʾādām*: construct chain, masculine singular - son of man/human
*qaḥ-ləkā*: imperative verb + 2nd person masculine singular pronoun - take for yourself
*ḥereb*: feminine singular noun - sword
*ḥaddāh*: adjective, feminine singular - sharp
*taʿar*: construct noun, masculine singular - razor of
*ha-gallābîm*: definite article + plural noun - the barbers
*tiqqāḥennāh*: imperfect 2nd person masculine singular verb + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - you shall take it
*lāk*: preposition + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - for yourself
wə-*haʿăbartā*: conjunction + perfect 2nd person masculine singular - and you shall pass
*ʿal-rōʾšəkā*: preposition + noun + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - upon your head
wə-*ʿal-zəqānekā*: conjunction + preposition + noun + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - and upon your beard
wə-*lāqaḥtā*: conjunction + perfect 2nd person masculine singular - and you shall take
*ləkā*: preposition + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - for yourself
*mōʾznê*: construct noun, masculine plural - scales of
*mišqāl*: masculine singular noun - weight
wə-*ḥillaqtām*: conjunction + perfect 2nd person masculine singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - and you shall divide them

Word Meanings

*ḥereb*: sword/knife
*taʿar*: razor/barber's tool
*gallābîm*: barbers/hair-cutters
*haʿăbartā*: pass over/cause to go across/shave
*mōʾznê mišqāl*: scales for weighing/balances

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Lev 21:5 : 5 They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.
Isa 7:20 : 20 In the same day shall the Lord shave with a razor that is hired, namely, by them beyond the river, by the king of Assyria, the head, and the hair of the feet: and it shall also consume the beard.
Ezek 44:20 : 20 Neither shall they shave their heads, nor suffer their locks to grow long; they shall only poll their heads.
Dan 5:27 : 27 TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting.

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