Ezekiel 5:1
And you, son of man, take a sharp knife, take a barber's razor, and cause it to pass over your head and your beard: then take scales to weigh and divide the hair.
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And you, son of man, take a sharp sword, use it like a razor for barbers, and pass it over your head and your beard. Then take scales to weigh and divide the hair.
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
And thou, son of man, take thee a sharp knife, take thee a barber's rasor, and cause it to pass upon thine head and upon thy beard: then take thee balances to weigh, and divide the hair.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
And thou, son{H1121} of man,{H120} take{H3947} thee a sharp{H2299} sword;{H2719} [as] a barber's{H1532} razor{H8593} shalt thou take{H3947} it unto thee, and shalt cause it to pass{H5674} upon thy head{H7218} and upon thy beard:{H2206} then take{H3947} thee balances{H3976} to weigh,{H4948} and divide{H2505} the hair.
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And thou, son{H1121} of man{H120}, take{H3947}{(H8798)} thee a sharp{H2299} knife{H2719}, take{H3947}{(H8799)} thee a barber's{H1532} razor{H8593}, and cause it to pass{H5674}{(H8689)} upon thine head{H7218} and upon thy beard{H2206}: then take{H3947}{(H8804)} thee balances{H3976} to weigh{H4948}, and divide{H2505}{(H8765)} the hair.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
Take the then a sharpe knyfe (O thou sonne of man) namely, a rasoure. Take that, and shaue the hayre off thy heade and beerd: Then take the scoales and the waight, and deuyde the hayre a sunder.
Geneva Bible (1560)
And thou sonne of man, take thee a sharpe knife, or take thee a barbours rasor & cause it to passe vpon thine head, and vpon thy beard: then take thee balances to weigh, and deuide the heare.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
O thou sonne of man, take thee then a sharpe knife namely a barbers rasour, take that to thee, and cause it to passe vpon thy head and vpon thy beard: then take thee waight scales and deuide the heere.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
¶ 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].
Webster's Bible (1833)
You, son of man, take a sharp sword; [as] a barber's razor shall you take it to you, and shall cause it to pass on your head and on your beard: then take balances to weigh, and divide the hair.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
`And thou, son of man, take to thee a sharp weapon, the barber's razor thou dost take to thee, and thou hast caused `it' to pass over thy head, and over thy beard, and thou hast taken to thee weighing scales, and apportioned them.
American Standard Version (1901)
And thou, son of man, take thee a sharp sword; `as' a barber's razor shalt thou take it unto thee, and shalt cause it to pass upon thy head and upon thy beard: then take thee balances to weigh, and divide the hair.
American Standard Version (1901)
And thou, son of man, take thee a sharp sword; [as] a barber's razor shalt thou take it unto thee, and shalt cause it to pass upon thy head and upon thy beard: then take thee balances to weigh, and divide the hair.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
And you, son of man, take a sharp sword, using it like a haircutter's blade, and making it go over your head and the hair of your chin: and take scales for separating the hair by weight.
World English Bible (2000)
You, son of man, take a sharp sword; You shall take it as a barber's razor to you, and shall cause it to pass on your head and on your beard: then take balances to weigh, and divide the hair.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
“As for you, son of man, take a sharp sword and use it as a barber’s razor. Shave off some of the hair from your head and your beard. Then take scales and divide up the hair you cut off.
Referenced Verses
- Lev 21:5 : 5 They shall not make baldness upon their heads, nor shave off the corner of their beards, nor make any cuts in their flesh.
- Isa 7:20 : 20 In that same day shall the Lord shave with a razor that is hired, namely, by those 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 They shall neither shave their heads nor let their hair grow long; they shall only trim their hair.
- Dan 5:27 : 27 TEKEL: You have been weighed in the balances, and found wanting.
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2 You shall burn with fire a third part in the midst of the city, when the days of the siege are fulfilled: and you shall take a third part, and strike around it with a knife: and a third part you shall scatter to the wind; and I will draw out a sword after them.
3 You shall also take a few in number, and bind them in your skirts.
4 Then take of them again, and cast them into the midst of the fire, and burn them in the fire; from it a fire shall come forth into all the house of Israel.
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1 Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
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