| 28. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Ezekiel 21:28:1 ⧉וְאַתָּ֣הveatahand you Ezekiel 21:28:2 ⧉בֶן־אָדָ֗םbenadamson of man Ezekiel 21:28:3 ⧉הִנָּבֵ֤אhinnaveprophesy Ezekiel 21:28:4 ⧉וְאָמַרְתָּ֙veamartaand you shall say Ezekiel 21:28:5 ⧉כֹּ֣הkohthus Ezekiel 21:28:6 ⧉אָמַ֔רamarsays Ezekiel 21:28:7 ⧉אֲדֹנָ֥יadonaiLord Ezekiel 21:28:8 ⧉יְהוִ֖הyehoviLORD Ezekiel 21:28:9 ⧉אֶל־בְּנֵ֣יelbeneto the sons of Ezekiel 21:28:10 ⧉עַמּ֑וֹןamonAmmon Ezekiel 21:28:11 ⧉וְאֶל־חֶרְפָּתָ֖םveelkherpatamand to their reproach Ezekiel 21:28:12 ⧉וְאָמַרְתָּ֗veamartaand you shall say Ezekiel 21:28:13 ⧉חֶ֤רֶבkhereva sword Ezekiel 21:28:14 ⧉חֶ֙רֶב֙khereva sword Ezekiel 21:28:15 ⧉פְּתוּחָ֣הpetukhadrawn Ezekiel 21:28:16 ⧉לְטֶ֔בַחletevakhfor slaughter Ezekiel 21:28:17 ⧉מְרוּטָ֖הmerutapolished Ezekiel 21:28:18 ⧉לְהָכִ֣ילlehakhilto consume Ezekiel 21:28:19 ⧉לְמַ֔עַןlemaanso that Ezekiel 21:28:20 ⧉בָּרָ֖ק׃baraklightning or flashing |
| 28. Formal Translation And you, son of man, prophesy and say: Thus says the Lord GOD {Yahweh Adonai, Avenging Sovereign} concerning the sons of Ammon and concerning their reproach: “A sword, a sword is drawn for slaughter, polished to consume, sharpened for lightning.” |
| 28. Dynamic Translation And you, human being, speak this prophecy: “This is what the Lord GOD {Yahweh Adonai, Supreme Ruler} says about the Ammonites and their shame: A sword, a sword! It is drawn for killing, polished to destroy, sharpened to flash like lightning.” |