3. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Ezekiel 4:3:1 ⧉וְאַתָּ֤הveataand you Ezekiel 4:3:2 ⧉קַח־לְךָ֙kakhlekhatake for yourself Ezekiel 4:3:3 ⧉מַחֲבַ֣תmakhavata griddle or a pan Ezekiel 4:3:4 ⧉בַּרְזֶ֔לbarzelof iron Ezekiel 4:3:5 ⧉וְנָתַתָּ֤הvenatataand you shall set or place Ezekiel 4:3:6 ⧉אוֹתָהּ֙otahit Ezekiel 4:3:7 ⧉קִ֣ירkira wall Ezekiel 4:3:8 ⧉בַּרְזֶ֔לbarzelof iron Ezekiel 4:3:9 ⧉בֵּינְךָ֖benekhabetween you Ezekiel 4:3:10 ⧉וּבֵ֣יןuveinand between Ezekiel 4:3:11 ⧉הָעִ֑ירhairthe city Ezekiel 4:3:12 ⧉וַהֲכִינֹתָה֩vahakhinotaand you shall direct or set firmly Ezekiel 4:3:13 ⧉אֶת־פָּנֶ֨יךָetpanekha{direct object marker} your face Ezekiel 4:3:14 ⧉אֵלֶ֜יהָelehatoward it Ezekiel 4:3:15 ⧉וְהָיְתָ֤הvehayetaand it shall be Ezekiel 4:3:16 ⧉בַמָּצוֹר֙vamatsorin the siege or in a state of siege Ezekiel 4:3:17 ⧉וְצַרְתָּ֣vetsartaand you shall press or lay siege Ezekiel 4:3:18 ⧉עָלֶ֔יהָalehaagainst it Ezekiel 4:3:19 ⧉א֥וֹתota sign Ezekiel 4:3:20 ⧉הִ֖יאhiit is Ezekiel 4:3:21 ⧉לְבֵ֥יתleveitfor the house of Ezekiel 4:3:22 ⧉יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃סyisraelIsrael |
3. Formal Translation Also take for yourself an iron pan and set it up as an iron barrier between you and the city; fix your gaze toward it so that it may endure a siege, and press the siege upon it. This is a sign for the house of Israel. |
3. Dynamic Translation Now take an iron pan and place it there like an iron wall separating you from the city. Keep your face turned toward it, and let it stand under siege as you continue to lay siege to it. This will be a sign to the people of Israel. |