1. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Ezekiel 5:1:1 ⧉וְאַתָּ֨הveataand you Ezekiel 5:1:2 ⧉בֶן־אָדָ֜םvenadamson of man Ezekiel 5:1:3 ⧉קַח־לְךָ֣kakhlekhatake for yourself Ezekiel 5:1:4 ⧉חֶ֣רֶבkhereva sword Ezekiel 5:1:5 ⧉חַדָּ֗הkhadasharp Ezekiel 5:1:6 ⧉תַּ֤עַרtaara razor Ezekiel 5:1:7 ⧉הַגַּלָּבִים֙hagalavimof the barbers Ezekiel 5:1:8 ⧉תִּקָּחֶ֣נָּהtikakhenayou shall take it Ezekiel 5:1:9 ⧉לָּ֔ךְlakhfor yourself Ezekiel 5:1:10 ⧉וְהַעֲבַרְתָּ֥vehaavartaand you shall pass Ezekiel 5:1:11 ⧉עַל־רֹאשְׁךָ֖alroshakhaover your head Ezekiel 5:1:12 ⧉וְעַל־זְקָנֶ֑ךָvealzekanekhaand over your beard Ezekiel 5:1:13 ⧉וְלָקַחְתָּ֥velakakhtaand you shall take Ezekiel 5:1:14 ⧉לְךָ֛lekhafor yourself Ezekiel 5:1:15 ⧉מֹאזְנֵ֥יmoaznebalances of Ezekiel 5:1:16 ⧉מִשְׁקָ֖לmishkalweight or weighing Ezekiel 5:1:17 ⧉וְחִלַּקְתָּֽם׃vekhilaktamand you shall divide them |
1. Formal Translation And you, son of man, take a sharpened sword for yourself and use it as a barber’s razor to shave your head and beard. Then take balances for weighing and portion out the hair. |
1. Dynamic Translation As for you, son of man, get a sharp sword and use it as a barber’s razor to shave off your hair and beard. Then take scales to weigh the hair and divide it into portions. |