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Ezekiel 5:1

King James Version (KJV)

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.

Translations

Ezekiel 5:1 - Amplified Bible

AND YOU, son of man [Ezekiel], take a sharp sword and use it as a barber's razor and shave your head and your beard. Then take balances for weighing and divide the hair into three parts.

Ezekiel 5:1 - American Standard Version

And thou, son of man, take thee a sharp sword; as a barbers 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.

Ezekiel 5:1 - Bible in Basic English

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.

Ezekiel 5:1 - Darby Bible

And thou, son of man, take thee a sharp knife; a barber`s razor shalt thou take; and cause it to pass upon thy head and upon thy beard: and thou shalt take balances to weigh, and divide the [hair].

Ezekiel 5:1 - English Standard Version

"And you, O son of man, take a sharp sword. Use it as a barber's razor and pass it over your head and your beard. Then take balances for weighing and divide the hair.

Ezekiel 5:1 - King James Version

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.

Ezekiel 5:1 - La Biblia de las Americas

Y tù, hijo de hombre, toma una espada afilada; tòmala y hazla pasar sobre tu cabeza y sobre tu barba como navaja de barbero. Toma luego una balanza y divide el pelo cortado.

Ezekiel 5:1 - The Message

"Now, son of man, take a sharp sword and use it as a straight razor, shaving your head and your beard. Then, using a set of balancing scales, divide the hair into thirds. When the days of the siege are over, take one-third of the hair and burn it inside the city. Take another third, chop it into bits with the sword and sprinkle it around the city. The final third you’ll throw to the wind. Then I’ll go after them with a sword.

Ezekiel 5:1 - New American Standard Bible

"As for you, son of man, take a sharp sword; take and use it {as} a barber's razor on your head and beard. Then take scales for weighing and divide the hair.

Ezekiel 5:1 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

"Y tù, hijo de hombre, toma una espada afilada; tòmala y hazla pasar sobre tu cabeza y sobre tu barba como navaja de barbero. Toma luego una balanza y divide el pelo cortado.

Ezekiel 5:1 - World English Bible

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.

Ezekiel 5:1 - Young's Living Translation

`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.

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