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Ezekiel 21:16

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← Ezekiel 21:15	Ezekiel 21:16 (KJV)	Ezekiel 21:17 →
I have set the point of the sword against all their gates, that [their] heart may faint, and [their] ruins be multiplied: ah! [it is] made bright, [it is] wrapped up for the slaughter.	Go thee one way or other, [either] on the right hand, [or] on the left, whithersoever thy face [is] set.	I will also smite mine hands together, and I will cause my fury to rest: I the LORD have said [it].

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Go thee one way or other^H258, either on^H7760 the right hand^H3231, or on the left^H8041, whithersoever^H575 thy face^H6440 is set^H3259.

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Original Hebrew

וַיִּתֵּן אֹתָהּ לְמָרְטָה לִתְפֹּשׂ בַּכָּף הִיא־הוּחַדָּה חֶרֶב וְהִיא מֹרָטָּה לָתֵת אֹותָהּ בְּיַד־הֹורֵג׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וַ/יִּתֵּ֥ן	va/i.yi.Ten	H5414	HC/Vqw3ms	and/ someone gave
אֹתָ֛/הּ	'o.Ta/h	H853	HTo/Sp3fs	(obj.)/ it
לְ/מָרְטָ֖ה	le./ma.re.Tah	H4803	HR/Vqc	to/ polish (it)
לִ/תְפֹּ֣שׂ	li/t.Pos	H8610	HR/Vqc	to/ grasp (it)
בַּ/כָּ֑ף	ba./Kaf	H3709	HRd/Ncfsa	in the/ palm
הִֽיא	hi'-	H1931	HPp3fs	it
הוּחַ֤דָּה	hu.Cha.dah	H2300	HVHp3fs	it has been sharpened
חֶ֨רֶב֙	che.rev	H2719	HNcfsa	a sword
וְ/הִ֣יא	ve./Hi'	H1931	HC/Pp3fs	and/ it
מֹרָ֔טָּה	mo.Ra.tah	H4803	HVPp3fs	it has been polished
לָ/תֵ֥ת	la./Tet	H5414	HR/Vqc	to/ put
אוֹתָ֖/הּ	'o.Ta/h	H853	HTo/Sp3fs	(obj.)/ it
בְּ/יַד	be./yad-	H3027	HR/Ncbsc	in/ (the) hand of
הוֹרֵֽג	ho.Reg	H2026	HVqrmsa	(one who) slays

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H258 — אָחַד (ʼâchad, aw-khad'): perhaps a primitive root; to unify, i.e. (figuratively) collect (one's thoughts); go one way or other.
• H575 — אָן (ʼân, awn): or אָנָה; contracted from אַיִן; where?; hence, whither?, when?; also hither and thither; [phrase] any (no) whither, now, where, whither(-soever).
• H3231 — יָמַן (yâman, yaw-man'): a primitive root; to be (physically) right (i.e. firm); but used only as denominative from יָמִין and transitive,; to be right-handed or take the right-hand side; go (turn) to (on, use) the right hand.
• H3259 — יָעַד (yâʻad, yaw-ad'): a primitive root; to fix upon (by agreement or appointment); by implication, to meet (at a stated time), to summon (to trial), to direct (in a certain quarter or position), to engage (for marriage); agree,(maxke an) appoint(-ment, a time), assemble (selves), betroth, gather (selves, together), meet (together), set (a time).
• H6440 — פָּנִים (pânîym, paw-neem'): plural (but always as singular) of an unused noun פָּנֶה; from פָּנָה); the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.); [phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-part), form(-er time, -ward), from, front, heaviness, [idiom] him(-self), [phrase] honourable, [phrase] impudent, [phrase] in, it, look(-eth) (-s), [idiom] me, [phrase] meet, [idiom] more than, mouth, of, off, (of) old (time), [idiom] on, open, [phrase] out of, over against, the partial, person, [phrase] please, presence, propect, was purposed, by reason of, [phrase] regard, right forth, [phrase] serve, [idiom] shewbread, sight, state, straight, [phrase] street, [idiom] thee, [idiom] them(-selves), through ([phrase] -out), till, time(-s) past, (un-) to(-ward), [phrase] upon, upside ([phrase] down), with(-in, [phrase] -stand), [idiom] ye, [idiom] you.
• H7760 — שׂוּם (sûwm, soom): or שִׂים; a primitive root; to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically); [idiom] any wise, appoint, bring, call (a name), care, cast in, change, charge, commit, consider, convey, determine, [phrase] disguise, dispose, do, get, give, heap up, hold, impute, lay (down, up), leave, look, make (out), mark, [phrase] name, [idiom] on, ordain, order, [phrase] paint, place, preserve, purpose, put (on), [phrase] regard, rehearse, reward, (cause to) set (on, up), shew, [phrase] stedfastly, take, [idiom] tell, [phrase] tread down, (over-)turn, [idiom] wholly, work.
• H8041 — שָׂמַאל (sâmaʼl, saw-mal'): a primitive root (denominative from שְׂמֹאול); to use the left hand or pass in that direction); (go, turn) (on the, to the) left.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H853 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): apparent contracted from אוֹת in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).
• H1931 — הוּא (hûwʼ, hoo): of which the feminine (beyond the Pentateuch) is הִיא; a primitive word, the third person pronoun singular; he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are; he, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.
• H2026 — הָרַג (hârag, haw-rag'): a primitive root; to smite with deadly intent; destroy, out of hand, kill, murder(-er), put to (death), make (slaughter), slay(-er), [idiom] surely.
• H2300 — חָדַד (châdad, khaw-dad'): a primitive root; to be (causatively, make) sharp or (figuratively) severe; be fierce, sharpen.
• H2719 — חֶרֶב (chereb, kheh'-reb): from חָרַב; drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement; axe, dagger, knife, mattock, sword, tool.
• H3027 — יָד (yâd, yawd): a primitive word; in distinction from כַּף, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote (as follows); a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),; ([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, [idiom] enough, [phrase] fellowship, force, [idiom] from, hand(-staves, -y work), [idiom] he, himself, [idiom] in, labour, [phrase] large, ledge, (left-) handed, means, [idiom] mine, ministry, near, [idiom] of, [idiom] order, ordinance, [idiom] our, parts, pain, power, [idiom] presumptuously, service, side, sore, state, stay, draw with strength, stroke, [phrase] swear, terror, [idiom] thee, [idiom] by them, [idiom] themselves, [idiom] thine own, [idiom] thou, through, [idiom] throwing, [phrase] thumb, times, [idiom] to, [idiom] under, [idiom] us, [idiom] wait on, (way-) side, where, [phrase] wide, [idiom] with (him, me, you), work, [phrase] yield, [idiom] yourselves.
• H3709 — כַּף (kaph, kaf): from כָּפַף; the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-tree); figuratively, power; branch, [phrase] foot, hand((-ful), -dle, (-led)), hollow, middle, palm, paw, power, sole, spoon.
• H4803 — מָרַט (mâraṭ, maw-rat'): a primitive root; to polish; by implication, to make bald (the head), to gall (the shoulder); also, to sharpen; bright, furbish, (have his) hair (be) fallen off, peeled, pluck off (hair).
• H5414 — נָתַן (nâthan, naw-than'): a primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.); add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] without fail, fasten, frame, [idiom] get, give (forth, over, up), grant, hang (up), [idiom] have, [idiom] indeed, lay (unto charge, up), (give) leave, lend, let (out), [phrase] lie, lift up, make, [phrase] O that, occupy, offer, ordain, pay, perform, place, pour, print, [idiom] pull, put (forth), recompense, render, requite, restore, send (out), set (forth), shew, shoot forth (up), [phrase] sing, [phrase] slander, strike, (sub-) mit, suffer, [idiom] surely, [idiom] take, thrust, trade, turn, utter, [phrase] weep, [phrase] willingly, [phrase] withdraw, [phrase] would (to) God, yield.
• H8610 — תָּפַשׂ (tâphas, taw-fas'): a primitive root; to manipulate, i.e. seize; chiefly to capture, wield, specifically, to overlay; figuratively, to use unwarrantably; catch, handle, (lay, take) hold (on, over), stop, [idiom] surely, surprise, take.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• either — Genesis 13:9
• Go — Ezekiel 14:17, Ezekiel 16:46, Ezekiel 21:4, Ezekiel 21:20

Reciprocal references (1): Jeremiah 49:21

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• Nave’s: WAR

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