Ezekiel 21:16
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Go thee one way or other, either on the right hand, or on the left, whithersoever thy face is set. | Slash to the right; set your blade to the left— wherever your blade is directed. | Gather thee together, go to the right, set thyself in array, go to the left, whithersoever thy face is set. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| be sharp | הִתְאַחֲדִ֥י | hit-'a-cha-DI | H0258 | to go either wayאָחַד (a.chad) (Hithpael) to go one way or another, to be sharp |
| go to [the] right | הֵימִ֖נִי | hei-MI-ni | H3231 | to turn rightאָמַן (a.man) (Hiphil) to take the right hand, to turn right, choose to the right, go to the right, use the right hand Another spelling of ya.man (יָמַן "to go right" H3231) |
| cause to set | הָשִׂ֣ימִי | ha-SI-mi | H7760A | to set: makeשׂוּם (sum) : make/establish 1) to put, place, set, appoint, make 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to put, set, lay, put or lay upon, lay (violent) hands on 1a2) to set, direct, direct toward 1a2a) to extend (compassion) (fig) 1a3) to set, ordain, establish, found, appoint, constitute, make, determine, fix 1a4) to set, station, put, set in place, plant, fix 1a5) to make, make for, transform into, constitute, fashion, work, bring to pass, appoint, give 1b) (Hiphil) to set or make for a sign 1c) (Hophal) to be set |
| go to [the] left | הַשְׂמִ֑ילִי | has-MI-li | H8041 | to go leftשִׂמְאֵל (sa.mal) 1) to take the left, go to the left 1a) (Hiphil) 1a1) to go to the left 1a2) to turn (aside) to the left (fig) 1a3) to use the left hand |
| where? | אָ֖נָה | 'A-nah | H0575 | where?אָן (an) 1) where?, whither? (of place) 2) when?, until when?, how long? (of time) |
| [is] face your | פָּנַ֥יִךְ | pa-NA-yikh | H6440H | face: beforeפָּנֶה (pa.neh) : before/to/front 1) face 1a) face, faces 1b) presence, person 1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim) 1d) face (of animals) 1e) face, surface (of ground) 1f) as adv of loc/temp 1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before 1g) with prep 1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of |
| set | מֻעָדֽוֹת׃ | mu-'a-DOT | H3259 | to appointיָעַד (ya.ad) 1) to fix, appoint, assemble, meet, set, betroth 1a)(Qal) to appoint, assign, designate 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to meet 1b2) to meet by appointment 1b3) to gather, assemble by appointment 1c) (Hiphil) to cause to meet 1d) (Hophal) to be set, be placed before, be fixed |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.