Ezekiel 5:1
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.
KJV
Et tu, fili hominis, sume tibi gladium acutum, radentem pilos, et assumes eum et duces per caput tuum et per barbam tuam, et assumes tibi stateram ponderis et divides eos.
Vulgate
Καὶ σύ, υἱὲ ἀνθρώπου, λάβε σεαυτῷ ῥομφαίαν ὀξεῖαν ὑπὲρ ξυρὸν κουρέως, κτήσῃ αὐτὴν σεαυτῷ, καὶ ἐπάξεις αὐτὴν ἐπὶ τὴν κεφαλήν σου καὶ ἐπὶ τὸν πώγωνά σου. καὶ λήμψῃ ζυγὸν σταθμίων καὶ διαστήσεις αὐτούς·
LXX
And thou, son of man, take thee a sharp sword; as a barber’s 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.
ASV
וְ/אַתָּ֨ה בֶן אָדָ֜ם קַח לְ/ךָ֣ חֶ֣רֶב חַדָּ֗ה תַּ֤עַר הַ/גַּלָּבִים֙ תִּקָּחֶ֣/נָּה לָּ֔/ךְ וְ/הַעֲבַרְתָּ֥ עַל רֹאשְׁ/ךָ֖ וְ/עַל זְקָנֶ֑/ךָ וְ/לָקַחְתָּ֥ לְ/ךָ֛ מֹאזְנֵ֥י מִשְׁקָ֖ל וְ/חִלַּקְתָּֽ/ם
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
15 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- Dan 5:27 — TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting.
- Ezek 2:1 — And he said unto me, Son of man, stand upon thy feet, and I will speak unto thee.
- Ezek 44:20 — Neither shall they shave their heads, nor suffer their locks to grow long; they shall only poll their heads.
- Isa 7:20 — In the same day shall the Lord shave with a razor that is hired, namely, by them beyond the river, by the king of Assyria, the head, and the hair of the feet: and it shall also consume the beard.
- Isa 7:20 — In the same day shall the Lord shave with a razor that is hired, namely, by them beyond the river, by the king of Assyria, the head, and the hair of the feet: and it shall also consume the beard.
- Lev 21:5 — They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.