EZE 21:16 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Καὶ ἔδωκεν αὐτὴν ἑτοίμην τοῦ κρατεῖν χεῖρα αὐτοῦ· ἐξηκονήθη ἡ ῥομφαία, ἐστὶν ἑτοίμη τοῦ δοῦναι αὐτὴν εἰς χεῖρα, ἀποκεντοῦντος.
(Kai edōken autaʸn hetoimaʸn tou kratein ⱪeira autou; exaʸkonaʸthaʸ haʸ ɽomfaia, estin hetoimaʸ tou dounai autaʸn eis ⱪeira, apokentountos. )

BrTr And he made it ready for his hand to hold: the sword is sharpened, it is ready to put into the hand of the slayer.

ULT You, sword! Strike to the right! Strike to the left! Go wherever your face is turned.

UST I will tell my sword to slash to the right
⇔ and then to the left,
⇔ and to turn in every direction until no one remains alive.

BSB Slash to the right;
⇔ set your blade to the left—
⇔ wherever your blade is directed.

OEB Gather thee together, to the right, to the left,
⇔ Whithersoever thine edge is appointed.

WEBBE Gather yourselves together.
⇔ Go to the right.
⇔ Set yourselves in array.
⇔ Go to the left,
⇔ wherever your face is set.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Cut sharply on the right!
⇔ Swing to the left,
⇔ wherever your edge is appointed to strike.

LSV Take possession of the right, place yourself at the left,
To where your face is appointed.

FBV Slash right and left, whichever way you're facing.

T4T Their swords [APO] will slash to the right
⇔ and then to the left,
⇔ whichever way they turn the blades.

LEB Gather together, strike to the right; cause to go to the left, where your edge[fn] is directed.

21:16 Literally “face”

BBE Be pointed to the right, to the left, wherever your edge is ordered.

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JPS (21-21) Go thee one way to the right, or direct thyself to the left; whither is thy face set?

ASV Gather thee together, go to the right, set thyself in array, go to the left, whithersoever thy face is set.

DRA Be thou sharpened, go to the right hand, or to the left, which way soever thou hast a mind to set thy face.

YLT Take possession of the right, place thyself at the left, Whither thy face is appointed.

Drby Gather up [strength], go to the right hand, turn thee, go to the left, whithersoever thy face is appointed.

RV Gather thee together, go to the right; set thyself in array, go to the left; whithersoever thy face is set.

Wbstr Go thee one way or other, either on the right hand, or on the left, whithersoever thy face is set.

KJB-1769 Go thee one way or other, either on the right hand, or on the left, whithersoever thy face is set.[fn]
(Go thee/you one way or other, either on the right hand, or on the left, whithersoever thy/your face is set. )

21.16 or on…: Heb. set thyself, take the left hand

KJB-1611 [fn]Goe thee one way or other, either on the right hand, or on the left, whithersoeuer thy face is set.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above apart from footnotes)

21:16 Heb. set thy selfe, take the left hand.

Bshps Get thee one way or other, either vpon the right hande or vpon the left, whyther soeuer thy face turneth.
(Get thee/you one way or other, either upon the right hand or upon the left, whyther soever thy/your face turneth.)

Gnva Get thee alone: goe to the right hande, or get thy selfe to the left hande, whithersoeuer thy face turneth.
(Get thee/you alone: go to the right hand, or get thyself/yourself to the left hand, whithersoever thy/your face turneth. )

Cvdl Get the to some place alone, ether vpon the right honde or on the lefte, whither so euer thy face turneth.
(Get the to some place alone, ether upon the right hand or on the left, whithersoever thy/your face turneth.)

Wycl Be thou maad scharp, go thou to the riyt side, ether to the left side, whidur euer the desir of thi face is.
(Be thou/you made scharp, go thou/you to the right side, ether to the left side, whidur ever the desir of thy/your face is.)

Luth Aber er hat ein Schwert zu fegen gegeben, daß man es fassen soll; es ist geschärft und gefegt, daß man‘s dem Totschläger in die Hand gebe.
(But he has a sword to fegen given, that man it grasp/take/touch soll; it is geschärft and gefegt, that man‘s to_him Totschläger in the hand gebe.)

ClVg Exacuere, vade ad dexteram sive ad sinistram, quocumque faciei tuæ est appetitus.
(Exacuere, vade to dexteram if/or to sinistram, quocumque faciei tuæ it_is appetitus. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / apostrophe

(Occurrence 0) You, sword! Strike to the right! & Go wherever your face is turned.

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_gave DOM=her/it to,polished to,grasped in/on/at/with,hand she/it sharpened sword and=she polished to,give DOM,it in/on/at/with,hand slayer )

Here Yahweh speaks to those who will attack his people as if they could hear him and as if they were a sword that they would use in the attack. He does this to emphasize that he is in control of what is happening during the attack. The phrase “wherever your face is turned” is an idiom for “wherever you desire to go.” Alternate translation: “I tell those attacking with swords, ‘Strike to the right! … Attack in every direction.’” (See also: figs-metonymy and figs-idiom)

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