Ezekiel 34:5
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"They were scatteredוַתְּפוּצֶ֖ינָה
(vat·te·fu·tzei·nah)
6327a: to be dispersed or scattereda prim. root
for lackמִבְּלִ֣י
(mib·be·li)
1097: a wearing outfrom balah
of a shepherd,רֹעֶ֑ה
(ro·'eh;)
7462a: to pasture, tend, grazea prim. root
and they becameוַתִּהְיֶ֧ינָה
(vat·tih·yei·nah)
1961: to fall out, come to pass, become, bea prim. root
foodלְאָכְלָ֛ה
(le·'a·che·lah)
402: food, eatingfem. of okel
for everyלְכָל־
(le·chol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
beast 
 
2421b: living thing, animalfrom chayah
of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖ה
(has·sa·deh)
7704: field, landfrom the same as saday
and were scattered.וַתְּפוּצֶֽינָה׃
(vat·te·fu·tzei·nah.)
6327a: to be dispersed or scattereda prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And they were scattered
puwts  (poots)
to dash in pieces, literally or figuratively (especially to disperse)
because there is no shepherd
ra`ah  (raw-aw')
to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze; generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend)
and they became meat
'oklah  (ok-law')
food -- consume, devour, eat, food, meat.
to all the beasts
chay  (khah'-ee)
age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, + merry, multitude, + (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.
of the field
sadeh  (saw-deh')
from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field (as flat) -- country, field, ground, land, soil, wild.
when they were scattered
puwts  (poots)
to dash in pieces, literally or figuratively (especially to disperse)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"They were scattered for lack of a shepherd, and they became food for every beast of the field and were scattered.

King James Bible
And they were scattered, because there is no shepherd: and they became meat to all the beasts of the field, when they were scattered.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They were scattered for lack of a shepherd; they became food for all the wild animals when they were scattered.

International Standard Version
"Since they have no shepherd, they have been scattered around and have become prey for all sorts of wild animals. How scattered they are!

NET Bible
They were scattered because they had no shepherd, and they became food for every wild beast.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
So they were scattered because there was no shepherd. When they were scattered, they became food for every wild animal.

King James 2000 Bible
And they were scattered, because there is no shepherd: and they became food to all the beasts of the field, when they were scattered.
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