Ezekiel 4:1
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Now you sonבֶן־
(ven-)
1121: sona prim. root
of man,אָדָם֙
(a·dam)
120: man, mankindfrom an unused word
getקַח־
(kach-)
3947: to takea prim. root
yourself a brick,לְבֵנָ֔ה
(le·ve·nah,)
3843: brick, tilefrom laben
placeוְנָתַתָּ֥ה
(ve·na·tat·tah)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
it beforeלְפָנֶ֑יךָ
(le·fa·nei·cha;)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
you and inscribeוְחַקֹּותָ֥
(ve·chak·ko·v·ta)
2710: to cut in, inscribe, decreea prim. root
a cityעִ֖יר
(ir)
5892b: city, townof uncertain derivation
on it, Jerusalem.יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃
(ye·ru·sha·lim.)
3389: probably "foundation of peace," capital city of all Isr.from yarah and shalem


















KJV Lexicon
Thou also son
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
of man
'adam  (aw-dawm')
ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.) -- another, + hypocrite, + common sort, low, man (mean, of low degree), person.
take
laqach  (law-kakh')
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
thee a tile
lbenah  (leb-ay-naw')
a brick (from the whiteness of the clay) -- (altar of) brick, tile.
and lay
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
it before
paniym  (paw-neem')
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.)
thee and pourtray
chaqaq  (khaw-kak')
to hack, i.e. engrave (Judges 5:14, to be a scribe simply); by implication, to enact (laws being cut in stone or metal tablets in primitive times) or (gen.) prescribe
upon it the city
`iyr  (eer)
or (in the plural) par {awr}; or ayar (Judges 10:4) {aw-yar'}; a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) -- Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.
even Jerusalem
Yruwshalaim  (yer-oo-shaw-lah'-im)
founded peaceful; Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine -- Jerusalem.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Now you son of man, get yourself a brick, place it before you and inscribe a city on it, Jerusalem.

King James Bible
Thou also, son of man, take thee a tile, and lay it before thee, and pourtray upon it the city, even Jerusalem:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Now you, son of man, take a brick, set it in front of you, and draw the city of Jerusalem on it.

International Standard Version
"And now Son of Man, you are to take a brick, set it in front of you, and inscribe on it the outline of the city—that is, Jerusalem.

NET Bible
"And you, son of man, take a brick and set it in front of you. Inscribe a city on it--Jerusalem.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
[The LORD said,] "Son of man, take clay, put it in front of you, and draw a map of Jerusalem on it.

King James 2000 Bible
You also, son of man, take you a clay tablet, and lay it before you, and portray upon it the city, even Jerusalem:
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