Ezekiel 21:28
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Now prophesy, son of man, and declare that this is what the Lord GOD says concerning the Ammonites and their contempt: ‘A sword! A sword is drawn for slaughter, polished to consume, to flash like lightning—

Young's Literal Translation
And thou, son of man, prophesy, and thou hast said: Thus said the Lord Jehovah concerning the sons of Ammon, and concerning their reproach: and thou hast said: A sword, a sword, open for slaughter, Polished to the utmost for brightness!

King James Bible
And thou, son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD concerning the Ammonites, and concerning their reproach; even say thou, The sword, the sword [is] drawn: for the slaughter [it is] furbished, to consume because of the glittering:

Hebrew
Now
וְאַתָּ֣ה (wə·’at·tāh)
Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine singular
Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you

prophesy,
הִנָּבֵ֤א (hin·nā·ḇê)
Verb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's 5012: To prophesy, speak, by inspiration

son
בֶן־ (ḇen-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of man,
אָדָ֗ם (’ā·ḏām)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 120: Ruddy, a human being

and declare
וְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙ (wə·’ā·mar·tā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

that this is what
כֹּ֤ה (kōh)
Adverb
Strong's 3541: Like this, thus, here, now

the Lord
אֲדֹנָ֣י (’ă·ḏō·nāy)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 136: The Lord

GOD
יְהֹוִ֔ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3069: YHWH

says
אָמַר֙ (’ā·mar)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

concerning
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

the Ammonites
בְּנֵ֥י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

and their contempt:
חֶרְפָּתָ֑ם (ḥer·pā·ṯām)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 2781: Contumely, disgrace, the pudenda

‘A sword!
חֶ֣רֶב (ḥe·reḇ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 2719: Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword

A sword
חֶ֤רֶב (ḥe·reḇ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 2719: Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword

is drawn
פְּתוּחָה֙ (pə·ṯū·ḥāh)
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular
Strong's 6605: To open wide, to loosen, begin, plough, carve

for slaughter,
לְטֶ֣בַח (lə·ṭe·ḇaḥ)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2874: Something slaughtered, a beast, butchery

polished
מְרוּטָ֔ה (mə·rū·ṭāh)
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular
Strong's 4803: To make smooth, bare or bald, to scour, polish

to consume,
לְהָכִ֖יל (lə·hā·ḵîl)
Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct
Strong's 398: To eat

to
לְמַ֥עַן (lə·ma·‘an)
Conjunction
Strong's 4616: Purpose -- intent

flash like lightning.
בָּרָֽק׃ (bā·rāq)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1300: Lightning, a gleam, a flashing sword

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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