King James Version

Ezekiel 21:16

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

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In the Hebrew text this line is Ezekiel 21:21.

הִתְאַחֲדִ֥יhitachadigo one way or otherאָחַדverb, hithpael, imperative, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “go one way or other”, a commandH258to unify, i.e. (figuratively) collect (one's thoughts)go one way or other.הֵימִ֖נִיheyminigo to the right handיָמַןverb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “go to the right hand”, a commandH3231to be right-handed or take the right-hand sidego (turn) to (on, use) the right hand.הָשִׂ֣ימִיhasimiputשׂוּםverb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “put”, a commandH7760to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)[idiom] any wise, appoint, bring, call (a name), care, cast in, change, charge, commit, consider, convey, determine, [phrase] disguise, dispose, do, get, give, heap up, hold, impute, lay (down, up), leave, look, make (out), mark, [phrase]…הַשְׂמִ֑ילִיhasmilileftשָׂמַאלverb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “left”, a commandH8041to use the left hand or pass in that direction)(go, turn) (on the, to the) left.אָ֖נָהanahwhereאָןadverb — “where”H575where?; hence, whither?, when?; also hither and thither[phrase] any (no) whither, now, where, whither(-soever).פָּנַ֥יִךְpanayikha- foreפָּנִיםnoun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the 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.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…מֻעָדֽוֹתmuadotmeetיָעַדverb, hophal, passive participle, absolute — “meet”, a verb used as a describing wordH3259to fix upon (by agreement or appointment); by implication, to meet (at a stated time), to summon (to trial), to direct (in a certain quarter or position), to engage (for marriage)agree,(maxke an) appoint(-ment, a time), assemble (selves), betroth, gather (selves, together), meet (together), set (a time).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

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

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And do thou go on, sharpen thyself on the right and on the left whithersoever thy face may set itself.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ διαπορεύου, ὀξύνου ἐκ δεξιῶν καὶ ἐξ εὐωνύμων, οὗ ἄν τὸ πρόσωπόν σου ἐξεγείρηται.