King James Version

Ezekiel 24:22

And ye shall do as I have done: ye shall not cover your lips, nor eat the bread of men.

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וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖םvaasitemand doעָשָׂהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “and do”, a completed action in a sequenceH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…כַּאֲשֶׁ֣רkaasheras becauseאֲשֶׁרpreposition, particle, relative — “as because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…עָשִׂ֑יתִיasitidoעָשָׂהverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “do”, a completed actionH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…שָׂפָם֙safambeardשָׂפָםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “beard”, the ordinary formH8222the beard (as a lippiece)beard, (upper) lip.לֹ֣אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…תַעְט֔וּtatvcoverעָטָהverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “cover”, an unfinished actionH5844to wrap, i.e. cover, veil, cloth, or rollarray self, be clad, (put a) cover (-ing, self), fill, put on, [idiom] surely, turn aside.וְלֶ֥חֶםvelechemand breadלֶחֶםconjunction, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “and bread”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3899food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)(shew-) bread, [idiom] eat, food, fruit, loaf, meat, victuals.אֲנָשִׁ֖יםanashima certainאִישׁnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “a certain”, the ordinary formH376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phra…לֹ֥אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…תֹאכֵֽלוּtokhelveatאָכַלverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “eat”, an unfinished actionH398to eat (literally or figuratively)[idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And ye shall do as I have done: ye shall not cover your upper lips, nor eat the bread of men;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And ye shall do as I have done: ye shall not cover your lips, nor eat the bread of men.

Young’s Literal Translation

And ye have done as I have done, On the upper lip ye are not covered, And bread of men ye do not eat.

World English Bible

You will do as I have done. You won’t cover your lips or eat mourner’s bread.

Darby Translation

And ye shall do as I have done: ye shall not cover the beard, neither eat the bread of men;

Douay-Rheims

And you shall do as I have done: you shall not cover your faces, nor shall you eat the meat of mourners.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And ye shall do as I have done: ye shall not cover your upper lips, nor eat the bread of men;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And ye shall do as I have done: ye shall not be comforted at their mouth, and ye shall not eat the bread of men.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ποιήσετε ὃν τρόπον πεποίηκα· ἀπὸ στόματος αὐτῶν οὐ παρακληθήσεσθε, καὶ ἄρτον ἀνδρῶν οὐ φάγεσθε,