King James Version

Ezekiel 3:8

Behold, I have made thy face strong against their faces, and thy forehead strong against their foreheads.

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הִנֵּ֨הhinehloהִנֵּהparticle, demonstrative — “lo”H2009lo!behold, lo, see.נָתַ֧תִּיnatatigiveנָתַןverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “give”, a completed actionH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).פָּנֶ֛יךָpaneykhaa- foreפָּנִיםnoun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, 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(-…חֲזָקִ֖יםchazaqimstrongחָזָקadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “strong”, the ordinary formH2389strong (usu. in a bad sense, hard, bold, violent)harder, hottest, [phrase] impudent, loud, mighty, sore, stiff(-hearted), strong(-er).לְעֻמַּ֣תleumatto besideעֻמָּהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “to beside”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5980conjunction, i.e. society; mostly adverb or preposition (with prepositional prefix), near, beside, along with(over) against, at, beside, hard by, in points.פְּנֵיהֶ֑םpeneyhema- foreפָּנִיםnoun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “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(-…וְאֶֽתveetand object markerאֵתconjunction, particle, direct object marker — “and object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).מִצְחֲךָ֥mitschakhaforeheadמֵצַחnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “forehead”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4696the forehead (as open and prominent)brow, forehead, [phrase] impudent.חָזָ֖קchazaqstrongחָזָקadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “strong”, the ordinary formH2389strong (usu. in a bad sense, hard, bold, violent)harder, hottest, [phrase] impudent, loud, mighty, sore, stiff(-hearted), strong(-er).לְעֻמַּ֥תleumatto besideעֻמָּהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “to beside”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5980conjunction, i.e. society; mostly adverb or preposition (with prepositional prefix), near, beside, along with(over) against, at, beside, hard by, in points.מִצְחָֽםmitschamforeheadמֵצַחnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “forehead”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4696the forehead (as open and prominent)brow, forehead, [phrase] impudent.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Behold, I have made thy face hard against their faces, and thy forehead hard against their foreheads.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Behold, I have made thy face hard against their faces, and thy forehead hard against their foreheads.

Young’s Literal Translation

'Lo, I have made thy face strong against their face, and thy forehead strong against their forehead.

World English Bible

Behold, I have made your face hard against their faces, and your forehead hard against their foreheads.

Darby Translation

Behold, I have made thy face hard against their faces, and thy forehead hard against their foreheads.

Douay-Rheims

Behold I have made thy face stronger than their faces: and thy forehead harder than their foreheads.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Behold, I have made thy face hard against their faces, and thy forehead hard against their foreheads.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And, behold, I have made thy face strong against their faces, and I will strengthen thy power against their power.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἰδοὺ δέδωκα τὸ πρόσωπόν σου δυνατὸν κατέναντι τῶν προσώπων αὐτῶν, καὶ τὸ νῖκός σου κατισχύσω κατέναντι τοῦ νίκους αὐτῶν·

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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