King James Version

Ezekiel 33:3

If when he seeth the sword come upon the land, he blow the trumpet, and warn the people;

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וְרָאָ֥הveraahand seeרָאָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and see”, a completed action in a sequenceH7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), m…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).הַחֶ֖רֶבhacherevthe knifeחֶרֶבdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the knife”, the ordinary formH2719drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implementaxe, dagger, knife, mattock, sword, tool.בָּאָ֣הbaahto comeבּוֹאverb, qal, participle, absolute — “to come”, a verb used as a describing wordH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…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,…הָאָ֑רֶץhaaretsthe earthאֶרֶץdefinite article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “the earth”, the ordinary formH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.וְתָקַ֥עvetaqaand blowתָּקַעconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and blow”, a completed action in a sequenceH8628to clatter, i.e. slap (the hands together), clang (an instrument); by analogy, to drive (a nail or tent-pin, a dart, etc.); by implication, to become bondsman by handclasping)blow (a trumpet), cast, clap, fasten, pitch (tent), smite, sound, strike, [idiom] suretiship, thrust.בַּשּׁוֹפָ֖רbashofarin cornetשׁוֹפָרpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in cornet”, the ordinary formH7782a cornet (as giving a clear sound) or curved horncornet, trumpet.וְהִזְהִ֥ירvehizhirand admonishזָהַרconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and admonish”, a completed action in a sequenceH2094to gleam; figuratively, to enlighten (by caution)admonish, shine, teach, (give) warn(-ing).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).הָעָֽםhaamthe peopleעַםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the people”, the ordinary formH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

if, when he seeth the sword come upon the land, he blow the horn, and warn the people;

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American Standard Version (1901)

if, when he seeth the sword come upon the land, he blow the trumpet, and warn the people;

Young’s Literal Translation

And he hath seen the sword coming against the land, And hath blown with a trumpet, and hath warned the people,

World English Bible

if, when he sees the sword come on the land, he blows the trumpet and warns the people,

Darby Translation

if he see the sword coming upon the land, and blow the trumpet, and warn the people;

Douay-Rheims

And he see the sword coming upon the land, and sound the trumpet, and tell the people:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

if, when he seeth the sword come upon the land, he blow the horn, and warn the people;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

and he shall see the sword coming upon the land, and blow the trumpet, and sound an alarm to the people;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

καὶ ἴδῃ τὴν ῥομφαίαν ἐρχομένην ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν, καὶ σαλπίσῃ τῇ σάλπιγγι, καὶ σημάνῃ τῷ λαῷ,