King James Version

Ezekiel 34:21

Because ye have thrust with side and with shoulder, and pushed all the diseased with your horns, till ye have scattered them abroad;

Study

Hebrew

Tap a word to see its meaning. Words run left to right in English reading order.

יַ֗עַןyaanbecauseיַעַןconjunction — “because”H3282properly, heed; by implication, purpose (sake or account); used adverbially to indicate the reason or causebecause (that), forasmuch ([phrase] as), seeing then, [phrase] that, [phrase] wheras, [phrase] why.בְּצַ֤דbetsadin sideצַדpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in side”, the ordinary formH6654a side; figuratively, an adversary(be-) side.וּבְכָתֵף֙uvekhatefand in armכָּתֵףconjunction, preposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and in arm”, the ordinary formH3802the shoulder (proper, i.e. upper end of the arm; as being the spot where the garments hang); figuratively, side-piece or lateral projection of anythingarm, corner, shoulder(-piece), side, undersetter.תֶּהְדֹּ֔פוּtehdofvcast awayהָדַףverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “cast away”, an unfinished actionH1920to push away or downcast away (out), drive, expel, thrust (away).וּבְקַרְנֵיכֶ֥םuveqarneykhemand in hornקֶרֶןconjunction, preposition, noun, common, both genders, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “and in horn”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7161a horn (as projecting); by implication, a flask, cornet; by resemblance. an elephant's tooth (i.e. ivory), a corner (of the altar), a peak (of a mountain), a ray (of light); figuratively, power[idiom] hill, horn.תְּנַגְּח֖וּtenagchvgoreנָגַחverb, piel, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “gore”, an unfinished actionH5055to butt with the horns; figuratively, to war againstgore, push (down, -ing).כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).הַנַּחְל֑וֹתhanachlotthe be grievedחָלָהdefinite article, verb, niphal, passive participle, absolute — “the be grieved”, a verb used as a describing wordH2470properly, to be rubbed or worn; hence (figuratively) to be weak, sick, afflicted; or (causatively) to grieve, make sick; also to stroke (in flattering), entreatbeseech, (be) diseased, (put to) grief, be grieved, (be) grievous, infirmity, intreat, lay to, put to pain, [idiom] pray, make prayer, be (fall, make) sick, sore, be sorry, make suit ([idiom] supplication), woman in travail, be (become) we…עַ֣דadevenעַדpreposition — “even”H5704as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, [phrase] how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, ([phrase] as) yet.אֲשֶׁ֧רasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “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,…הֲפִיצוֹתֶ֛םhafitsotemdisperseפּוּץverb, hiphil, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “disperse”, a completed actionH6327to dash in pieces, literally or figuratively (especially to disperse)break (dash, shake) in (to) pieces, cast (abroad), disperse (selves), drive, retire, scatter (abroad), spread abroad.אוֹתָ֖נָהotanahobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, plural — “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).אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).הַחֽוּצָהhachutsahthe abroadחוּץdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute, directional ending — “the abroad”, the ordinary formH2351properly, separate by awall, i.e. outside, outdoorsabroad, field, forth, highway, more, out(-side, -ward), street, without.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Because ye thrust with side and with shoulder, and push all the weak with your horns, till ye have scattered them abroad;

Compare Public-Domain Translations

The King James Version remains the text of this page and the canonical URL.

American Standard Version (1901)

Because ye thrust with side and with shoulder, and push all the diseased with your horns, till ye have scattered them abroad;

Young’s Literal Translation

Because with side and with shoulder ye thrust away, And with your horns push all the diseased, Till ye have scattered them to the out-place,

World English Bible

Because you thrust with side and with shoulder, and push all the diseased with your horns, until you have scattered them abroad,

Darby Translation

Because ye thrust with side and with shoulder, and push all the weak ones with your horns, till ye have scattered them abroad,

Douay-Rheims

Because you thrusted with sides and shoulders, and struck all the weak cattle with your horns, till they were scattered abroad:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Because ye thrust with side and with shoulder, and push all the weak with your horns, till ye have scattered them abroad;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Ye did thrust with your sides and shoulders, and pushed with your horns, and ye cruelly treated all the sick.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐπὶ ταῖς πλευραῖς καὶ τοῖς ὤμοις ὑμῶν διωθεῖσθε, καὶ τοῖς κέρασιν ὑμῶν ἐκερατίζετε, καὶ πᾶν τὸ ἐκλεῖπον ἐξεθλίβετε.