Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleWhen the days of the siege have ended, you are to burn up a third of the hair inside the city; you are also to take a third and slash it with the sword all around the city; and you are to scatter a third to the wind. For I will unleash a sword behind them. Young's Literal Translation A third part with fire thou dost burn in the midst of the city, at the fulness of the days of the siege; and thou hast taken the third part, thou dost smite with a weapon round about it; and the third part thou dost scatter to the wind, and a weapon I draw out after them. King James Bible Thou shalt burn with fire a third part in the midst of the city, when the days of the siege are fulfilled: and thou shalt take a third part, [and] smite about it with a knife: and a third part thou shalt scatter in the wind; and I will draw out a sword after them. Hebrew When the daysיְמֵ֣י (yə·mê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 3117: A day of the siege הַמָּצ֑וֹר (ham·mā·ṣō·wr) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4692: Something hemming in, a mound, a siege, distress, a fastness have ended, כִּמְלֹ֖את (kim·lōṯ) Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 4390: To fill, be full of you are to burn up תַּבְעִיר֙ (taḇ·‘îr) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 1197: To kindle, consume, to be, brutish a third [of the hair] שְׁלִשִׁ֗ית (šə·li·šîṯ) Number - ordinal feminine singular Strong's 7992: Third, feminine a, third, a third, a third-story cell) inside בְּת֣וֹךְ (bə·ṯō·wḵ) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 8432: A bisection, the centre the city; הָעִ֔יר (hā·‘îr) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5892: Excitement you are also to take וְלָֽקַחְתָּ֣ (wə·lā·qaḥ·tā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 3947: To take a third הַשְּׁלִשִׁ֗ית (haš·šə·li·šîṯ) Article | Number - ordinal feminine singular Strong's 7992: Third, feminine a, third, a third, a third-story cell) and slash תַּכֶּ֤ה (tak·keh) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 5221: To strike it with the sword בַחֶ֙רֶב֙ (ḇa·ḥe·reḇ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2719: Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword all around the city; סְבִ֣יבוֹתֶ֔יהָ (sə·ḇî·ḇō·w·ṯe·hā) Adverb | third person feminine singular Strong's 5439: A circle, neighbour, environs, around and you are to scatter תִּזְרֶ֣ה (tiz·reh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 2219: To toss about, to diffuse, winnow a third וְהַשְּׁלִשִׁית֙ (wə·haš·šə·li·šîṯ) Conjunctive waw, Article | Number - ordinal feminine singular Strong's 7992: Third, feminine a, third, a third, a third-story cell) to the wind. לָר֔וּחַ (lā·rū·aḥ) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - common singular Strong's 7307: Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit For I will unleash אָרִ֥יק (’ā·rîq) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 7324: Arm, cast out, draw out, make empty, pour forth out a sword וְחֶ֖רֶב (wə·ḥe·reḇ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2719: Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword behind them. אַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃ (’a·ḥă·rê·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural Strong's 310: The hind or following part |
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