KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
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“Then he said unto me, Lo, I have given thee cow's dung for man's dung, and thou shalt prepare thy bread therewith.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “Then he said” | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | To say (used with great latitude) | Then said |
| “unto” | אֵלַ֔י | Near, with or among; often in general, to | unto |
| “me, Lo,” | רְאֵ֗ה | To see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative) | Lo |
| “I have given” | נָתַ֤תִּֽי | To give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.) | given |
| “thee” | אֶת | Properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | thee |
| “cow's” | הַבָּקָ֔ר | A beeve or an animal of the ox family of either gender (as used for plowing); collectively, a herd | cows |
| “dung” | צְפִועֵ֣י | Excrement (as protruded) | dung |
| “for” | תַּ֖חַת | The bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc | for |
| “man's” | הָֽאָדָ֑ם | Ruddy i.e., a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.) | mans |
| “dung,” | גֶּלְלֵ֣י | Dung (plural balls of dung) | dung |
| “and thou shalt prepare” | וְעָשִׂ֥יתָ | To do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application | prepare |
| “thy bread” | לַחְמְךָ֖ | Food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it) | bread |
| “therewith.” | לַחְמְךָ֖ | Food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it) | therewith |
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13 And the Lord said, Even thus shall the children of Israel eat their defiled bread among the Gentiles, whither I will drive them.
14 Then said I, Ah Lord God! behold, my soul hath not been polluted: for from my youth up even till now have I not eaten of that which dieth of itself, or is torn in pieces; neither came there abominable flesh into my mouth.
15 Then he said unto me, Lo, I have given thee cow's dung for man's dung, and thou shalt prepare thy bread therewith.
16 Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, behold, I will break the staff of bread in Jerusalem: and they shall eat bread by weight, and with care; and they shall drink water by measure, and with astonishment:
17 That they may want bread and water, and be astonied one with another, and consume away for their iniquity.
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