NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon For the kingmelek (meh'-lek) a king -- king, royal. of Babylon Babel (baw-bel') confusion; Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire -- Babel, Babylon. stood `amad (aw-mad') to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive) at the parting 'em (ame) a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively) -- dam, mother, parting. of the way derek (deh'-rek) a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb at the head ro'sh (roshe) the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.) of the two shnayim (shen-ah'-yim) two; also (as ordinal) twofold -- both, couple, double, second, twain, + twelfth, + twelve, + twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two. ways derek (deh'-rek) a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb to use qacam (kaw-sam') to distribute, i.e. determine by lot or magical scroll; by implication, to divine -- divine(-r, -ation), prudent, soothsayer, use (divination). divination qecem (keh'-sem) a lot: also divination (including its fee), oracle -- (reward of) divination, divine sentence, witchcraft. he made his arrows chets (khayts) a piercer, i.e. an arrow; by implication, a wound; figuratively, (of God) thunder-bolt; the shaft of a spear bright qalal (kaw-lal') to be (causatively, make) light, literally (swift, small, sharp, etc.) or figuratively (easy, trifling, vile, etc.)whet. he consulted sha'al (shaw-al') to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand with images traphiym (ter-aw-feme') a healer; Teraphim (singular or plural) a family idol -- idols(-atry), images, teraphim. he looked ra'ah (raw-aw') to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)surely, think, view, visions. in the liver kabed (kaw-bade') the liver (as the heaviest of the viscera) -- liver. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible "For the king of Babylon stands at the parting of the way, at the head of the two ways, to use divination; he shakes the arrows, he consults the household idols, he looks at the liver. King James Bible For the king of Babylon stood at the parting of the way, at the head of the two ways, to use divination: he made his arrows bright, he consulted with images, he looked in the liver. Holman Christian Standard Bible For the king of Babylon stands at the split in the road, at the fork of the two roads, to practice divination: he shakes the arrows, consults the idols, and observes the liver. International Standard Version "Meanwhile, Babylon's king is standing at the fork of the road, where he can head in either of two directions, and that's where he is practicing divination. Shaking his arrows, he's asking questions of his teraphim while he examines livers. NET Bible For the king of Babylon stands at the fork in the road at the head of the two routes. He looks for omens: He shakes arrows, he consults idols, he examines animal livers. GOD'S WORD® Translation The king of Babylon will stop where the roads branch off, where there is a fork in the road. Then he will look for omens. He will shake some arrows, ask his household gods for help, and examine animal livers. King James 2000 Bible For the king of Babylon stood at the parting of the way, at the head of the two ways, to use divination: he shook his arrows, he consulted with images, he looked at the liver. Links Ezekiel 21:21Ezekiel 21:21 NIV Ezekiel 21:21 NLT Ezekiel 21:21 ESV Ezekiel 21:21 NASB Ezekiel 21:21 KJV |
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