Ezekiel 4:12
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"You shall eatתֹּֽאכֲלֶ֑נָּה
(to·cha·len·nah;)
398: to eata prim. root
it as a barleyשְׂעֹרִ֖ים
(se·'o·rim)
8184: barleyfrom the same as sear
cake,וְעֻגַ֥ת
(ve·'u·gat)
5692: a disc or cake of breadfrom an unused word
having bakedתְּעֻגֶ֖נָה
(te·'u·ge·nah)
5746: to bakedenominative verb from uggah
[it] in their sightלְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃
(le·'ei·nei·hem.)
5869: an eyeof uncertain derivation
over humanהָֽאָדָ֔ם
(ha·'a·dam,)
120: man, mankindfrom an unused word
dung."בְּגֶֽלְלֵי֙
(be·gel·lei)
1561: dungfrom galal


















KJV Lexicon
And thou shalt eat
'akal  (aw-kal')
to eat -- at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, freely, in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, quite.
it as barley
s`orah  (seh-o-raw')
barley (as villose) -- barley.
cakes
`uggah  (oog-gaw')
an ash-cake (as round) -- cake (upon the hearth).
and thou shalt bake
`uwg  (oog)
to gyrate; to bake (round cakes on the hearth) -- bake.
it with dung
gelel  (gay'-lel)
dung (plural balls of dung) -- dung.
that cometh out
tsa'ah  (tsaw-aw')
issue, i.e. (human) excrement -- that (which) cometh from (out).
of man
'adam  (aw-dawm')
ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.) -- another, + hypocrite, + common sort, low, man (mean, of low degree), person.
in their sight
`ayin  (ah'-yin)
an eye; by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"You shall eat it as a barley cake, having baked it in their sight over human dung."

King James Bible
And thou shalt eat it as barley cakes, and thou shalt bake it with dung that cometh out of man, in their sight.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You will eat it as you would a barley cake and bake it over dried human excrement in their sight."

International Standard Version
You are to eat it as barley cakes and bake it right in front of them, using dried human dung for cooking fuel."

NET Bible
And you must eat the food like you would a barley cake. You must bake it in front of them over a fire made with dried human excrement."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Eat the bread as you would eat barley loaves. Bake the bread in front of people, using human excrement for fuel."

King James 2000 Bible
And you shall eat it as barley cakes, and you shall bake it, using human waste, in their sight.
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