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Ezekiel 5:3

1 And thou, son of man, take thee a sharp knife, take thee a barber’s razor, and cause it to pass upon thine head and upon thy beard: then take thee balances to weigh, and divide the hair.

2 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.

Thou shalt also take thereof a few in number, and bind them in thy skirts.

4 Then take of them again, and cast them into the midst of the fire, and burn them in the fire; for thereof shall a fire come forth into all the house of Israel.

5 Thus saith the Lord GOD; This is Jerusalem: I have set it in the midst of the nations and countries that are round about her.

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BSB
But you are to take a few strands of hair and secure them in the folds of your garment.
KJV
Thou shalt also take thereof a few in number, and bind them in thy skirts.
WEB
You shall take a small number of these and bind them in the folds of your robe.
ASV
And thou shalt take thereof a few in number, and bind them in thy skirts.
DARBY
And thou shalt take thereof a few in number, and bind them in thy skirts;
BLB
And you shall take from them a few in number, and you shall bind them in your skirts.
ÅB
Men noen få hår skal du ta unna, og dem skal du knytte inn i dine kjortelfliker,
OTB
Ta noen få hår fra dem og bind dem i kantene av kappen din.
B1930
Men nogen få hår skal du ta unda, og dem skal du knytte inn i dine kjortelfliker,

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