Parallel Verses

New Heart English Bible

You shall take of it a few in number, and bind them in your skirts.

New American Standard Bible

Take also a few in number from them and bind them in the edges of your robes.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

But you are to take a few strands from the hair and secure them in the folds of your robe.

International Standard Version

You are to preserve a few strands of hair and hide them in the folds of your garment.

A Conservative Version

And thou shall take from it a few in number, and bind them in thy skirts.

American Standard Version

And thou shalt take thereof a few in number, and bind them in thy skirts.

Amplified

Also take some of them and bind them in the edges of your robes.

Bible in Basic English

And take from them a small number of hairs, folding them in your skirts.

Darby Translation

And thou shalt take thereof a few in number, and bind them in thy skirts;

Julia Smith Translation

And take from thence a few in number and bind them in thy wings.

King James 2000

You shall also take some of them, and bind them in your garments.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And you must take from these a few in number, and you must tuck them in your hem.

Modern King James verseion

Also you shall take a few of them in number, and tie them up in your skirts.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Yet afterward take a little of the same, and bind it in thy coat lap.

NET Bible

But take a few strands of hair from those and tie them in the ends of your garment.

The Emphasized Bible

and thou shalt take from thence, a few in number, - and shalt bind them in thy skirts;

Webster

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

World English Bible

You shall take of it a few in number, and bind them in your skirts.

Youngs Literal Translation

And thou hast taken thence a few in number -- and hast bound them in thy skirts;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
לקח 
Laqach 
Usage: 966

מעט מעט 
M@`at 
Usage: 101

in number
מספּר 
Micpar 
Usage: 132

and bind
צוּר 
Tsuwr 
Usage: 38

References

American

Easton

Watsons

Context Readings

Ezekiel Dramatizes Jerusalem's Fall

2 A third part you shall burn in the fire in the midst of the city, when the days of the siege are fulfilled; and you shall take a third part, and strike with the sword around it; and a third part you shall scatter to the wind, and I will draw out a sword after them. 3 You shall take of it a few in number, and bind them in your skirts. 4 Of these again you shall take, and cast them into the midst of the fire, and burn them in the fire; from it shall a fire come forth into all the house of Israel."

Cross References

Jeremiah 39:10

But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left of the poor of the people, who had nothing, in the land of Judah, and gave them vineyards and fields at the same time.

Jeremiah 40:6

Then went Jeremiah to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah, and lived with him among the people who were left in the land.

Jeremiah 52:16

But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left of the poorest of the land to be vineyard keepers and farmers.

2 Kings 25:12

But the captain of the guard left some of the poorest of the land to work the vineyards and fields.

Matthew 7:14

How narrow is the gate, and difficult is the way that leads to life. Few are those who find it.

Luke 13:23-24

One said to him, "Lord, are they few who are saved?" He said to them,

1 Peter 4:18

"If it is hard for the righteous to be saved, what will happen to the ungodly and the sinner?"

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