1 You, human one, take a sharp sword. Use it like a razor and shave your head and beard. Then use scales to divide the hair.
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“Now, son of man, take a sharp sword and use it as a barber’s razor to shave your head and your beard. Then take a set of scales and divide up the hair.
2 At the end of the siege, burn one-third of it in the city. Strike another third with the sword left and right. Then scatter one-third to the wind and let loose the sword after it.
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When the days of your siege come to an end, burn a third of the hair inside the city. Take a third and strike it with the sword all around the city. And scatter a third to the wind. For I will pursue them with drawn sword.
3 From that third, take a few strands and hide them in your garment.
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But take a few hairs and tuck them away in the folds of your garment.