Parallel Strong's Berean Study Bible“Son of man, speak to your people and tell them: ‘Suppose I bring the sword against a land, and the people of that land choose a man from among them, appointing him as their watchman, Young's Literal Translation ‘Son of man, speak unto the sons of thy people, and thou hast said unto them: A land—when I bring in against it a sword, And the people of the land have taken one man out of their borders, And made him to them for a watchman. King James Bible Son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and say unto them, When I bring the sword upon a land, if the people of the land take a man of their coasts, and set him for their watchman: Hebrew “Sonבֶּן־ (ben-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1121: A son of man, אָדָ֗ם (’ā·ḏām) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 120: Ruddy, a human being speak דַּבֵּ֤ר (dab·bêr) Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to your people בְּנֵֽי־ (bə·nê-) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son and tell וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ (wə·’ā·mar·tā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say them: אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם (’ă·lê·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to ‘Suppose כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction I bring אָבִ֥יא (’ā·ḇî) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go the sword חָ֑רֶב (ḥā·reḇ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2719: Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword against עָלֶ֖יהָ (‘ā·le·hā) Preposition | third person feminine singular Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against a land, אֶ֕רֶץ (’e·reṣ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land and the people עַם־ (‘am-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock of that land הָאָ֜רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land choose וְלָקְח֨וּ (wə·lā·qə·ḥū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 3947: To take a אֶחָד֙ (’e·ḥāḏ) Number - masculine singular Strong's 259: United, one, first man אִ֤ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person from among them, מִקְצֵיהֶ֔ם (miq·ṣê·hem) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 7097: End, extremity appointing וְנָתְנ֥וּ (wə·nā·ṯə·nū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 5414: To give, put, set him אֹת֛וֹ (’ō·ṯōw) Direct object marker | third person masculine singular Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case as their לָהֶ֖ם (lā·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural Strong's 0: 0 watchman, לְצֹפֶֽה׃ (lə·ṣō·p̄eh) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 6822: To lean forward, to peer into the distance, to observe, await |