Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThen I said, “They are only the poor; they have played the fool, for they do not know the way of the LORD, the justice of their God. Young's Literal Translation And I—I said, ‘Surely these [are] poor, They have been foolish, For they have not known the way of Jehovah, The judgment of their God. King James Bible Therefore I said, Surely these [are] poor; they are foolish: for they know not the way of the LORD, [nor] the judgment of their God. Hebrew Then Iוַאֲנִ֣י (wa·’ă·nî) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 589: I said, אָמַ֔רְתִּי (’ā·mar·tî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “They הֵ֑ם (hêm) Pronoun - third person masculine plural Strong's 1992: They are only אַךְ־ (’aḵ-) Adverb Strong's 389: A particle of affirmation, surely the poor; דַּלִּ֖ים (dal·lîm) Adjective - masculine plural construct Strong's 1800: Dangling, weak, thin they have played the fool, נוֹאֲל֕וּ (nō·w·’ă·lū) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 2973: To be slack, to be foolish for כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction they do not לֹ֤א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no know יָדְעוּ֙ (yā·ḏə·‘ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 3045: To know the way דֶּ֣רֶךְ (de·reḵ) Noun - common singular construct Strong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action of the LORD, יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel the justice מִשְׁפַּ֖ט (miš·paṭ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4941: A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style of their God. אֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃ (’ĕ·lō·hê·hem) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative |
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