KJV: When goods increase, they are increased that eat them: and what good is there to the owners thereof, saving the beholding of them with their eyes?
YLT: In the multiplying of good have its consumers been multiplied, and what benefit is to its possessor except the sight of his eyes?
Darby: When goods increase, they are increased that eat them; and what profit is there to the owner thereof, except the beholding of them with his eyes?
ASV: When goods increase, they are increased that eat them; and what advantage is there to the owner thereof, save the beholding of them with his eyes?
| בִּרְבוֹת֙ | When increase |
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Parse: Preposition-b, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct Root: הַרְבָּה Sense: be or become great, be or become many, be or become much, be or become numerous. |
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| הַטּוֹבָ֔ה | goods |
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Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: טָבַב Sense: good, pleasant, agreeable. |
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| רַבּ֖וּ | they increase |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural Root: הַרְבָּה Sense: be or become great, be or become many, be or become much, be or become numerous. |
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| אוֹכְלֶ֑יהָ | who eat them |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural construct, third person feminine singular Root: אָכַל Sense: to eat, devour, burn up, feed. |
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| וּמַה־ | so what have |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Interrogative Root: לָמָּה Sense: what, how, of what kind. |
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| כִּשְׁרוֹן֙ | profit |
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Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: כִּשְׁרֹון Sense: success, skill, profit. |
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| לִבְעָלֶ֔יהָ | the owners |
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Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural construct, third person feminine singular Root: בָּעַל Sense: owner, husband, lord. |
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| כִּ֖י | except |
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Parse: Conjunction Root: כִּי Sense: that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since. |
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| אִם־ | Except |
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Parse: Conjunction Root: אִם Sense: if. |
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| [ראית] | - |
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Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct |
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| (רְא֥וּת) | to see [them] |
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Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct Root: רָאָה Sense: to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider. |
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| ؟ עֵינָֽיו | with their eyes |
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Parse: Noun, cdc, third person masculine singular Root: עֹונָה Sense: eye. |
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