KJV: And Moses' father in law said unto him, The thing that thou doest is not good.
YLT: And the father-in-law of Moses saith unto him, 'The thing which thou art doing is not good;
Darby: And Moses' father-in-law said to him, The thing that thou art doing is not good.
ASV: And Moses father-in-law said unto him, The thing that thou doest is not good.
| וַיֹּ֛אמֶר | So said |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter. |
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| חֹתֵ֥ן | father-in-law |
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Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: חָתַן Sense: to become a son-in-law, make oneself a daughter’s husband. |
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| מֹשֶׁ֖ה | Moses' |
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Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: מֹשֶׁה Sense: the prophet and lawgiver, leader of the exodus. |
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| אֵלָ֑יו | to him |
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Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular Root: אֶל Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion). |
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| טוֹב֙ | [is] good |
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Parse: Adjective, masculine singular Root: טָבַב Sense: good, pleasant, agreeable. |
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| הַדָּבָ֔ר | the thing |
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Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: דָּבָר Sense: speech, word, speaking, thing. |
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| אֲשֶׁ֥ר | that |
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Parse: Pronoun, relative Root: אֲשֶׁר Sense: (relative part.). |
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