KJV: And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none.
YLT: And I seek of them a man making a fence, And standing in the breach before Me, In behalf of the land -- not to destroy it, And I have not found.
Darby: And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the fence, and stand in the breach before me for the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found none.
ASV: And I sought for a man among them, that should build up the wall, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found none.
וָאֲבַקֵּ֣שׁ | So I sought |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Consecutive imperfect, first person common singular Root: בָּקַשׁ Sense: to seek, require, desire, exact, request. |
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מֵהֶ֡ם | among them |
Parse: Preposition-m, Pronoun, third person masculine plural Root: הֵם Sense: they, these, the same, who. |
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אִ֣ישׁ | for a man |
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: אִישׁ Sense: man. |
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גֹּֽדֵר־ | who would make |
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular Root: גָּדַר Sense: to wall up, wall off, close off, build a wall. |
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גָּדֵר֩ | a wall |
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: גָּדֵר Sense: fence, wall. |
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וְעֹמֵ֨ד | and stand |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular Root: עָמַד Sense: to stand, remain, endure, take one’s stand. |
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בַּפֶּ֧רֶץ | in the gap |
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: פֶּרֶץ Sense: breach, gap, bursting forth. |
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לְפָנַ֛י | before Me |
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural construct, first person common singular Root: לִפְנֵי Sense: face. |
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בְּעַ֥ד | on behalf |
Parse: Preposition Root: בַּעַד Sense: behind, through, round about, on behalf of, away from, about. |
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הָאָ֖רֶץ | of the land |
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: אֶרֶץ Sense: land, earth. |
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לְבִלְתִּ֣י | that I should not |
Parse: Preposition-l Root: בִּלְתִּי Sense: not, except adv. |
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שַׁחֲתָ֑הּ | destroy it |
Parse: Verb, Piel, Infinitive construct, third person feminine singular Root: שָׁחַת Sense: to destroy, corrupt, go to ruin, decay. |
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וְלֹ֖א | but no one |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb, Negative particle Root: הֲלֹא Sense: not, no. |
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מָצָֽאתִי | I found |
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, first person common singular Root: מָצָא Sense: to find, attain to. |