KJV: Why trimmest thou thy way to seek love? therefore hast thou also taught the wicked ones thy ways.
YLT: What -- dost thou make pleasing thy ways to seek love? Therefore even the wicked thou hast taught thy ways.
Darby: How dost thou trim thy way to seek love! Therefore hast thou also accustomed thy ways to wickedness.
ASV: How trimmest thou thy way to seek love! therefore even the wicked women hast thou taught thy ways.
| מַה־ | Why |
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Parse: Interrogative Root: לָמָּה Sense: what, how, of what kind. |
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| תֵּיטִ֥בִי | do you beautify |
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Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, second person feminine singular Root: יָטַב Sense: to be good, be pleasing, be well, be glad. |
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| דַּרְכֵּ֖ךְ | your way |
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Parse: Noun, common singular construct, second person feminine singular Root: דֶּרֶךְ Sense: way, road, distance, journey, manner. |
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| לְבַקֵּ֣שׁ | to seek |
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Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Piel, Infinitive construct Root: בָּקַשׁ Sense: to seek, require, desire, exact, request. |
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| ؟ אַהֲבָ֑ה | love |
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Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: אַהֲבָה Sense: love. |
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| גַּ֣ם | also |
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Parse: Conjunction Root: גַּם Sense: also, even, indeed, moreover, yea. |
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| אֶת־ | - |
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Parse: Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative. |
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| הָרָע֔וֹת | the wicked women |
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Parse: Article, Noun, feminine plural Root: רַע Sense: bad, evil. |
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| [למדתי] | - |
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Parse: Verb, Piel, Perfect, first person common singular |
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| (לִמַּ֖דְתְּ) | you have taught |
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Parse: Verb, Piel, Perfect, second person feminine singular Root: לָמַד Sense: to learn. teach, exercise in. |
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| דְּרָכָֽיִךְ | your ways |
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Parse: Noun, common plural construct, second person feminine singular Root: דֶּרֶךְ Sense: way, road, distance, journey, manner. |
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