KJV: One post shall run to meet another, and one messenger to meet another, to shew the king of Babylon that his city is taken at one end,
YLT: Runner to meet runner doth run, And announcer to meet announcer, To announce to the king of Babylon, For, captured hath been his city -- at the extremity.
Darby: Courier runneth to meet courier, and messenger to meet messenger, to announce to the king of Babylon that his city is taken from end to end;
ASV: One post shall run to meet another, and one messenger to met another, to show the king of Babylon that his city is taken on every quarter:
| רָ֤ץ | One runner |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular Root: רוּץ Sense: to run. |
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| לִקְרַאת־ | to meet |
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Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct Root: קָרָא Sense: to encounter, befall, meet. |
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| רָץ֙ | will run |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular Root: רוּץ Sense: to run. |
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| יָר֔וּץ | another |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: רוּץ Sense: to run. |
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| וּמַגִּ֖יד | and one messenger |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Participle, masculine singular Root: נָגַד Sense: to be conspicuous, tell, make known. |
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| לִקְרַ֣את | to meet |
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Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct Root: קָרָא Sense: to encounter, befall, meet. |
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| מַגִּ֑יד | another |
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Parse: Verb, Hifil, Participle, masculine singular Root: נָגַד Sense: to be conspicuous, tell, make known. |
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| לְהַגִּיד֙ | to show |
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Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Hifil, Infinitive construct Root: נָגַד Sense: to be conspicuous, tell, make known. |
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| לְמֶ֣לֶךְ | the king |
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Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: מֶלֶךְ Sense: king. |
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| בָּבֶ֔ל | of Babylon |
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Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: בָּבֶל Sense: Babel or Babylon, the ancient site and/or capital of Babylonia (modern Hillah) situated on the Euphrates. |
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| כִּֽי־ | that |
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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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| נִלְכְּדָ֥ה | is taken |
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Parse: Verb, Nifal, Perfect, third person feminine singular Root: לָכַד Sense: to capture, take, seize. |
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| עִיר֖וֹ | his city |
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Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: עִיר Sense: excitement, anguish. |
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| מִקָּצֶֽה | on [all] sides |
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Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular Root: קָצֶה Sense: end, extremity. |
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