KJV: So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.
YLT: And the men of Nineveh believe in God, and proclaim a fast, and put on sackcloth, from their greatest even unto their least,
Darby: And the men of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.
ASV: And the people of Nineveh believed God; and they proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.
וַֽיַּאֲמִ֛ינוּ | So believed |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: אָמַן Sense: to support, confirm, be faithful. |
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אַנְשֵׁ֥י | the people |
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: אִישׁ Sense: man. |
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נִֽינְוֵ֖ה | of Nineveh |
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: נִינְוֵה Sense: capital of the ancient kingdom of Assyria; located on the east bank of the Tigris river, 550 miles (880 km) from its mouth and 250 miles (400 km) north of Babylon. |
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בֵּֽאלֹהִ֑ים | God |
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine plural Root: אֱלֹהִים Sense: (plural). |
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וַיִּקְרְאוּ־ | and proclaimed |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: קָרָא Sense: to call, call out, recite, read, cry out, proclaim. |
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צוֹם֙ | a fast |
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: צֹום Sense: fast, fasting. |
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וַיִּלְבְּשׁ֣וּ | and put on |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: לָבַשׁ Sense: to dress, wear, clothe, put on clothing, be clothed. |
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שַׂקִּ֔ים | sackcloth |
Parse: Noun, masculine plural Root: שַׂק Sense: mesh, sackcloth, sack, sacking. |
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מִגְּדוֹלָ֖ם | from the greatest |
Parse: Preposition-m, Adjective, masculine singular construct, third person masculine plural Root: גָּבֹול Sense: great. |
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וְעַד־ | and to |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition Root: עַד Sense: as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as. |
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קְטַנָּֽם | the least of them |
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular construct, third person masculine plural Root: קָטָן Sense: young, small, insignificant, unimportant. |