KJV: Come now therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people; for they are too mighty for me: peradventure I shall prevail, that we may smite them, and that I may drive them out of the land: for I wot that he whom thou blessest is blessed, and he whom thou cursest is cursed.
YLT: and now, come, I pray thee, curse for me this people, for it is mightier than I; it may be I prevail -- we smite it -- and I cast it out from the land; for I have known -- that which thou blessest is blessed, and that which thou cursest is cursed.'
Darby: And now come, I pray thee, curse me this people; for they are mightier than I: perhaps I may be able to smite them, and drive them out of the land; for I know that he whom thou blessest is blessed, and he whom thou cursest is cursed.
ASV: Come now therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people; for they are too mighty for me: peradventure I shall prevail, that we may smite them, and that I may drive them out of the land; for I know that he whom thou blessest is blessed, and he whom thou cursest is cursed.
| וְעַתָּה֩ | Therefore at once |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb Root: עַתָּה Sense: now. |
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| לְכָה־ | come |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine singular, third person feminine singular Root: הָלַךְ Sense: to go, walk, come. |
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| נָּ֨א | please |
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Parse: Interjection Root: נָא Sense: I (we) pray, now, please. |
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| אָֽרָה־ | curse |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine singular, third person feminine singular Root: אָרַר Sense: to curse. |
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| לִּ֜י | for me |
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Parse: Preposition, first person common singular |
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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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| הָעָ֣ם | people |
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Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: עַם Sense: nation, people. |
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| הַזֶּ֗ה | this |
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Parse: Article, Pronoun, masculine singular Root: זֶה Sense: this, this one, here, which, this … that, the one … the other, another, such. |
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| עָצ֥וּם | too mighty |
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Parse: Adjective, masculine singular Root: עָצוּם Sense: mighty, vast, numerous. |
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| הוּא֙ | [they] are |
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Parse: Pronoun, third person masculine singular Root: הוּא Sense: he, she, it. |
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| מִמֶּ֔נִּי | for me |
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Parse: Preposition, first person common singular Root: מִן Sense: from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than. |
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| אוּלַ֤י | Perhaps |
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Parse: Adverb Root: אוּלַי Sense: perhaps, peradventure. |
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| אוּכַל֙ | I shall be able |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, first person common singular Root: יָכֹל Sense: to prevail, overcome, endure, have power, be able. |
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| נַכֶּה־ | to defeat |
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Parse: Verb, Piel, Infinitive construct Root: נָכָה Sense: to strike, smite, hit, beat, slay, kill. |
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| וַאֲגָרְשֶׁ֖נּוּ | and drive them out |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Conjunctive imperfect, first person common singular, third person masculine singular Root: גָּרַשׁ Sense: to drive out, expel, cast out, drive away, divorce, put away, thrust away, trouble, cast up. |
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| הָאָ֑רֶץ | the land |
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Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: אֶרֶץ Sense: land, earth. |
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| יָדַ֗עְתִּי | I know |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, first person common singular Root: דָּעָה Sense: to know. |
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| אֵ֤ת | - |
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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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| אֲשֶׁר־ | that whom |
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Parse: Pronoun, relative Root: אֲשֶׁר Sense: (relative part.). |
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| תְּבָרֵךְ֙ | you bless |
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Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, second person masculine singular Root: בָּרַךְ Sense: to bless, kneel. |
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| מְבֹרָ֔ךְ | he [is] blessed |
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Parse: Verb, Pual, Participle, masculine singular Root: בָּרַךְ Sense: to bless, kneel. |
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| וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר | and whom |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Pronoun, relative Root: אֲשֶׁר Sense: (relative part.). |
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| תָּאֹ֖ר | you curse |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine singular Root: אָרַר Sense: to curse. |
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| יוּאָֽר | he is cursed |
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Parse: Verb, Hofal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָרַר Sense: to curse. |
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