KJV: And he looked on the Kenites, and took up his parable, and said, Strong is thy dwellingplace, and thou puttest thy nest in a rock.
YLT: And he seeth the Kenite, and taketh up his simile, and saith: 'Enduring is thy dwelling, And setting in a rock thy nest,
Darby: And he saw the Kenites, and took up his parable, and said, Firm is thy dwelling-place, and thy nest fixed in the rock;
ASV: And he looked on the Kenite, and took up his parable, and said, Strong is thy dwelling-place, And thy nest is set in the rock.
| וַיַּרְא֙ | And he looked on |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: רָאָה Sense: to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider. |
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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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| הַקֵּינִ֔י | the Kenite |
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Parse: Article, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: קֵינִי Sense: the tribe from which the father-in-law of Moses was a member and which lived in the area between southern Palestine and the mountains of Sinai. |
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| וַיִּשָּׂ֥א | and he took up |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: נָשָׂא Sense: to lift, bear up, carry, take. |
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| מְשָׁל֖וֹ | his oracle |
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Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: מָשָׁל Sense: proverb, parable. |
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| וַיֹּאמַ֑ר | and said |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter. |
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| אֵיתָן֙ | Enduring |
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Parse: Adjective, masculine singular Root: אֵיתָן Sense: perpetual, constant, perennial, ever-flowing. |
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| מֽוֹשָׁבֶ֔ךָ | is your dwelling place |
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Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular Root: מֹושָׁב Sense: seat, assembly, dwelling-place, dwelling, dwellers. |
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| וְשִׂ֥ים | and is set |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, QalPassParticiple, masculine singular Root: שׂוּמָה Sense: to put, place, set, appoint, make. |
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| בַּסֶּ֖לַע | in the rock |
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Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: סֶלַע Sense: crag, cliff, rock. |
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| קִנֶּֽךָ | your nest |
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Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular Root: קֵן Sense: nest. |
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