KJV: Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.
YLT: Hope prolonged is making the heart sick, And a tree of life is the coming desire.
Darby: Hope deferred maketh the heart sick; but the desire that cometh to pass is a tree of life.
ASV: Hope deferred maketh the heart sick; But when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.
| תּוֹחֶ֣לֶת | Hope |
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Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct Root: תֹּוחֶלֶת Sense: hope. |
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| מְ֭מֻשָּׁכָה | deferred |
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Parse: Verb, Pual, Participle, feminine singular Root: מָשַׁךְ Sense: to draw, drag, seize. |
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| מַחֲלָה־ | makes sick |
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Parse: Verb, Hifil, Participle, feminine singular Root: חָלָה Sense: to be or become weak, be or become sick, be or become diseased, be or become grieved, be or become sorry. |
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| לֵ֑ב | the heart |
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Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: לֵב Sense: inner man, mind, will, heart, understanding. |
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| וְעֵ֥ץ | but [when it is] a tree |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: עֵץ Sense: tree, wood, timber, stock, plank, stalk, stick, gallows. |
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| חַ֝יִּ֗ים | of life |
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Parse: Noun, masculine plural Root: חַי Sense: living, alive. |
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| תַּאֲוָ֥ה | The desire |
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Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: תַּאֲוָה Sense: desire. |
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| בָאָֽה | comes |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, feminine singular Root: בֹּוא Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in. |
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