KJV: He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.
YLT: A labouring man hath laboured for himself, For his mouth hath caused him to bend over it.
Darby: The appetite of the labourer laboureth for him, for his mouth urgeth him on.
ASV: The appetite of the laboring man laboreth for him; For his mouth urgeth him thereto .
| נֶ֣פֶשׁ | The person |
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Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: נֶפֶשׁ Sense: soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion. |
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| עָ֭מֵל | who labors |
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Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: עָמֵל Sense: labourer, sufferer, wretched one. |
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| עָ֣מְלָה | labors |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person feminine singular Root: עָמַל Sense: to labour, toil. |
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| לּ֑וֹ | for himself |
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Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular |
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| אָכַ֖ף | drives [on] |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָכַף Sense: press, urge, bend. |
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| פִּֽיהוּ | his [hungry] mouth |
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Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: פֶּה Sense: mouth. |
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