KJV: Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.
YLT: Be not envious of a man of violence, Nor fix thou on any of his ways.
Darby: Envy not the man of violence, and choose none of his ways.
ASV: Envy thou not the man of violence, And choose none of his ways.
| תְּ֭קַנֵּא | do envy |
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Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, second person masculine singular Root: קָנָא Sense: to envy, be jealous, be envious, be zealous. |
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| בְּאִ֣ישׁ | a man |
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Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: אִישׁ Sense: man. |
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| חָמָ֑ס | the oppressor |
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Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: חָמָס Sense: violence, wrong, cruelty, injustice. |
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| וְאַל־ | and none |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb Root: אַל Sense: not, no, nor, neither, nothing (as wish or preference). |
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| תִּ֝בְחַ֗ר | choose |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine singular Root: בָּחוּר Sense: to choose, elect, decide for. |
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| דְּרָכָֽיו | his ways |
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Parse: Noun, common plural construct, third person masculine singular Root: דֶּרֶךְ Sense: way, road, distance, journey, manner. |
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