KJV: For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.
YLT: For a harlot consumeth unto a cake of bread, And an adulteress the precious soul hunteth.
Darby: for by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a loaf of bread, and another's wife doth hunt for the precious soul.
ASV: For on account of a harlot a man is brought to a piece of bread; And the adulteress hunteth for the precious life.
| בְעַד־ | by means |
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Parse: Preposition Root: בַּעַד Sense: behind, through, round about, on behalf of, away from, about. |
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| זוֹנָ֗ה | a harlot |
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Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: זָנָה Sense: to commit fornication, be a harlot, play the harlot. |
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| עַֽד־ | [A man is reduced] to |
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Parse: Preposition Root: עַד Sense: as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as. |
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| כִּכַּ֫ר | a crust |
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Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct Root: כִּכָּר Sense: round. |
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| לָ֥חֶם | of bread |
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Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: לֶחֶם Sense: bread, food, grain. |
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| אִ֑ישׁ | an adulteress |
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Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: אִישׁ Sense: man. |
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| נֶ֖פֶשׁ | upon his life |
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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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| יְקָרָ֣ה | Precious |
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Parse: Adjective, feminine singular Root: יְקִפָּאֹון Sense: valuable, prized, weighty, precious, rare, splendid. |
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| תָצֽוּד | will prey |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person feminine singular Root: צוּד Sense: to hunt. |
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| פ | - |
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Parse: Punctuation |
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