KJV: Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee.
YLT: Be ye not as a horse -- as a mule, Without understanding, With bridle and bit, its ornaments, to curb, Not to come near unto thee.
Darby: Be ye not as a horse, as a mule, which have no understanding: whose trappings must be bit and bridle, for restraint, or they will not come unto thee.
ASV: Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding; Whose trappings must be bit and bridle to hold them in, Else they will not come near unto thee.
| אַל־ | Do not |
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Parse: Adverb Root: אַל Sense: not, no, nor, neither, nothing (as wish or preference). |
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| כְּס֥וּס | like the horse |
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Parse: Preposition-k, Noun, masculine singular Root: סוּס Sense: swallow, swift. |
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| כְּפֶרֶד֮ | [or] like the mule |
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Parse: Preposition-k, Noun, masculine singular Root: פֶּרֶד Sense: mule. |
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| אֵ֤ין | [Which] have no |
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Parse: Adverb Root: אַיִן Sense: nothing, not, nought n. |
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| הָ֫בִ֥ין | understanding |
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Parse: Verb, Hifil, Infinitive construct Root: בִּין Sense: to discern, understand, consider. |
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| בְּמֶֽתֶג־ | with bit |
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Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular Root: מֶתֶג Sense: bridle. |
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| וָרֶ֣סֶן | and bridle |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular Root: רֶסֶן Sense: something that restrains, halter, jaw. |
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| עֶדְי֣וֹ | whose mouth |
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Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: עֲדִי Sense: ornaments. |
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| לִבְל֑וֹם | which must be harnessed |
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Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct Root: בָּלַם Sense: (Qal) to curb, hold in, restrain. |
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| בַּ֝֗ל | Else |
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Parse: Adverb Root: בַּל Sense: not, hardly, else. |
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| קְרֹ֣ב | they will not come near |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct Root: קָרַב Sense: to come near, approach, enter into, draw near. |
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