Parallel Strong's Berean Study Bible“What is this you have done?” his servants asked. “While the child was alive, you fasted and wept, but when he died, you got up and ate.” Young's Literal Translation And his servants say unto him, ‘What [is] this thing thou hast done? because of the living lad thou hast fasted and dost weep, and when the lad is dead thou hast risen and dost eat bread.’ King James Bible Then said his servants unto him, What thing [is] this that thou hast done? thou didst fast and weep for the child, [while it was] alive; but when the child was dead, thou didst rise and eat bread. Hebrew “What [is]מָֽה־ (māh-) Interrogative Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what this הַזֶּ֖ה (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's 2088: This, that you have done?” עָשִׂ֑יתָה (‘ā·śî·ṯāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 6213: To do, make his servants עֲבָדָיו֙ (‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 5650: Slave, servant asked. וַיֹּאמְר֤וּ (way·yō·mə·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 559: To utter, say “While בַּעֲב֞וּר (ba·‘ă·ḇūr) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5668: Crossed, transit, on account of, in order that the child הַיֶּ֤לֶד (hay·ye·leḏ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3206: Something born, a lad, offspring was alive, חַי֙ (ḥay) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life you fasted צַ֣מְתָּ (ṣam·tā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 6684: To abstain from food, fast and wept, וַתֵּ֔בְךְּ (wat·tê·ḇək) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 1058: To weep, to bemoan but when אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that he הַיֶּ֔לֶד (hay·ye·leḏ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3206: Something born, a lad, offspring died, מֵ֣ת (mêṯ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 4191: To die, to kill you got up קַ֖מְתָּ (qam·tā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 6965: To arise, stand up, stand and ate.” וַתֹּ֥אכַל (wat·tō·ḵal) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 398: To eat |
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