Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleWhy spend money on that which is not bread, and your labor on that which does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of foods. Young's Literal Translation Why do ye weigh money for that which is not bread? And your labour for that which is not for satiety? Hearken diligently unto me, and eat good, And your soul doth delight itself in fatness. King James Bible Wherefore do ye spend money for [that which is] not bread? and your labour for [that which] satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye [that which is] good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness. Hebrew Whyלָ֤מָּה (lām·māh) Interrogative Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what spend תִשְׁקְלוּ־ (ṯiš·qə·lū-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 8254: To suspend, poise money כֶ֙סֶף֙ (ḵe·sep̄) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3701: Silver, money on that which is not בְּֽלוֹא־ (bə·lō·w-) Preposition-b | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no bread, לֶ֔חֶם (le·ḥem) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3899: Food, bread, grain and your labor וִיגִיעֲכֶ֖ם (wî·ḡî·‘ă·ḵem) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 3018: Toil, a work, produce, property on that which does not בְּל֣וֹא (bə·lō·w) Preposition-b | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no satisfy? לְשָׂבְעָ֑ה (lə·śā·ḇə·‘āh) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 7654: Satiety Listen שִׁמְע֨וּ (šim·‘ū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently carefully שָׁמ֤וֹעַ (šā·mō·w·a‘) Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently to Me, אֵלַי֙ (’ê·lay) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to and eat וְאִכְלוּ־ (wə·’iḵ·lū-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 398: To eat what is good, ט֔וֹב (ṭō·wḇ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good and your soul נַפְשְׁכֶֽם׃ (nap̄·šə·ḵem) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion will delight וְתִתְעַנַּ֥ג (wə·ṯiṯ·‘an·naḡ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 6026: To be soft, pliable, effeminate, luxurious in the richest of foods. בַּדֶּ֖שֶׁן (bad·de·šen) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1880: The fat, fatness, abundance, the, ashes of sacrifices |
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