Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleMighty waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot sweep it away. If a man were to give all the wealth of his house for love, his offer would be utterly scorned. Young's Literal Translation Many waters are not able to quench the love, And floods do not wash it away. If one give all the wealth of his house for love, Treading down—they tread upon it. King James Bible Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it: if [a] man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned. Hebrew Mightyרַבִּ֗ים (rab·bîm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 7227: Much, many, great waters מַ֣יִם (ma·yim) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen cannot לֹ֤א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no quench לְכַבּ֣וֹת (lə·ḵab·bō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct Strong's 3518: To be quenched or extinguished, to go out love; הָֽאַהֲבָ֔ה (hā·’a·hă·ḇāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 160: Love (noun) rivers וּנְהָר֖וֹת (ū·nə·hā·rō·wṯ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 5104: A stream, prosperity cannot לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no sweep it away. יִשְׁטְפ֑וּהָ (yiš·ṭə·p̄ū·hā) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person feminine singular Strong's 7857: To gush, to inundate, cleanse, to gallop, conquer If אִם־ (’im-) Conjunction Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not a man אִ֜ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person were to give יִתֵּ֨ן (yit·tên) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every the riches ה֤וֹן (hō·wn) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1952: Wealth, sufficiency of his house בֵּיתוֹ֙ (bê·ṯōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1004: A house for love, בָּאַהֲבָ֔ה (bā·’a·hă·ḇāh) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 160: Love (noun) it would be utterly scorned. בּ֖וֹז (bō·wz) Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute Strong's 936: To disrespect |
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