Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleBut you may destroy the trees that you know do not produce fruit. Use them to build siege works against the city that is waging war against you, until it falls. Young's Literal Translation Only, the tree, which thou knowest that it [is] not a fruit-tree, it thou dost destroy, and hast cut down, and hast built a bulwark against the city which is making with thee war till thou hast subdued it. King James Bible Only the trees which thou knowest that they [be] not trees for meat, thou shalt destroy and cut them down; and thou shalt build bulwarks against the city that maketh war with thee, until it be subdued. Hebrew Butרַ֞ק (raq) Adverb Strong's 7535: But, even, except, howbeit howsoever, at the least, nevertheless you may destroy תַשְׁחִ֖ית (ṯaš·ḥîṯ) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 7843: Perhaps to go to ruin the trees עֵ֣ץ (‘êṣ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 6086: Tree, trees, wood that אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that you know תֵּדַ֗ע (tê·ḏa‘) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 3045: To know do not לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no produce fruit. מַאֲכָל֙ (ma·’ă·ḵāl) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3978: An eatable [Use them] וְכָרָ֑תָּ (wə·ḵā·rā·tā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 3772: To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant to build וּבָנִ֣יתָ (ū·ḇā·nî·ṯā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 1129: To build siege works מָצ֗וֹר (mā·ṣō·wr) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4692: Something hemming in, a mound, a siege, distress, a fastness against עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the city הָעִיר֙ (hā·‘îr) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5892: Excitement that אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that is waging עֹשָׂ֧ה (‘ō·śāh) Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular Strong's 6213: To do, make war מִלְחָמָ֖ה (mil·ḥā·māh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4421: A battle, war against you, עִמְּךָ֛ (‘im·mə·ḵā) Preposition | second person masculine singular Strong's 5973: With, equally with until עַ֥ד (‘aḏ) Preposition Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while it falls. רִדְתָּֽהּ׃ (riḏ·tāh) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 3381: To come or go down, descend |
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