Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleEven when it was whole, it could not be made useful. How much less can it ever be useful when the fire has consumed it and charred it! Young's Literal Translation Lo, in its being perfect it is not used for work, How much less, when fire hath eaten of it, And it is scorched, Hath it been used yet for work? King James Bible Behold, when it was whole, it was meet for no work: how much less shall it be meet yet for [any] work, when the fire hath devoured it, and it is burned? Hebrew Evenהִנֵּה֙ (hin·nêh) Interjection Strong's 2009: Lo! behold! when it was בִּֽהְיוֹת֣וֹ (bih·yō·w·ṯōw) Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be whole, תָמִ֔ים (ṯā·mîm) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 8549: Entire, integrity, truth it could not לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no be made יֵֽעָשֶׂ֖ה (yê·‘ā·śeh) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6213: To do, make useful. לִמְלָאכָ֑ה (lim·lā·ḵāh) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4399: Deputyship, ministry, employment, work, property How much less אַ֣ף (’ap̄) Conjunction Strong's 637: Meaning accession, yea, adversatively though can it ever ע֖וֹד (‘ō·wḏ) Adverb Strong's 5750: Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more be וְנַעֲשָׂ֥ה (wə·na·‘ă·śāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6213: To do, make useful לִמְלָאכָֽה׃ (lim·lā·ḵāh) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4399: Deputyship, ministry, employment, work, property when כִּי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction the fire אֵ֤שׁ (’êš) Noun - common singular Strong's 784: A fire has consumed אֲכָלַ֙תְהוּ֙ (’ă·ḵā·laṯ·hū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 398: To eat and charred it! וַיֵּחָ֔ר (way·yê·ḥār) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2787: To be hot or scorched, to burn |
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