Parallel Strong's Berean Study Bible“Why does my lord say these things?” they asked. “Your servants could not possibly do such a thing. Young's Literal Translation and they say unto him, ‘Why doth my lord speak according to these words? far be it from thy servants to do according to this word; King James Bible And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing: Hebrew “Whyלָ֚מָּה (lām·māh) Interrogative Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what does my lord אֲדֹנִ֔י (’ă·ḏō·nî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 113: Sovereign, controller say יְדַבֵּ֣ר (yə·ḏab·bêr) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue these הָאֵ֑לֶּה (hā·’êl·leh) Article | Pronoun - common plural Strong's 428: These, those things?” כַּדְּבָרִ֖ים (kad·də·ḇā·rîm) Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause they asked. וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ (way·yō·mə·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 559: To utter, say “Your servants לַעֲבָדֶ֔יךָ (la·‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵā) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 5650: Slave, servant could not possibly חָלִ֙ילָה֙ (ḥā·lî·lāh) Interjection | third person feminine singular Strong's 2486: For, a profaned thing, far be it! do מֵעֲשׂ֖וֹת (mê·‘ă·śō·wṯ) Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 6213: To do, make such הַזֶּֽה׃ (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's 2088: This, that a thing. כַּדָּבָ֥ר (kad·dā·ḇār) Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause |
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