Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThe nobles send their servants for water; they go to the cisterns, but find no water; their jars return empty. They are ashamed and humiliated; they cover their heads. Young's Literal Translation And their honourable ones have sent their little ones to the water, They have come unto ditches, They have not found water, They have turned back—their vessels empty! They have been ashamed, And have blushed and covered their head. King James Bible And their nobles have sent their little ones to the waters: they came to the pits, [and] found no water; they returned with their vessels empty; they were ashamed and confounded, and covered their heads. Hebrew The noblesוְאַדִּ֣רֵיהֶ֔ם (wə·’ad·di·rê·hem) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 117: Wide, large, powerful send שָׁלְח֥וּ (šā·lə·ḥū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out their servants צְעִירֵיהֶ֖ם (ṣə·‘î·rê·hem) Adjective - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 6810: Little, insignificant, young for water; לַמָּ֑יִם (lam·mā·yim) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen they go בָּ֣אוּ (bā·’ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go to עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the cisterns, גֵּבִ֞ים (gê·ḇîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1356: A log, well, cistern but find מָ֣צְאוּ (mā·ṣə·’ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present no לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no water מַ֗יִם (ma·yim) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen their jars כְלֵיהֶם֙ (ḵə·lê·hem) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 3627: Something prepared, any apparatus return שָׁ֤בוּ (šā·ḇū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again empty. רֵיקָ֔ם (rê·qām) Adverb Strong's 7387: Emptily, ineffectually, undeservedly They are ashamed בֹּ֥שׁוּ (bō·šū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 954: To pale, to be ashamed, to be disappointed, delayed and humiliated; וְהָכְלְמ֖וּ (wə·hā·ḵə·lə·mū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hofal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 3637: To wound, to taunt, insult they cover וְחָפ֥וּ (wə·ḥā·p̄ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 2645: To cover, to veil, to encase, protect their heads. רֹאשָֽׁם׃ (rō·šām) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 7218: The head |
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