Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleBut now that he is dead, why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I will go to him, but he will not return to me.” Young's Literal Translation and now, he hath died, why [is] this—I fast? am I able to bring him back again? I am going unto him, and he doth not turn back unto me.’ King James Bible But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me. Hebrew But nowוְעַתָּ֣ה ׀ (wə·‘at·tāh) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's 6258: At this time that he is dead, מֵ֗ת (mêṯ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 4191: To die, to kill why לָ֤מָּה (lām·māh) Interrogative Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what should I אֲנִ֣י (’ă·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 589: I fast? צָ֔ם (ṣām) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 6684: To abstain from food, fast Can הַאוּכַ֥ל (ha·’ū·ḵal) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 3201: To be able, have power I bring him back לַהֲשִׁיב֖וֹ (la·hă·šî·ḇōw) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again again? ע֑וֹד (‘ō·wḏ) Adverb Strong's 5750: Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more I will אֲנִי֙ (’ă·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 589: I go הֹלֵ֣ךְ (hō·lêḵ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk to him, אֵלָ֔יו (’ê·lāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to but he וְה֖וּא (wə·hū) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are will not לֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no return יָשׁ֥וּב (yā·šūḇ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again to me.” אֵלָֽי׃ (’ê·lāy) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to |
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