Habakkuk 1:16
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Therefore he sacrifices to his dragnet and burns incense to his fishing net, for by these things his portion is sumptuous and his food is rich.

Young's Literal Translation
Therefore he doth sacrifice to his net, And doth make perfume to his drag, For by them [is] his portion fertile, and his food fat.

King James Bible
Therefore they sacrifice unto their net, and burn incense unto their drag; because by them their portion [is] fat, and their meat plenteous.

Hebrew
Therefore
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

they sacrifice
יְזַבֵּ֣חַ (yə·zab·bê·aḥ)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 2076: To slaughter for sacrifice

to their dragnet
לְחֶרְמ֔וֹ (lə·ḥer·mōw)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 2764: A net, a doomed object, extermination

and burn incense
וִֽיקַטֵּ֖ר (wî·qaṭ·ṭêr)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6999: To smoke, turn into fragrance by fire

to their fishing net,
לְמִכְמַרְתּ֑וֹ (lə·miḵ·mar·tōw)
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 4365: A net, fishing net

for
כִּ֤י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

by these
בָהֵ֙מָּה֙ (ḇā·hêm·māh)
Preposition-b | Pronoun - third person masculine plural
Strong's 1992: They

things their portion
חֶלְק֔וֹ (ḥel·qōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 2506: Portion, tract, territory

is sumptuous
שָׁמֵ֣ן (šā·mên)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 8082: Greasy, gross, rich

and their food
וּמַאֲכָל֖וֹ (ū·ma·’ă·ḵā·lōw)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 3978: An eatable

is rich.
בְּרִאָֽה׃ (bə·ri·’āh)
Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's 1277: Fatted, plump

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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