Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleDoes an axe raise itself above the one who swings it? Does a saw boast over him who saws with it? It would be like a rod waving the one who lifts it, or a staff lifting him who is not wood! Young's Literal Translation —Doth the axe glorify itself Against him who is hewing with it? Doth the saw magnify itself Against him who is shaking it? As a rod waving those lifting it up! As a staff lifting up that which is not wood! King James Bible Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith? [or] shall the saw magnify itself against him that shaketh it? as if the rod should shake [itself] against them that lift it up, [or] as if the staff should lift up [itself, as if it were] no wood. Hebrew Does an axהַגַּרְזֶ֔ן (hag·gar·zen) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1631: An axe raise itself הֲיִתְפָּאֵר֙ (hă·yiṯ·pā·’êr) Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6286: To gleam, embellish, to boast, to explain, oneself, to shake a, tree above עַ֖ל (‘al) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the one who swings it? הַחֹצֵ֣ב (ha·ḥō·ṣêḇ) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 2672: To cut, carve, to hew, split, square, quarry, engrave Does a saw הַמַּשּׂוֹר֙ (ham·maś·śō·wr) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4883: A saw boast יִתְגַּדֵּ֤ל (yiṯ·gad·dêl) Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1431: To grow up, become great over him עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against who saws with it? מְנִיפ֔וֹ (mə·nî·p̄ōw) Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 5130: To move to and fro, wave, sprinkle It would be like a staff שֵׁ֙בֶט֙ (šê·ḇeṭ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7626: Rod, staff, club, scepter, tribe waving כְּהָנִ֥יף (kə·hā·nîp̄) Preposition-k | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Strong's 5130: To move to and fro, wave, sprinkle the one who lifts it! מְרִימָ֔יו (mə·rî·māw) Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 7311: To be high actively, to rise, raise It would be like a staff מַטֶּ֖ה (maṭ·ṭeh) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4294: A staff, rod, shaft, branch, a tribe lifting כְּהָרִ֥ים (kə·hā·rîm) Preposition-k | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Strong's 7311: To be high actively, to rise, raise him who is not לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no wood! עֵֽץ׃ (‘êṣ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6086: Tree, trees, wood |
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