KJV: And their children spake half in the speech of Ashdod, and could not speak in the Jews' language, but according to the language of each people.
YLT: And of their sons, half are speaking Ashdoditish -- and are not knowing to speak Jewish -- and according to the language of people and people.
Darby: And their children spoke half in the language of Ashdod, and could not speak in the Jews' language, but according to the language of each people.
ASV: and their children spake half in the speech of Ashdod, and could not speak in the Jews language, but according to the language of each people.
וּבְנֵיהֶ֗ם | And their children |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine plural Root: בֵּן Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group. |
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חֲצִי֙ | half |
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: חֲצִי Sense: half. |
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מְדַבֵּ֣ר | of spoke |
Parse: Verb, Piel, Participle, masculine singular Root: דָּבַר Sense: to speak, declare, converse, command, promise, warn, threaten, sing. |
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אַשְׁדּוֹדִ֔ית | the [language] of Ashdodite |
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: אַשְׁדֹּודִית Sense: language of Ashdod. |
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וְאֵינָ֥ם | and not |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb, third person masculine plural Root: אַיִן Sense: nothing, not, nought n. |
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מַכִּירִ֖ים | could |
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Participle, masculine plural Root: נָכַר Sense: to recognise, acknowledge, know, respect, discern, regard. |
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לְדַבֵּ֣ר | speak |
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Piel, Infinitive construct Root: דָּבַר Sense: to speak, declare, converse, command, promise, warn, threaten, sing. |
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יְהוּדִ֑ית | Hebrew |
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: יְהוּדִית Sense: in the Jewish language, in Hebrew. |
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וְכִלְשׁ֖וֹן | but according to [spoke] the language |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k, Noun, common singular construct Root: לָשֹׁון Sense: tongue. |
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עַ֥ם | of people |
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: עַם Sense: nation, people. |
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וָעָֽם | and one or the other |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular Root: עַם Sense: nation, people. |