KJV: For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD:
YLT: Because that they have hated knowledge, And the fear of Jehovah have not chosen.
Darby: Because they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of Jehovah;
ASV: For that they hated knowledge, And did not choose the fear of Jehovah:
תַּ֭חַת | Because |
Parse: Preposition Root: מִתְחָה Sense: the under part, beneath, instead of, as, for, for the sake of, flat, unto, where, whereas. |
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כִּי־ | that |
Parse: Conjunction Root: כִּי Sense: that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since. |
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שָׂ֣נְאוּ | they hated |
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural Root: שָׂנֵא Sense: to hate, be hateful. |
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דָ֑עַת | knowledge |
Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: דַּעַת Sense: knowledge. |
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וְיִרְאַ֥ת | and the fear |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular construct Root: יִרְאָה Sense: fear, terror, fearing. |
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יְ֝הֹוָ֗ה | of Yahweh |
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: the proper name of the one true God. |
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בָחָֽרוּ | did choose |
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural Root: בָּחוּר Sense: to choose, elect, decide for. |