KJV: Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.
YLT: Give strong drink to the perishing, And wine to the bitter in soul,
Darby: Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto the bitter of soul:
ASV: Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, And wine unto the bitter in soul:
תְּנוּ־ | Give |
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine plural Root: יָתַן Sense: to give, put, set. |
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שֵׁכָ֣ר | strong drink |
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: שֵׁכָר Sense: strong drink, intoxicating drink, fermented or intoxicating liquor. |
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לְאוֹבֵ֑ד | to him who is perishing |
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular Root: אָבַד Sense: perish, vanish, go astray, be destroyed. |
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וְ֝יַיִן | and wine |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular Root: יַיִן Sense: wine. |
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לְמָ֣רֵי | to those who are bitter |
Parse: Preposition-l, Adjective, masculine plural construct Root: מַר Sense: bitter, bitterness. |
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נָֽפֶשׁ | of heart |
Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: נֶפֶשׁ Sense: soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion. |