KJV: O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end!
YLT: If they were wise -- They deal wisely with this; They attend to their latter end:
Darby: Oh that they had been wise! they would have understood this, They would have considered their latter end!
ASV: Oh that they were wise, that they understood this, That they would consider their latter end!
| ל֥וּ | Oh that |
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Parse: Preposition Root: לוּ Sense: if, oh that!, if only!. |
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| חָכְמ֖וּ | they were wise |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural Root: חָכַם Sense: to be wise. |
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| יַשְׂכִּ֣ילוּ | [that] they understood |
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Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: שָׂכַל Sense: to be prudent, be circumspect, wisely understand, prosper. |
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| זֹ֑את | this |
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Parse: Pronoun, feminine singular Root: זׄאת Sense: this, this one, here, which, this … that, the one … the other, such. |
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| יָבִ֖ינוּ | [That] they would consider |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: בִּין Sense: to discern, understand, consider. |
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| ! לְאַחֲרִיתָֽם | their latter end |
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Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine plural Root: אַחֲרִית Sense: after part, end. |
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