KJV: Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.
YLT: Even in thy mind a king revile not, And in the inner parts of thy bed-chamber Revile not the rich: For a fowl of the heavens causeth the voice to go, And a possessor of wings declareth the word.
Darby: Curse not the king, no, not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for the bird of the air will carry the voice, and that which hath wings will tell the matter.
ASV: Revile not the king, no, not in thy thought; and revile not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the heavens shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.
גַּ֣ם | Even |
Parse: Conjunction Root: גַּם Sense: also, even, indeed, moreover, yea. |
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בְּמַדָּֽעֲךָ֗ | in your thought |
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular Root: מַדָּע Sense: knowledge, thought. |
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מֶ֚לֶךְ | the king |
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: מֶלֶךְ Sense: king. |
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תְּקַלֵּ֔ל | do curse |
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, second person masculine singular Root: קָלַל Sense: to be slight, be swift, be trifling, be of little account, be light. |
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וּבְחַדְרֵי֙ | and even in |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Noun, masculine plural construct Root: חֶדֶר Sense: chamber, room, parlour, innermost or inward part, within. |
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מִשְׁכָּ֣בְךָ֔ | your bedroom |
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular Root: מִשְׁכָּב Sense: a lying down, couch, bier, act of lying. |
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תְּקַלֵּ֖ל | do curse |
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, second person masculine singular Root: קָלַל Sense: to be slight, be swift, be trifling, be of little account, be light. |
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עָשִׁ֑יר | the rich |
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular Root: עָשִׁיר Sense: rich, wealthy n. |
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ע֤וֹף | a bird |
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: עֹוף Sense: flying creatures, fowl, insects, birds. |
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הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ | of the air |
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural Root: שָׁמַיִם Sense: heaven, heavens, sky. |
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יוֹלִ֣יךְ | may carry |
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: הָלַךְ Sense: to go, walk, come. |
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אֶת־ | - |
Parse: Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative. |
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הַקּ֔וֹל | your voice |
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: קֹול Sense: voice, sound, noise. |
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[הכנפים] | - |
Parse: Article, Noun, fd |
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(כְּנָפַ֖יִם) | a [bird] in flight |
Parse: Noun, fd Root: כָּנָף Sense: wing, extremity, edge, winged, border, corner, shirt. |
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יַגֵּ֥יד | may tell |
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: נָגַד Sense: to be conspicuous, tell, make known. |
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דָּבָֽר | the matter |
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: דָּבָר Sense: speech, word, speaking, thing. |