KJV: And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob's daughter: and he was more honourable than all the house of his father.
YLT: and the young man delayed not to do the thing, for he had delight in Jacob's daughter, and he is honourable above all the house of his father.
Darby: And the youth did not delay to do this, because he had delight in Jacob's daughter. And he was honourable above all in the house of his father.
ASV: And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob's daughter: and he was honored above all the house of his father.
| וְלֹֽא־ | So not |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb, Negative particle Root: הֲלֹא Sense: not, no. |
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| אֵחַ֤ר | did delay |
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Parse: Verb, Piel, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָחַר Sense: to delay, hesitate, tarry, defer, remain behind. |
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| הַנַּ֙עַר֙ | the young man |
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Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: נַעַר Sense: a boy, lad, servant, youth, retainer. |
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| לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת | to do |
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Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct Root: עָשָׂה Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make. |
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| הַדָּבָ֔ר | the thing |
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Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: דָּבָר Sense: speech, word, speaking, thing. |
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| כִּ֥י | because |
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Parse: Conjunction Root: כִּי Sense: that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since. |
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| חָפֵ֖ץ | he delighted |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: חָפֵץ Sense: to delight in, take pleasure in, desire, be pleased with. |
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| בְּבַֽת־ | in daughter |
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Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct Root: בַּת Sense: daughter. |
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| יַעֲקֹ֑ב | of Jacob |
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Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יַעֲקֹב Sense: son of Isaac, grandson of Abraham, and father of the 2 patriarchs of the tribes of Israel. |
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| וְה֣וּא | And He [was] |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Pronoun, third person masculine singular Root: הוּא Sense: he, she, it. |
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| נִכְבָּ֔ד | more honorable |
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Parse: Verb, Nifal, Participle, masculine singular Root: כָּבֵד Sense: to be heavy, be weighty, be grievous, be hard, be rich, be honourable, be glorious, be burdensome, be honoured. |
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| מִכֹּ֖ל | than all |
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Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: כֹּל Sense: all, the whole. |
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| בֵּ֥ית | the household |
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Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: בַּיִת Sense: house. |
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| אָבִֽיו | of his father |
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Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: אָב Sense: father of an individual. |
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