KJV: O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what shall I do unto thee? for your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the early dew it goeth away.
YLT: What do I do to thee, O Ephraim? What do I do to thee, O Judah? Your goodness is as a cloud of the morning, And as dew rising early -- going.
Darby: What shall I do unto thee, Ephraim? What shall I do unto thee, Judah? For your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the dew that early passeth away.
ASV: O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what shall I do unto thee? for your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the dew that goeth early away.
אֶֽעֱשֶׂה־ | shall I do |
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, first person common singular Root: עָשָׂה Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make. |
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לְּךָ֙ | to you |
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine singular |
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אֶפְרַ֔יִם | Ephraim |
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: אֶפְרַיִם Sense: second son of Joseph, blessed by him and given preference over first son, Manasseh. |
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אֶעֱשֶׂה־ | shall I do |
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, first person common singular Root: עָשָׂה Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make. |
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יְהוּדָ֑ה | Judah |
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יְהוּדָה Sense: the son of Jacob by Leah. |
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וְחַסְדְּכֶם֙ | for your faithfulness is |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine plural Root: חֶסֶד Sense: goodness, kindness, faithfulness. |
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כַּֽעֲנַן־ | like a cloud |
Parse: Preposition-k, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: עָנָן Sense: cloud, cloudy, cloud-mass. |
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בֹּ֔קֶר | morning |
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: בֹּקֶר Sense: morning, break of day. |
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וְכַטַּ֖ל | and like the dew |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: טַל Sense: dew, night mist. |
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מַשְׁכִּ֥ים | early |
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Participle, masculine singular Root: שָׁכַם Sense: to rise or start early. |
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הֹלֵֽךְ | it goes away |
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular Root: הָלַךְ Sense: to go, walk, come. |