KJV: How do ye say, We are wise, and the law of the LORD is with us? Lo, certainly in vain made he it; the pen of the scribes is in vain.
YLT: How do ye say, We are wise, And the law of Jehovah is with us? Surely, lo, falsely it hath wrought, The false pen of scribes.
Darby: How do ye say, We are wise, and the law of Jehovah is with us? Behold, certainly the lying pen of the scribes hath made it falsehood.
ASV: How do ye say, We are wise, and the law of Jehovah is with us? But, behold, the false pen of the scribes hath wrought falsely.
אֵיכָ֤ה | How |
Parse: Interjection Root: אֵיךְ Sense: how? interj. |
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תֹֽאמְרוּ֙ | can you say |
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine plural Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter. |
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חֲכָמִ֣ים | wise |
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural Root: חָכָם Sense: wise, wise (man). |
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אֲנַ֔חְנוּ | we [are] |
Parse: Pronoun, first person common plural Root: אֲנַחְנוּ Sense: we (first pers. |
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וְתוֹרַ֥ת | and the law |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular construct Root: תֹּורָה Sense: law, direction, instruction. |
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יְהוָ֖ה | of Yahweh |
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: the proper name of the one true God. |
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אִתָּ֑נוּ | [is] with us |
Parse: Preposition, first person common plural Root: אֵת Sense: with, near, together with. |
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אָכֵן֙ | truly |
Parse: Adverb Root: אָכֵן Sense: surely, truly, indeed. |
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הִנֵּ֣ה | Look |
Parse: Interjection Root: הִנֵּה Sense: behold, lo, see, if. |
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לַשֶּׁ֣קֶר | falsehood |
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: שֶׁקֶר Sense: lie, deception, disappointment, falsehood. |
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עָשָׂ֔ה | works |
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: עָשָׂה Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make. |
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עֵ֖ט | the pen |
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: עֵט Sense: stylus. |
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שֶׁ֥קֶר | of false |
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: שֶׁקֶר Sense: lie, deception, disappointment, falsehood. |
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סֹפְרִֽים | the scribe |
Parse: Noun, masculine plural Root: סָפַר Sense: to count, recount, relate. |