KJV: Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel.
YLT: To me they have hearkened, Yea, they wait, and are silent for my counsel.
Darby: Unto me they listened, and waited, and kept silence for my counsel:
ASV: Unto me men gave ear, and waited, And kept silence for my counsel.
| לִֽי־ | To me |
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Parse: Preposition, first person common singular Root: אֲבִי Sense: mother of Hezekiah (cf 029). |
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| שָׁמְע֥וּ | [Men] listened |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural Root: שָׁמַע Sense: to hear, listen to, obey. |
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| וְיִחֵ֑לּוּ | and waited |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Conjunctive perfect, third person common plural Root: יָחַל Sense: to wait, hope, expect. |
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| וְ֝יִדְּמ֗וּ | and kept silence |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: דָּמַם Sense: to be silent, be still, wait, be dumb, grow dumb. |
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| עֲצָתִֽי | my counsel |
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Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, first person common singular Root: עֵצָה Sense: counsel, advice, purpose. |
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