KJV: Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.
YLT: Gird, I pray thee, as a man, thy loins, And I ask thee, and cause thou Me to know.
Darby: Gird up now thy loins like a man; and I will demand of thee, and inform thou me.
ASV: Gird up now thy loins like a man; For I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.
| אֱזָר־ | prepare |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine singular Root: אָזַר Sense: gird, encompass, equip, clothe. |
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| נָ֣א | now |
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Parse: Interjection Root: נָא Sense: I (we) pray, now, please. |
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| כְגֶ֣בֶר | like a man |
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Parse: Preposition-k, Noun, masculine singular Root: גֶּבֶר Sense: man, strong man, warrior (emphasising strength or ability to fight). |
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| חֲלָצֶ֑יךָ | yourself |
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Parse: Noun, mdc, second person masculine singular Root: חֲלָצַיִם Sense: loins. |
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| וְ֝אֶשְׁאָלְךָ֗ | and I will question you |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual, first person common singular, second person masculine singular Root: שָׁאַל Sense: to ask, enquire, borrow, beg. |
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| וְהוֹדִיעֵֽנִי | and you shall answer Me |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Imperative, masculine singular, first person common singular Root: דָּעָה Sense: to know. |
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