KJV: Thou hast multiplied thy merchants above the stars of heaven: the cankerworm spoileth, and flieth away.
YLT: Multiply thy merchants above the stars of the heavens, The cankerworm hath stripped off, and doth flee away.
Darby: Thou hast multiplied thy merchants more than the stars of the heavens; the cankerworm spreadeth himself out and flieth away.
ASV: Thou hast multiplied thy merchants above the stars of heaven: the canker-worm ravageth, and fleeth away.
הִרְבֵּית֙ | You have multiplied |
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, second person feminine singular Root: הַרְבָּה Sense: be or become great, be or become many, be or become much, be or become numerous. |
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רֹֽכְלַ֔יִךְ | your merchants |
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural construct, second person feminine singular Root: רָכַל Sense: to go about (meaning dubious). |
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מִכּוֹכְבֵ֖י | more than stars |
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine plural construct Root: כֹּוכָב Sense: star. |
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הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם | of the heaven |
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural Root: שָׁמַיִם Sense: heaven, heavens, sky. |
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יֶ֥לֶק | the locust |
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: יֶלֶק Sense: young locust (early stage of development). |
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פָּשַׁ֖ט | plunders |
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: פָּשַׁט Sense: to strip, invade, strip off, make a dash, raid, spread out. |
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וַיָּעֹֽף | and flies away |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: עוּף Sense: to fly, fly about, fly away. |