KJV: The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.
YLT: The making of treasures by a lying tongue, Is a vanity driven away of those seeking death.
Darby: The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting breath of them that seek death.
ASV: The getting of treasures by a lying tongue Is a vapor driven to and fro by them that seek death.
| פֹּ֣עַל | Getting |
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Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: פֹּעַל Sense: work, deed, doing. |
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| א֭וֹצָרוֹת | treasures |
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Parse: Noun, masculine plural Root: אֹוצָר Sense: treasure, storehouse. |
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| בִּלְשׁ֣וֹן | by a tongue |
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Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, common singular construct Root: לָשֹׁון Sense: tongue. |
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| שָׁ֑קֶר | lying |
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Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: שֶׁקֶר Sense: lie, deception, disappointment, falsehood. |
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| הֶ֥בֶל | [Is] the fantasy |
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Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: הֶבֶל Sense: vapour, breath. |
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| נִ֝דָּ֗ף | fleeting |
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Parse: Verb, Nifal, Participle, masculine singular Root: נָדַף Sense: to drive, drive away, drive asunder. |
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| מְבַקְשֵׁי־ | of those who seek |
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Parse: Verb, Piel, Participle, masculine plural construct Root: בָּקַשׁ Sense: to seek, require, desire, exact, request. |
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| מָֽוֶת | death |
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Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: מָוֶת Sense: death, dying, Death (personified), realm of the dead. |
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