KJV: If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked.
YLT: A ruler who is attending to lying words, All his ministers are wicked.
Darby: If a ruler hearken to lying words, all his servants are wicked.
ASV: If a ruler hearkeneth to falsehood, All his servants are wicked.
| מֹ֭שֵׁל | If a ruler |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular Root: מָשַׁל Sense: to rule, have dominion, reign. |
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| מַקְשִׁ֣יב | pays attention |
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Parse: Verb, Hifil, Participle, masculine singular Root: קָשַׁב Sense: to hear, be attentive, heed, incline (of ears), attend (of ears), hearken, pay attention, listen. |
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| דְּבַר־ | lies |
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Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: דָּבָר Sense: speech, word, speaking, thing. |
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| שָׁ֑קֶר | lies |
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Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: שֶׁקֶר Sense: lie, deception, disappointment, falsehood. |
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| מְשָׁרְתָ֥יו | his servants [become] |
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Parse: Verb, Piel, Participle, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular Root: שָׁרַת Sense: (Piel) to minister, serve, minister to. |
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| רְשָׁעִֽים | wicked |
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Parse: Adjective, masculine plural Root: רָשָׁע Sense: wicked, criminal. |
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