KJV: I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.
YLT: I incline to a simile mine ear, I open with a harp my riddle:
Darby: I will incline mine ear to a parable, I will open my riddle upon the harp.
ASV: I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.
| אַטֶּ֣ה | I will incline |
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Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, first person common singular Root: נָטָה Sense: to stretch out, extend, spread out, pitch, turn, pervert, incline, bend, bow. |
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| לְמָשָׁ֣ל | to a proverb |
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Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular Root: מָשָׁל Sense: proverb, parable. |
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| אָזְנִ֑י | my ear |
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Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, first person common singular Root: אֹזֶן Sense: ear, as part of the body. |
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| אֶפְתַּ֥ח | I will disclose |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, first person common singular Root: פָּתַח Sense: to open. |
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| בְּ֝כִנּ֗וֹר | on the harp |
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Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular Root: כִּנּׄור Sense: lyre, harp. |
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| חִידָתִֽי | my dark saying |
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Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, first person common singular Root: חִידָה Sense: riddle, difficult question, parable, enigmatic saying or question, perplexing saying or question. |
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