KJV: Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it: if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned.
YLT: Many waters are not able to quench the love, And floods do not wash it away. If one give all the wealth of his house for love, Treading down -- they tread upon it.
Darby: Many waters cannot quench love, Neither do the floods drown it: Even if a man gave all the substance of his house for love, It would utterly be contemned.
ASV: Many waters cannot quench love, Neither can floods drown it: If a man would give all the substance of his house for love, He would utterly be contemned.
מַ֣יִם | Waters |
Parse: Noun, masculine plural Root: מַיִם Sense: water, waters. |
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רַבִּ֗ים | Many |
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural Root: רַב Sense: much, many, great. |
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יֽוּכְלוּ֙ | cannot |
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: יָכֹל Sense: to prevail, overcome, endure, have power, be able. |
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לְכַבּ֣וֹת | quench |
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Piel, Infinitive construct Root: כָּבָה Sense: to quench, put out, be put out, be quenched, be extinguished. |
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אֶת־ | - |
Parse: Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative. |
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הָֽאַהֲבָ֔ה | love |
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: אַהֲבָה Sense: love. |
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וּנְהָר֖וֹת | and the floods |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural Root: נָהָר Sense: stream, river. |
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לֹ֣א | nor |
Parse: Adverb, Negative particle Root: הֲלֹא Sense: not, no. |
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יִשְׁטְפ֑וּהָ | can drown it |
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural, third person feminine singular Root: שָׁטַף Sense: to wash, rinse, overflow, engulf, rinse or wash off. |
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יִתֵּ֨ן | would give |
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: יָתַן Sense: to give, put, set. |
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אִ֜ישׁ | a man |
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: אִישׁ Sense: man. |
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ה֤וֹן | the wealth |
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: הֹון Sense: wealth, riches, substance. |
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בֵּיתוֹ֙ | of his house |
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: בַּיִת Sense: house. |
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בָּאַהֲבָ֔ה | for love |
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: אַהֲבָה Sense: love. |
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בּ֖וֹז | utterly |
Parse: Verb, Qal, Infinitive absolute Root: בּוּז Sense: to despise, hold in contempt, hold as insignificant. |
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יָב֥וּזוּ | would be despised |
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: בּוּז Sense: to despise, hold in contempt, hold as insignificant. |
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ס | - |
Parse: Punctuation |