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מְעֻוָּ֖תmeuvatcrookedעָוַתverb, pual, passive participle, absolute — “crooked”, a verb used as a describing wordH5791to wrestbow self, (make) crooked., falsifying, overthrow, deal perversely, pervert, subvert, turn upside down.לֹאlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…יוּכַ֣לyukhalbe ableיָכֹלverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be able”, an unfinished actionH3201to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)be able, any at all (ways), attain, can (away with, (-not)), could, endure, might, overcome, have power, prevail, still, suffer.לִתְקֹ֑ןlitqonto make straightתָּקַןpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to make straight”, the to-form of the verbH8626to equalize, i.e. straighten (intransitive or transitive); figuratively, to composeset in order, make straight.וְחֶסְר֖וֹןvechesronand wantingחֶסְרוֹןconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and wanting”, the ordinary formH2642deficiencywanting.לֹאlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…יוּכַ֥לyukhalbe ableיָכֹלverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be able”, an unfinished actionH3201to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)be able, any at all (ways), attain, can (away with, (-not)), could, endure, might, overcome, have power, prevail, still, suffer.לְהִמָּנֽוֹתlehimanotto appointמָנָהpreposition, verb, niphal, infinitive construct — “to appoint”, the to-form of the verbH4487properly, to weigh out; by implication, to allot or constitute officially; also to enumerate or enrollappoint, count, number, prepare, set, tell.
Jewish translation (JPS 1917)
That which is crooked cannot be made straight; and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.
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American Standard Version (1901)
That which is crooked cannot be made straight; and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.
Young’s Literal Translation
A crooked thing [one] is not able to make straight, and a lacking thing is not able to be numbered.
World English Bible
That which is crooked can’t be made straight; and that which is lacking can’t be counted.
Darby Translation
That which is crooked cannot be made straight; and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.
Douay-Rheims
The perverse are hard to be corrected, and the number of fools is infinite.
Jewish Publication Society (1917)
That which is crooked cannot be made straight; and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.
Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English
That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and deficiency cannot be numbered.
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