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וְהָיָ֤הvehayahand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and be”, a completed action in a sequenceH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.הֶחָסֹן֙hechasonthe strongחָסֹןdefinite article, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “the strong”, the ordinary formH2634powerfulstrong.לִנְעֹ֔רֶתlinoretto towנְעֹרֶתpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “to tow”, the ordinary formH5296something shaken out, i.e. tow (as the refuse of flax)tow.וּפֹעֲל֖וֹufoalvoand actפֹּעַלconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and act”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6467an act or work (concretely)act, deed, do, getting, maker, work.לְנִיצ֑וֹץlenitsotsto sparkנִיצוֹץpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to spark”, the ordinary formH5213a sparkspark.וּבָעֲר֧וּuvaarvand be brutishבָּעַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “and be brutish”, a completed action in a sequenceH1197to kindle, i.e. consume (by fire or by eating); to be(-come) brutishbe brutish, bring (put, take) away, burn, (cause to) eat (up), feed, heat, kindle, set (on fire), waste.שְׁנֵיהֶ֛םsheneyhemtwoשְׁנַיִםadjective, cardinal, masculine, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “two”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8147two; also (as ordinal) twofoldboth, couple, double, second, twain, [phrase] twelfth, [phrase] twelve, [phrase] twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.יַחְדָּ֖וyachdavalikeיַחַדadverb — “alike”H3162properly, a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedlyalike, at all (once), both, likewise, only, (al-) together, withal.וְאֵ֥יןveeynand elseאַיִןconjunction, particle, negative — “and else”H369a non-entity; generally used as a negative particleelse, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare H370 (אַיִן).מְכַבֶּֽהmekhabehquenchכָּבָהverb, piel, participle, absolute — “quench”, a verb used as a describing wordH3518to expire or (causatively) to extinguish (fire, light, anger)go (put) out, quench.
Jewish translation (JPS 1917)
And the strong shall be as tow, and his work as a spark; and they shall both burn together, and none shall quench them.
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American Standard Version (1901)
And the strong shall be as tow, and his work as a spark; and they shall both burn together, and none shall quench them.
Young’s Literal Translation
And the strong hath been for tow, And his work for a spark, And burned have both of them together, And there is none quenching!
World English Bible
The strong will be like tinder, and his work like a spark. They will both burn together, and no one will quench them.”
Darby Translation
And the strong shall be for tow, and his work a spark; and they shall both burn together, and there shall be none to quench [them].
Douay-Rheims
And your strength shall be as the ashes of tow, and your work as a spark: and both shall burn together, and there shall be none to quench it.
Jewish Publication Society (1917)
And the strong shall be as tow, and his work as a spark; and they shall both burn together, and none shall quench them.
Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English
And their strength shall be as a thread of tow, and their works as sparks, and the transgressors and the sinners shall be burnt up together, and there shall be none to quench them .
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