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Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel; because thou wentest up to thy father's bed; then defiledst thou it: he went up to my couch.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
Unstable unstable Noun H6349 פַּ֤חַז pa·chaz
as water waste Noun H4325 כַּמַּ֙יִם֙ kam·ma·yim
thou shalt not excel excel Verb H3498 תֹּותַ֔ר to·v·tar,
Because inasmuch Conjunction H3588 כִּ֥י ki
because thou wentest up arise Verb H5927 עָלִ֖יתָ a·li·ta
to thy father's chief Noun H1 אָבִ֑יךָ a·vi·cha;
bed bed Noun H4904 מִשְׁכְּבֵ֣י mish·ke·vei
Then beginning Adverb H227 אָ֥ז az
then defiledst thou begin Verb H2490 חִלַּ֖לְתָּ chil·lal·ta
[it] he went up arise Verb H5927 עָלָֽה׃ a·lah.
to my couch bed Noun H3326 יְצוּעִ֥י ye·tzu·'i

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King James Bible Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel; because thou wentest up to thy father's bed; then defiledst thou it: he went up to my couch.
Hebrew Greek English Unstable "Uncontrolled as water, thou shalt you shall not excel; because thou wentest have preeminence, Because you went up to thy your father's bed; then defiledst thou it: Then you defiled it-- he went up to my couch.
New American Standard Bible 1995 Unstable "Uncontrolled as water, thou shalt you shall not excel; because thou wentest have preeminence, Because you went up to thy your father's bed; then defiledst thou it: Then you defiled it-- he went up to my couch.