Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 559 [e] וַיֹּאמְר֤וּ way-yō-mə-rū And said Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp 5650 [e] עֲבָדָיו֙ ‘ă-ḇā-ḏāw his servants N-mpc | 3ms 413 [e] אֵלָ֔יו ’ê-lāw, to him Prep | 3ms 4100 [e] מָֽה־ māh- what [is] Interrog 1697 [e] הַדָּבָ֥ר had-dā-ḇār thing Art | N-ms 2088 [e] הַזֶּ֖ה haz-zeh this Art | Pro-ms 834 [e] אֲשֶׁ֣ר ’ă-šer that Pro-r 6213 [e] עָשִׂ֑יתָה ‘ā-śî-ṯāh; you have done V-Qal-Perf-2ms 5668 [e] בַּעֲב֞וּר ba-‘ă-ḇūr while Prep-b | N-ms 3206 [e] הַיֶּ֤לֶד hay-ye-leḏ the child Art | N-ms 2416 [e] חַי֙ ḥay [while he was] alive N-ms 6684 [e] צַ֣מְתָּ ṣam-tā You fasted V-Qal-Perf-2ms 1058 [e] וַתֵּ֔בְךְּ wat-tê-ḇək, and wept for Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-2ms 834 [e] וְכַֽאֲשֶׁר֙ wə-ḵa-’ă-šer but when Conj-w, Prep-k | Pro-r 4191 [e] מֵ֣ת mêṯ died V-Qal-Perf-3ms 3206 [e] הַיֶּ֔לֶד hay-ye-leḏ, the child Art | N-ms 6965 [e] קַ֖מְתָּ qam-tā you arose V-Qal-Perf-2ms 398 [e] וַתֹּ֥אכַל wat-tō-ḵal and ate Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-2ms 3899 [e] לָֽחֶם׃ lā-ḥem. food N-ms

New American Standard Bible
Then his servants said to him, "What is this thing that you have done? While the child was alive, you fasted and wept; but when the child died, you arose and ate food."

King James Bible
Then said his servants unto him, What thing is this that thou hast done? thou didst fast and weep for the child, while it was alive; but when the child was dead, thou didst rise and eat bread.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
His servants asked him, "What did you just do? While the baby was alive, you fasted and wept, but when he died, you got up and ate food."

What thing

1 Corinthians 2:15 But he that is spiritual judges all things, yet he himself is judged of no man.

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