2 Samuel

2 Samuel 23:6

⁶But the worthless are all like thorns raked aside,

for they can never be gathered by hand.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But the worthless	וּבְלִיַּ֕עַל	ū·ḇə·lî·ya·‘al	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H1100 worthlessness
are all	כֻּלָּ֑הַם	kul·lā·ham	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H3605 the whole, all
like thorns	כְּק֥וֹץ	kə·qō·wṣ	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular	H6975 thornbush, thorn
raked aside	מֻנָ֖ד	mu·nāḏ	Verb - Hofal - Participle - masculine singular	H5074 retreat, flee, depart, stray, wander, flutter
for	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
they can never	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
be gathered	יִקָּֽחוּ׃	yiq·qā·ḥū	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3947 take
by hand	בְיָ֖ד	ḇə·yāḏ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular	H3027 hand

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.