It is good for a man to bear the yoke while he is still young.Lamentations 3:27
Original language and places
Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.
Original language (Hebrew)
ט֣וֹב לַגֶּ֔בֶר כִּֽי־יִשָּׂ֥א עֹ֖ל בִּנְעוּרָֽיו׃ ס
- ט֣וֹבTov“[is] good”Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from טוֹב · “pleasant” · Strong's H2896A
- לַגֶּ֔בֶרla.Ge.ver“for <the> man”Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from גֶּ֫בֶר · “great man” · Strong's H1397
- כִּֽי־ki-“that”Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
- יִשָּׂ֥אyi.Sa'“he will bear”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָשָׂא · “bear” · Strong's H5375H
- עֹ֖ל'ol“a yoke”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עֹל · “yoke” · Strong's H5923
- בִּנְעוּרָֽיו׃ סbin.'u.Rav“in youth<s> his”Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נְעוּרִים · “youth” · Strong's H5271A
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)