Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleSo I spoke to the people in the morning, and in the evening my wife died. And the next morning I did as I had been commanded. Young's Literal Translation And I speak unto the people in the morning, and my wife dieth in the evening, and I do in the morning as I have been commanded. King James Bible So I spake unto the people in the morning: and at even my wife died; and I did in the morning as I was commanded. Hebrew So I spokeוָאֲדַבֵּ֤ר (wā·’ă·ḏab·bêr) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to the people הָעָם֙ (hā·‘ām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock in the morning, בַּבֹּ֔קֶר (bab·bō·qer) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1242: Dawn, morning and in the evening בָּעָ֑רֶב (bā·‘ā·reḇ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6153: Evening my wife אִשְׁתִּ֖י (’iš·tî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female died. וַתָּ֥מָת (wat·tā·māṯ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 4191: To die, to kill And the next morning בַּבֹּ֖קֶר (bab·bō·qer) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1242: Dawn, morning I did וָאַ֥עַשׂ (wā·’a·‘aś) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 6213: To do, make as כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר (ka·’ă·šer) Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that I had been commanded. צֻוֵּֽיתִי׃ (ṣuw·wê·ṯî) Verb - Pual - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 6680: To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order |