Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThis is what the LORD said to me: “Go and buy yourself a linen loincloth and put it around your waist, but do not let it touch water.” Young's Literal Translation Thus said Jehovah unto me, ‘Go, and thou hast got for thee a girdle of linen, and hast placed it on thy loins, and into water thou dost not cause it to enter:’ King James Bible Thus saith the LORD unto me, Go and get thee a linen girdle, and put it upon thy loins, and put it not in water. Hebrew This is whatכֹּֽה־ (kōh-) Adverb Strong's 3541: Like this, thus, here, now the LORD יְהוָ֜ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel said אָמַ֨ר (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say to me: אֵלַ֗י (’ê·lay) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to “Go הָל֞וֹךְ (hā·lō·wḵ) Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk and buy וְקָנִ֤יתָ (wə·qā·nî·ṯā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 7069: To erect, create, to procure, by purchase, to own yourself a linen פִּשְׁתִּ֔ים (piš·tîm) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 6593: Flax, linen loincloth אֵז֣וֹר (’ê·zō·wr) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 232: Something girt, a belt, a band and put וְשַׂמְתּ֖וֹ (wə·śam·tōw) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 7760: Put -- to put, place, set it around עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against your waist, מָתְנֶ֑יךָ (mā·ṯə·ne·ḵā) Noun - mdc | second person masculine singular Strong's 4975: The waist, small of the back, the loins but do not לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no let it touch תְבִאֵֽהוּ׃ (ṯə·ḇi·’ê·hū) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go water.” וּבַמַּ֖יִם (ū·ḇam·ma·yim) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen |