Parallel Strong's Berean Study Bible“Tell us now,” they demanded, “who is to blame for this calamity that is upon us? What is your occupation, and where have you come from? What is your country, and who are your people?” Young's Literal Translation And they say unto him, ‘Declare to us, we pray thee, on what account this evil [is] on us? what [is] thine occupation, and whence comest thou? what [is] thy country, seeing thou art not of this people?’ King James Bible Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil [is] upon us; What [is] thine occupation? and whence comest thou? what [is] thy country? and of what people [art] thou? Hebrew “Tellהַגִּידָה־ (hag·gî·ḏāh-) Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 5046: To be conspicuous us לָ֔נוּ (lā·nū) Preposition | first person common plural Strong's Hebrew now,” נָּ֣א (nā) Interjection Strong's 4994: I pray', 'now', 'then' they demanded, וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ (way·yō·mə·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 559: To utter, say “who לְמִי־ (lə·mî-) Preposition-l | Interrogative Strong's 4310: Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix is to blame בַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר (ba·’ă·šer) Preposition-b | Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that for this הַזֹּ֖את (haz·zōṯ) Article | Pronoun - feminine singular Strong's 2063: Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, calamity הָרָעָ֥ה (hā·rā·‘āh) Article | Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 7451: Bad, evil that is upon us? לָ֑נוּ (lā·nū) Preposition | first person common plural Strong's Hebrew What [is] מַה־ (mah-) Interrogative Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what your occupation, מְּלַאכְתְּךָ֙ (mə·laḵ·tə·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 4399: Deputyship, ministry, employment, work, property and from where וּמֵאַ֣יִן (ū·mê·’a·yin) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Adverb Strong's 370: Whence? have you come? תָּב֔וֹא (tā·ḇō·w) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go What מָ֣ה (māh) Interrogative Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what is your country, אַרְצֶ֔ךָ (’ar·ṣe·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land and who וְאֵֽי־ (wə·’ê-) Conjunctive waw | Interrogative Strong's 335: Where?, how? are your אָֽתָּה׃ (’āt·tāh) Pronoun - second person masculine singular Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you people?” עַ֖ם (‘am) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock |