Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThen he issued a proclamation in Nineveh: “By the decree of the king and his nobles: Let no man or beast, herd or flock, taste anything at all. They must not eat or drink. Young's Literal Translation and he crieth and saith in Nineveh by a decree of the king and his great ones, saying, ‘Man and beast, herd and flock—let them not taste anything, let them not feed, even water let them not drink; King James Bible And he caused [it] to be proclaimed and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing: let them not feed, nor drink water: Hebrew Then he issued a proclamationוַיַּזְעֵ֗ק (way·yaz·‘êq) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2199: To shriek, to announce, convene publicly in Nineveh: בְּנִֽינְוֵ֔ה (bə·nî·nə·wêh) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 5210: Nineveh -- capital of Assyr “By the decree מִטַּ֧עַם (miṭ·ṭa·‘am) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 2940: A taste, perception, intelligence, a mandate of the king הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king and his nobles: וּגְדֹלָ֖יו (ū·ḡə·ḏō·lāw) Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1419: Great, older, insolent Let no אַֽל־ (’al-) Adverb Strong's 408: Not man הָאָדָ֨ם (hā·’ā·ḏām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 120: Ruddy, a human being or beast, וְהַבְּהֵמָ֜ה (wə·hab·bə·hê·māh) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 929: A dumb beast, any large quadruped, animal herd הַבָּקָ֣ר (hab·bā·qār) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1241: Beef cattle, ox, a herd or flock, וְהַצֹּ֗אן (wə·haṣ·ṣōn) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - common singular Strong's 6629: Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock taste יִטְעֲמוּ֙ (yiṭ·‘ă·mū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 2938: To taste, to perceive anything at all. מְא֔וּמָה (mə·’ū·māh) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3972: A speck, point, nothing They must not אַ֨ל־ (’al-) Adverb Strong's 408: Not eat יִרְע֔וּ (yir·‘ū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 7462: To tend a, flock, pasture it, in, to graze, to rule, to associate with or drink. יִשְׁתּֽוּ׃ (yiš·tū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 8354: To imbibe |