Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThen I said, “Ah, Lord GOD, they are saying of me, ‘Is he not just telling parables?’ ” Young's Literal Translation And I say, ‘Ah, Lord Jehovah, They are saying of me, Is he not using similes? King James Bible Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables? Hebrew Then I said,וָאֹמַ֕ר (wā·’ō·mar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “Ah, אֲהָ֖הּ (’ă·hāh) Interjection Strong's 162: Alas! Lord אֲדֹנָ֣י (’ă·ḏō·nāy) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 136: The Lord GOD, יְהוִ֑ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3069: YHWH they הֵ֚מָּה (hêm·māh) Pronoun - third person masculine plural Strong's 1992: They are saying אֹמְרִ֣ים (’ō·mə·rîm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 559: To utter, say of me, לִ֔י (lî) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew ‘Is he הֽוּא׃ (hū) Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are not הֲלֹ֛א (hă·lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no [just] telling מְמַשֵּׁ֥ל (mə·maš·šêl) Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 4911: To liken, to use, language, in, to resemble parables?’” מְשָׁלִ֖ים (mə·šā·lîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 4912: A pithy maxim, a simile |