Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleTherefore this is what the LORD says: “I will lay stumbling blocks before this people; fathers and sons alike will be staggered; friends and neighbors will perish.” Young's Literal Translation Therefore thus said Jehovah: Lo, I do give to this people stumbling blocks, And stumbled against them have fathers and sons together, The neighbour and his friend do perish. King James Bible Therefore thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will lay stumblingblocks before this people, and the fathers and the sons together shall fall upon them; the neighbour and his friend shall perish. Hebrew Therefore,לָכֵ֗ן (lā·ḵên) Adverb Strong's 3651: So -- thus this is what כֹּ֚ה (kōh) Adverb Strong's 3541: Like this, thus, here, now the LORD יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel says: אָמַ֣ר (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “I will lay נֹתֵ֛ן (nō·ṯên) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set stumbling blocks מִכְשֹׁלִ֑ים (miḵ·šō·lîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 4383: A stumbling, means or occasion of stumbling, a stumbling block before אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to this הַזֶּ֖ה (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's 2088: This, that people; הָעָ֥ם (hā·‘ām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock fathers אָב֨וֹת (’ā·ḇō·wṯ) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1: Father and sons וּבָנִ֥ים (ū·ḇā·nîm) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1121: A son alike יַחְדָּ֛ו (yaḥ·dāw) Adverb Strong's 3162: A unit, unitedly will be staggered; וְכָ֣שְׁלוּ (wə·ḵā·šə·lū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 3782: To totter, waver, to falter, stumble, faint, fall friends וְרֵע֖וֹ (wə·rê·‘ōw) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 7453: Friend, companion, fellow and neighbors שָׁכֵ֥ן (šā·ḵên) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7934: A resident, a fellow-citizen will perish.” וְאָבָֽדוּ׃ (wə·’ā·ḇā·ḏū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 6: To wander away, lose oneself, to perish |