Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleEphraim is a well-trained heifer that loves to thresh; but I will place a yoke on her fair neck. I will harness Ephraim, Judah will plow, and Jacob will break the hard ground. Young's Literal Translation And Ephraim [is] a trained heifer—loving to thresh, And I—I have passed over on the goodness of its neck, I cause [one] to ride Ephraim, Plough doth Judah, harrow for him doth Jacob. King James Bible And Ephraim [is as] an heifer [that is] taught, [and] loveth to tread out [the corn]; but I passed over upon her fair neck: I will make Ephraim to ride; Judah shall plow, [and] Jacob shall break his clods. Hebrew Ephraimוְאֶפְרַ֜יִם (wə·’ep̄·ra·yim) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 669: Ephraim -- a son of Joseph, also his descendants and their territory is a well-trained מְלֻמָּדָה֙ (mə·lum·mā·ḏāh) Verb - Pual - Participle - feminine singular Strong's 3925: To exercise in, learn heifer עֶגְלָ֤ה (‘eḡ·lāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5697: A, calf, one nearly grown that loves אֹהַ֣בְתִּי (’ō·haḇ·tî) Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular construct Strong's 157: To have affection f to thresh; לָד֔וּשׁ (lā·ḏūš) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 1758: To trample, thresh but I וַאֲנִ֣י (wa·’ă·nî) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 589: I will place a yoke עָבַ֔רְתִּי (‘ā·ḇar·tî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 5674: To pass over, through, or by, pass on on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against her fair ט֖וּב (ṭūḇ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 2898: Good, goodness, beauty, gladness, welfare neck. צַוָּארָ֑הּ (ṣaw·wā·rāh) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 6676: The back of the neck I will harness אַרְכִּ֤יב (’ar·kîḇ) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 7392: To ride, to place upon, to despatch Ephraim, אֶפְרַ֙יִם֙ (’ep̄·ra·yim) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 669: Ephraim -- a son of Joseph, also his descendants and their territory Judah יְהוּדָ֔ה (yə·hū·ḏāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3063: Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites will plow, יַחֲר֣וֹשׁ (ya·ḥă·rō·wōš) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2790: To cut in, engrave, plow, devise [and] Jacob יַעֲקֹֽב׃ (ya·‘ă·qōḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3290: Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc will break the hard ground. יְשַׂדֶּד־ (yə·śad·deḏ-) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7702: To abrade, harrow a, field |