Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleBut if they do not obey, then they perish by the sword and die without knowledge. Young's Literal Translation And if they do not hearken, By the dart they pass away, And expire without knowledge. King James Bible But if they obey not, they shall perish by the sword, and they shall die without knowledge. Hebrew But ifוְאִם־ (wə·’im-) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not they do not לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no obey, יִ֭שְׁמְעוּ (yiš·mə·‘ū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently they will perish יַעֲבֹ֑רוּ (ya·‘ă·ḇō·rū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 5674: To pass over, through, or by, pass on by the sword בְּשֶׁ֣לַח (bə·še·laḥ) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7973: A missile of attack, spear, a shoot of growth, branch and die וְ֝יִגְוְע֗וּ (wə·yiḡ·wə·‘ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 1478: To breathe out, expire without כִּבְלִי־ (kiḇ·lî-) Preposition-k | Adverb Strong's 1097: Failure, nothing, destruction, without, not yet, because not, as long as knowledge. דָֽעַת׃ (ḏā·‘aṯ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 1847: Knowledge |