Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThen I rebuked the nobles of Judah and asked, “What is this evil you are doing— profaning the Sabbath day? Young's Literal Translation And I strive with the freemen of Judah, and say to them, ‘What [is] this evil thing that ye are doing, and polluting the sabbath-day? King James Bible Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said unto them, What evil thing [is] this that ye do, and profane the sabbath day? Hebrew Then I rebukedוָאָרִ֕יבָה (wā·’ā·rî·ḇāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 7378: To toss, grapple, to wrangle, controversy, to defend the nobles חֹרֵ֣י (ḥō·rê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 2715: White, pure, noble of Judah יְהוּדָ֑ה (yə·hū·ḏāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3063: Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites and asked, וָאֹמְרָ֣ה (wā·’ō·mə·rāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “What מָֽה־ (māh-) Interrogative Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what is this הַזֶּה֙ (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's 2088: This, that evil הָרָ֤ע (hā·rā‘) Article | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 7451: Bad, evil you אַתֶּ֣ם (’at·tem) Pronoun - second person masculine plural Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you are doing— עֹשִׂ֔ים (‘ō·śîm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 6213: To do, make profaning וּֽמְחַלְּלִ֖ים (ū·mə·ḥal·lə·lîm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 2490: To bore, to wound, to dissolve, to profane, to break, to begin, to play the Sabbath הַשַּׁבָּֽת׃ (haš·šab·bāṯ) Article | Noun - common singular Strong's 7676: Intermission, the Sabbath day? י֥וֹם (yō·wm) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3117: A day |