Parallel Strong's Berean Study Bibleand put a knife to your throat if you possess a great appetite. Young's Literal Translation And thou hast put a knife to thy throat, If thou [art] a man of appetite. King James Bible And put a knife to thy throat, if thou [be] a man given to appetite. Hebrew and putוְשַׂמְתָּ֣ (wə·śam·tā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 7760: Put -- to put, place, set a knife שַׂכִּ֣ין (śak·kîn) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7915: A knife to your throat בְּלֹעֶ֑ךָ (bə·lō·‘e·ḵā) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 3930: Probably throat if אִם־ (’im-) Conjunction Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not you אָֽתָּה׃ (’āt·tāh) Pronoun - second person masculine singular Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you possess בַּ֖עַל (ba·‘al) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1167: A master, a husband, owner a [great] appetite. נֶ֣פֶשׁ (ne·p̄eš) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion |