Jeremiah 13:23
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? Neither are you able to do good— you who are accustomed to doing evil.

Young's Literal Translation
Doth a Cushite change his skin? and a leopard his spots? Ye also are able to do good, who are accustomed to do evil.

King James Bible
Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? [then] may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil.

Hebrew
Can the Ethiopian
כּוּשִׁי֙ (kū·šî)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3569: Cushite -- descendant of Cush

change
הֲיַהֲפֹ֤ךְ (hă·ya·hă·p̄ōḵ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 2015: To turn about, over, to change, overturn, return, pervert

his skin,
עוֹר֔וֹ (‘ō·w·rōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 5785: Skin, hide, leather

or the leopard
וְנָמֵ֖ר (wə·nā·mêr)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5246: A leopard

his spots?
חֲבַרְבֻּרֹתָ֑יו (ḥă·ḇar·bu·rō·ṯāw)
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 2272: A streak, as on the tiger

Neither
גַּם־ (gam-)
Conjunction
Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and

are you
אַתֶּם֙ (’at·tem)
Pronoun - second person masculine plural
Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you

able
תּוּכְל֣וּ (tū·ḵə·lū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's 3201: To be able, have power

to do good—
לְהֵיטִ֔יב (lə·hê·ṭîḇ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct
Strong's 3190: To be good, well, glad, or pleasing

you who are accustomed
לִמֻּדֵ֖י (lim·mu·ḏê)
Adjective - masculine plural construct
Strong's 3928: Instructed

to doing evil.
הָרֵֽעַ׃ (hā·rê·a‘)
Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct
Strong's 7489: To spoil, to make, good for, nothing, bad

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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