2 Peter 1:19 Go deeper
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We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts: (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
ΚαὶKaiAnd
Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: and — καί, ; conj., ; and ; I. Copulative. ; 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12,…
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Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT 2 Peter 1:19 word 1
ἔχομενechomenwe have
Lemma: ἔχω (echō) · Strong's: G2192
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 1st · Plural (V-PAI-1P)
Meaning: to have/be — ἔχω, ; [in LXX for אָצֵל (ἐχόμενος), יֵשׁ,בַּעַל, etc., 59 words in all ; ] ; (on the Aktionsart of the various tenses, see M, Pr., 110, 145, 150, 183), to have, as in cl., in various senses and constructions. ; I.…
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Used 715 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 3:4, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:14, Matthew 4:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2192; TFLSJ G2192; TAGNT 2 Peter 1:19 word 2
βεβαιότερονbebaioteronmore certain
Lemma: βέβαιος (bebaios) · Strong's: G0949
Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Singular · Masculine · Comparative (A-ASM-C)
Meaning: firm — βέβαιος, -ον (also -α, -ον; βαίνω), ; [in LXX: Est.3:13, Wis.7:23, 3Ma.5:31 7:7, 4Ma.17:4 * ; ] ; firm, secure: ἄγκυρα, Heb.6:19; metaphorically, sure (esp. "in the sense of legally guaranteed security," Deiss., BS,…
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Used 9 times. Also: Romans 4:16, 2 Corinthians 1:7, Hebrews 2:2, Hebrews 3:6, Hebrews 3:14, Hebrews 6:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0949; TFLSJ G0949; TAGNT 2 Peter 1:19 word 3
τὸνtonthe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (T-ASM)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
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Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT 2 Peter 1:19 word 4
προφητικὸνprophētikonprophetic
Lemma: προφητικός (prophētikos) · Strong's: G4397
Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (A-ASM)
Meaning: prophetic — προφητικός, -ά, -όν; (προφήτης), ; of prophecy, prophetic: Rom.16:26, 2Pe.1:19.†; (AS)
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Used 2 times. Also: Romans 16:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4397; TFLSJ G4397; TAGNT 2 Peter 1:19 word 5
λόγον,logonword,
Lemma: λόγος (logos) · Strong's: G3056
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (N-ASM)
Meaning: word — λόγος, -ου, ὁ (λέγω) ; [in LXX chiefly for דָּבָר, also for מִלָּה ,אֵמֶר, etc. ; ] ; I. Of that by which the inward thought is expressed, Lat. oratio, sermo, vox, verbum. ; 1. a word, not in the grammatical sense of a…
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Used 332 times. Also: Matthew 5:32, Matthew 5:37, Matthew 7:24, Matthew 7:26, Matthew 7:28, Matthew 8:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3056; TFLSJ G3056; TAGNT 2 Peter 1:19 word 6
ᾧhōto which
Lemma: ὅς (hos, hē) · Strong's: G3739
Parsing: Relative pronoun · Dative · Singular · Masculine (R-DSM)
Meaning: which — ὅς, ἥ, ὅ, ; the postpositive article (ἄρθρον ὑποτακτικόν). ; I. As demonstr. pron. = οὗτος, ὅδε, this, that, also for αὐτός, chiefly in nom.: ὅς δέ, but he (cf. ἦ δὲ ὅς, frequently in Plat.), Mrk.15:23, Jhn.5:11; ὃς μὲν…
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Used 1433 times. Also: Matthew 1:16, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 1:25, Matthew 2:9, Matthew 2:16, Matthew 3:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3739; TFLSJ G3739; TAGNT 2 Peter 1:19 word 7
καλῶςkalōswell
Lemma: καλῶς (kalōs) · Strong's: G2573
Parsing: Adverb (ADV)
Meaning: well — καλῶς ; adv. (καλός), [in LXX for parts and derivatives of יָטַב ; ] ; finely, rightly, well: Luk.6:48, 1Co.14:17, Gal.4:17 5:7, Jas.2:3; λέγειν, λαλεῖν, etc., Mat.15:7, Mrk.7:6 12:28, Luk.6:26 20:39, Jhn.4:17 8:48…
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Used 37 times. Also: Matthew 5:44, Matthew 12:12, Matthew 15:7, Mark 7:6, Mark 7:9, Mark 7:37 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2573; TFLSJ G2573; TAGNT 2 Peter 1:19 word 8
ποιεῖτεpoieiteyou do
Lemma: ποιέω (poieō) · Strong's: G4160G
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 2nd · Plural (V-PAI-2P)
Meaning: to do/make: do — ποιέω, -ῶ, ; [in LXX for a great variety of words, but chiefly for עשׂה ; ] ; 1. to make, produce, create, cause: with accusative of thing(s), Mat.17:4, Mrk.9:5, Jhn.9:11, Act.9:39, Rom.9:20, al.; of God as Creator…
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Used 565 times. Also: Matthew 1:24, Matthew 3:3, Matthew 3:8, Matthew 3:10, Matthew 4:19, Matthew 5:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4160G; TFLSJ G4160G; TAGNT 2 Peter 1:19 word 9
προσέχοντεςprosechontestaking heed
Lemma: προσέχω (prosechō) · Strong's: G4337
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Participle · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (V-PAP-NPM)
Meaning: to watch out — προσ-έχω ; [in LXX for קָשַׁב hi., שָׁמַר ni., etc. ; ] ; 1. to turn to, bring to (frequently ναῦν, expressed or understood, to bring to port, land; Hdt., al.). ; 2. τ. νοῦν, before dative, to turn one's mind to, attend…
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Used 24 times. Also: Matthew 6:1, Matthew 7:15, Matthew 10:17, Matthew 16:6, Matthew 16:11, Matthew 16:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4337; TFLSJ G4337; TAGNT 2 Peter 1:19 word 10
ὡςhōsas
Lemma: ὡς (hōs) · Strong's: G5613
Parsing: Particle or Disjunctive (PRT)
Meaning: as/when — ὡς, adverbial form of the relative pron. ὅς, ἥ, ὅ. ; I. As relat. adv. of manner, as, like as, just as, even as; 1. with a demonstrative, like οὕτως, expressed or understood: οὕτως . . . ὡς, Mrk.4:26, 1Co.3:15,…
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Used 515 times. Also: Matthew 1:24, Matthew 5:48, Matthew 6:5, Matthew 6:10, Matthew 6:12, Matthew 6:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5613; TFLSJ G5613; TAGNT 2 Peter 1:19 word 11
λύχνῳluchnōto a lamp
Lemma: λύχνος (luchnos) · Strong's: G3088
Parsing: Noun · Dative · Singular · Masculine (N-DSM)
Meaning: lamp — λύχνος, -ου, ὁ ; [in LXX for נִיר (Exo.25:37), al.) ; ] ; a lamp (portable, and usually set on a stand, λυχνία): Mat.5:15, Luk.11:36; ἔρχεται ὁ λ., Mrk.4:21; λ. ἅπτειν Luk.8:16 11:33 15:8; φῶς λύχνου, Rev.18:23; id.…
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Used 14 times. Also: Matthew 5:15, Matthew 6:22, Mark 4:21, Luke 8:16, Luke 11:33, Luke 11:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3088; TFLSJ G3088; TAGNT 2 Peter 1:19 word 12
φαίνοντιphainontishining
Lemma: φαίνω (phainō) · Strong's: G5316
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Participle · Dative · Singular · Masculine (V-PAP-DSM)
Meaning: to shine/appear — φαίνω; [in LXX for אוֹר hi., רָאָה ni., etc. ; ] ; I. Act., ; 1. to bring to light, cause to appear (so most frequently in cl.). ; 2. Absol., to give light, shine (Hom., Plat., al.): Jhn.1:5 5:35, 2Pe.1:19, 1Jn.2:8,…
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Used 31 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 2:7, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:19, Matthew 6:5, Matthew 6:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5316; TFLSJ G5316; TAGNT 2 Peter 1:19 word 13
ἐνenin
Lemma: ἐν (en) · Strong's: G1722
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: in/on/among — ἐν, ; prep, (the most frequently of all in NT), with dative (= Heb. בְּ, Lat. in, with abl.). ; I. Of place, with dative of thing(s), of person(s), in, within, on, at, by, among: ἐν τ. πόλει, Luk.7:37; τ. οφθαλμῷ,…
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Used 2826 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1722; TFLSJ G1722; TAGNT 2 Peter 1:19 word 14
αὐχμηρῷauchmērō[a] dark
Lemma: αὐχμηρός (auchmēros) · Strong's: G0850
Parsing: Adjective · Dative · Singular · Masculine (A-DSM)
Meaning: dingy — αὐχμηρός, -ά, -όν; (αὐχμός, drought); 1. dry ; 2. squalid, dismal: 2Pe.1:19 (MM, see word).†; (AS)
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Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0850; TFLSJ G0850; TAGNT 2 Peter 1:19 word 15
τόπῳtopōplace
Lemma: τόπος (topos) · Strong's: G5117
Parsing: Noun · Dative · Singular · Masculine (N-DSM)
Meaning: place — τόπος, -ου, ὁ, ; [in LXX chiefly for מָקוֹם ; ] ; place: Luk.4:37 10:1, 32 Jhn.5:13 6:10, Act.12:17, 1Co.1:2, al.; τ. ἅγιος (cf. Isa.60:13), Mat.24:15; ἔρημος, Mat.14:13, al.; πεδινός, Luk.6:17; ἄνυδρος (pl.),…
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Used 95 times. Also: Matthew 12:43, Matthew 14:13, Matthew 14:15, Matthew 14:35, Matthew 24:7, Matthew 24:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5117; TFLSJ G5117; TAGNT 2 Peter 1:19 word 16
ἕωςhe'ōsuntil
Lemma: ἕως (heōs) · Strong's: G2193
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: until — ἕως, ; relative particle (Lat. donee, usque), ; expressing the terminus ad quem (cf. Burton, §321ff.). ; I. As conjunction; 1. till, until; (a) of a fact in past time, with indic.: Mat.2:9, al. (Wis.10:14, al.); (b) ἕως…
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Used 147 times. Also: Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:25, Matthew 2:9, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 5:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2193; TFLSJ G2193; TAGNT 2 Peter 1:19 word 17
οὗhouthis
Lemma: ὅς (hos, hē) · Strong's: G3739
Parsing: Relative pronoun · Genitive · Singular · Masculine (R-GSM)
Meaning: which — ὅς, ἥ, ὅ, ; the postpositive article (ἄρθρον ὑποτακτικόν). ; I. As demonstr. pron. = οὗτος, ὅδε, this, that, also for αὐτός, chiefly in nom.: ὅς δέ, but he (cf. ἦ δὲ ὅς, frequently in Plat.), Mrk.15:23, Jhn.5:11; ὃς μὲν…
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Used 1433 times. Also: Matthew 1:16, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 1:25, Matthew 2:9, Matthew 2:16, Matthew 3:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3739; TFLSJ G3739; TAGNT 2 Peter 1:19 word 18
ἡμέραhēmeraday
Lemma: ἡμέρα (hēmera) · Strong's: G2250
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Singular · Feminine (N-NSF)
Meaning: day — ἡμέρα, -ας, ἡ, ; [in LXX chiefly (very freq.) for יוֹם ; ] ; day; 1. as distinct from night: genitive ἡμέρας, by day (WM, §30, 11), Rev.21:25; ἡ. κ. νυκτός (ν. κ. ̔ἡ.), Act.9:24, 1Th.2:9, 2Th.3:8, Rev.4:8 (BL, §36, 13);…
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Used 392 times. Also: Matthew 2:1, Matthew 3:1, Matthew 4:2, Matthew 6:34, Matthew 7:22, Matthew 9:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2250; TFLSJ G2250; TAGNT 2 Peter 1:19 word 19
διαυγάσῃdiaugasēmay have shone through
Lemma: διά (dia) · Strong's: G1223
Parsing: PREP + G0826 (PREP + G0826)
Meaning: through/because of — διά (before a vowel δ᾽, exc. Rom.8:10, 2Co.5:7, and in (Proper name)s; Tdf., Pr., 94), ; prep. with genitive, accusative, as in cl.; 1. with genitive, through; (i) of Place, after verbs of motion or action: Mat.2:12…
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Used 686 times. Also: Matthew 1:22, Matthew 2:5, Matthew 2:12, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 2:17, Matthew 2:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1223; TFLSJ G1223; TAGNT 2 Peter 1:19 word 20
καὶkaiand
Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: and — καί, ; conj., ; and ; I. Copulative. ; 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12,…
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Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT 2 Peter 1:19 word 21
φωσφόροςphōsphoros[the] morning star
Lemma: φωσφόρος (phōsphoros) · Strong's: G5459
Parsing: Adjective · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (A-NSM)
Meaning: light-bearing — φωσ-φόρος, -ον; (φῶς, φέρω), ; light-bringing; as subst., ὁ φ., the morning star (Plat., al.; cf. ἐωσφόρος, Isa.14:12, Job.3:9, Psa.110:3): metaphorically, 2Pe.1:19 (see Mayor, in l).†; (AS)
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Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5459; TFLSJ G5459; TAGNT 2 Peter 1:19 word 22
ἀνατείλῃanateilēmay have arisen
Lemma: ἀνατέλλω (anatellō) · Strong's: G0393
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Subjunctive · 3rd · Singular (V-AAS-3S)
Meaning: to rise — ἀνα-τέλλω ; [in LXX for צָמַח, פָּרַח, זָרַח, etc. ; ] ; 1. trans., to cause to rise: Mat.5:45. ; 2. Intrans., to rise: φῶς, Mat.4:16 (= Isa.9:1); ὁ ἥλιος, Mat.13:6, Mrk.4:6 16:2, Jas.1:11; νεφέλη, Luk.12:54; φωσφόρος,…
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Used 9 times. Also: Matthew 4:16, Matthew 5:45, Matthew 13:6, Mark 4:6, Mark 16:2, Luke 12:54 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0393; TFLSJ G0393; TAGNT 2 Peter 1:19 word 23
ἐνenin
Lemma: ἐν (en) · Strong's: G1722
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: in/on/among — ἐν, ; prep, (the most frequently of all in NT), with dative (= Heb. בְּ, Lat. in, with abl.). ; I. Of place, with dative of thing(s), of person(s), in, within, on, at, by, among: ἐν τ. πόλει, Luk.7:37; τ. οφθαλμῷ,…
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Used 2826 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1722; TFLSJ G1722; TAGNT 2 Peter 1:19 word 24
ταῖςtaisthe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Dative · Plural · Feminine (T-DPF)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
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Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT 2 Peter 1:19 word 25
καρδίαιςkardiaishearts
Lemma: καρδία (kardia) · Strong's: G2588
Parsing: Noun · Dative · Plural · Feminine (N-DPF)
Meaning: heart — καρδία, -ας, ἡ, ; [in LXX chiefly for לֵבָב ,לֵב ; ] ; the heart, ; 1. the bodily organ which is regarded as the seat of life ( 2Ki.18:14, 4Ki.9:24, al.). ; 2. In a psychological sense, the seat of man's collective…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 161 times. Also: Matthew 5:8, Matthew 5:28, Matthew 6:21, Matthew 9:4, Matthew 11:29, Matthew 12:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2588; TFLSJ G2588; TAGNT 2 Peter 1:19 word 26
ὑμῶν·humōnof you;
Lemma: σύ (su) · Strong's: G4771
Parsing: Personal pronoun · 2nd · Genitive · Plural (P-2GP)
Meaning: you — σύ, ; pron. of 2nd of person(s), ; thou, you, genitive, σοῦ, dative, σοί, accusative, σέ, pl., ὑμεῖς, -ῶν, -ῖν, -ᾶς (enclitic in oblique cases sing., except after prep. (BL, §48, 3), though πρὸς σέ occurs in Mat.25:39).…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 3071 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 2:6, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4771; TFLSJ G4771; TAGNT 2 Peter 1:19 word 27
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| We also have | → | ἔχω G2192 to have/be |
| the | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| word | → | λόγος G3056 word |
| of the prophets | → | προφητικός G4397 prophetic |
| as confirmed beyond doubt | → | βέβαιος G0949 firm |
| [And] you will do | → | ποιέω G4160G to do/make: do |
| well | → | καλῶς G2573 well |
| to pay attention | → | προσέχω G4337 to watch out |
| to it | → | ὅς G3739 which |
| as | → | ὡς G5613 as/when |
| to a lamp | → | λύχνος G3088 lamp |
| shining | → | φαίνω G5316 to shine/appear |
| in | → | ἐν G1722 in/on/among |
| [a] dark | → | αὐχμηρός G0850 dingy |
| place | → | τόπος G5117 place |
| until | → | ἕως G2193 until |
| [the] | → | ὅς G3739 which |
| day | → | ἡμέρα G2250 day |
| dawns | → | G1306 |
| and | → | καί G2532 and |
| [the] morning star | → | φωσφόρος G5459 light-bearing |
| rises | → | ἀνατέλλω G0393 to rise |
| in | → | ἐν G1722 in/on/among |
| your | → | σύ G4771 you |
| hearts | → | καρδία G2588 heart |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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