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But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction. (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
ἘγένοντοEgenontoThere were
Lemma: γίνομαι (ginomai) · Strong's: G1096
Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Middle Deponent · Indicative · 3rd · Plural (V-2ADI-3P)
Meaning: to be — γίνομαι, Ion. and κοινή for Att. γίγν- (M. Pr., 47; Bl., §6, 8 Mayser, 166 f.), ; [in LXX chiefly for היה ; ] ; 1. of persons, things occurrences, to come into being, be born, arise, come on: Jhn.1:15 8:58, 1Co.15:37; a…
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Used 675 times. Also: Matthew 1:22, Matthew 4:3, Matthew 5:18, Matthew 5:45, Matthew 6:10, Matthew 6:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1096; TFLSJ G1096; TAGNT 2 Peter 2:1 word 1
δὲdehowever
Lemma: δέ (de) · Strong's: G1161
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: then — δέ (before vowels δ᾽; on the general neglect of the elision in NT, see WH, App., 146; Tdf., Pr., 96), ; post-positive conjunctive particle; 1. copulative, but, in the next place, and, now (Abbott, JG, 104): Mat.1:2ff.,…
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Used 2921 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1161; TFLSJ G1161; TAGNT 2 Peter 2:1 word 2
καὶkaialso
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 2:1 word 3
ψευδοπροφῆταιpseudoprophētaifalse prophets
Lemma: ψευδοπροφήτης (pseudoprophētēs) · Strong's: G5578
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (N-NPM)
Meaning: false prophet — ψευδο-προφήτης, -ου, ὁ ; [in LXX: Zec.13:2, Jer.1:9 (Jer.6:13, al.) (נָבִיא)* ; ] ; a false prophet (= cl. ψευδόμαντις): Mat.7:15 24:11, 24, Mrk.13:22 (see Swete, in l), Luk.6:26, Act.13:6, 2Pe.2:1, 1Jn.4:1, Rev.16:13…
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Used 11 times. Also: Matthew 7:15, Matthew 24:11, Matthew 24:24, Mark 13:22, Luke 6:26, Acts 13:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5578; TFLSJ G5578; TAGNT 2 Peter 2:1 word 4
ἐνenamong
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 2:1 word 5
τῷtōthe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Dative · Singular · Masculine (T-DSM)
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 2:1 word 6
λαῷlaōpeople
Lemma: λαός (laos) · Strong's: G2992
Parsing: Noun · Dative · Singular · Masculine (N-DSM)
Meaning: a people — λαός, -οῦ, ὁ, ; [in LXX very frequently for עַם, Gen.14:16, al.; occasionally for לְאֹם ( Gen.25:23, al.), etc. ; ] ; a word rarely found in Att. prose; 1. the people at large (Hom., al.), esp. of people assembled:…
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Used 143 times. Also: Matthew 1:21, Matthew 2:4, Matthew 2:6, Matthew 4:16, Matthew 4:23, Matthew 9:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2992; TFLSJ G2992; TAGNT 2 Peter 2:1 word 7
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 2:1 word 8
καὶkaialso
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 2:1 word 9
ἐνenamong
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 2:1 word 10
ὑμῖνhuminyou
Lemma: σύ (su) · Strong's: G4771
Parsing: Personal pronoun · 2nd · Dative · Plural (P-2DP)
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).…
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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 2:1 word 11
ἔσονταιesontaithere will be
Lemma: εἰμί (eimi) · Strong's: G1510
Parsing: Verb · Future · Middle Deponent · Indicative · 3rd · Plural (V-FDI-3P)
Meaning: to be — εἰμί, ; with various uses and significations, like the English verb to be. ; I. As substantive verb. ; 1. Of persons and things, to be, exist: Act.17:28, Jhn.1:1, 8:58, 17:5, al; ὁ ὢν καὶ ὁ ἦν (for past ptcp.), Rev.1:4,…
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Used 2406 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1510; TFLSJ G1510; TAGNT 2 Peter 2:1 word 12
ψευδοδιδάσκαλοι,pseudodidaskaloifalse teachers,
Lemma: ψευδοδιδάσκαλος (pseudodidaskalos) · Strong's: G5572
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (N-NPM)
Meaning: false teacher — ψευδο-διδάσκαλος, -ου, ὁ ; a false teacher: 2Pe.2:1.†; (AS)
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Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5572; TFLSJ G5572; TAGNT 2 Peter 2:1 word 13
οἵτινεςoitineswho
Lemma: ὅστις (hostis, hētis) · Strong's: G3748
Parsing: Relative pronoun · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (R-NPM)
Meaning: who/which — ὅστις, ἥτις, ὅ τι (also written ὅ, τι and ὅτι; see LS, see word; WH, §411; Tdf., Pr., 111), in NT scarcely ever except in nom. (M, Pr., 91), the only instance of the oblique cases being found in ἕως ὅτου (see: ἕως),…
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Used 146 times. Also: Matthew 2:6, Matthew 5:25, Matthew 5:39, Matthew 5:41, Matthew 7:15, Matthew 7:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3748; TFLSJ G3748; TAGNT 2 Peter 2:1 word 14
παρεισάξουσινpareisaxousinwill stealthily introduce
Lemma: παρεισάγω (pareisagō) · Strong's: G3919
Parsing: Verb · Future · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Plural (V-FAI-3P)
Meaning: to introduce — παρ-εισ-άγω ; 1. to lead in by one's side, bring forward, introduce. ; 2. In late writers, to introduce or bring in secretly: 2Pe.2:1.†; (AS)
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Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3919; TFLSJ G3919; TAGNT 2 Peter 2:1 word 15
αἱρέσειςhaireseisheresies
Lemma: αἵρεσις (ahiresis) · Strong's: G0139
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Plural · Feminine (N-APF)
Meaning: sect — αἵρεσις, -εως, ἡ ; (αἱρέω, -ομαι), [in LXX for נְדָבָה,] ; 1. capture. ; 2. choosing, choice (see MM, VGT, see word). ; 3. that which is chosen, hence, opinion; esp. a peculiar opinion, heresy: 1Co.11:19, Gal.5:20,…
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Used 9 times. Also: Acts 5:17, Acts 15:5, Acts 24:5, Acts 24:14, Acts 26:5, Acts 28:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0139; TFLSJ G0139; TAGNT 2 Peter 2:1 word 16
ἀπωλείαςapōleiasdestructive
Lemma: ἀπώλεια (apōleia) · Strong's: G0684
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Feminine (N-GSF)
Meaning: destruction — ἀπώλεια, -ας, ἡ; (ἀπόλλυμι), [in LXX (Cremer, 797) for אָבַד, אֵיד, etc. ; ] ; destruction, waste, loss, perishing (in π., of money, see MM, see word): Mat.26:8, Mrk.14:4, Act.8:20, Rom.9:22, 1Ti.6:9, 2Pe.2:1; in…
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Used 19 times. Also: Matthew 7:13, Matthew 26:8, Mark 14:4, John 17:12, Acts 8:20, Acts 25:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0684; TFLSJ G0684; TAGNT 2 Peter 2:1 word 17
καὶkaieven
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 2:1 word 18
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 2:1 word 19
ἀγοράσανταagorasantahaving bought
Lemma: ἀγοράζω (agorazō) · Strong's: G0059
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Participle · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (V-AAP-ASM)
Meaning: to buy — ἀγοράζω ; (ἀγορά), [in LXX chiefly for שׁבר, קנה ; ] ; 1. to frequent the ἀγορά (Hdt., al.). ; 2. to buy in the market, purchase (Xen., al.; LXX; in π. very common in deeds of sale, see MM, VGT, see word): absol.,…
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Used 31 times. Also: Matthew 13:44, Matthew 13:46, Matthew 14:15, Matthew 21:12, Matthew 25:9, Matthew 25:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0059; TFLSJ G0059; TAGNT 2 Peter 2:1 word 20
αὐτοὺςautousthem
Lemma: αὐτός (autos) · Strong's: G0846
Parsing: Personal pronoun · Accusative · Plural · Masculine (P-APM)
Meaning: it/s/he — αὐτός, -ή, -ό, ; determinative pron., in late Gk. much more frequently than in cl. (WM, 178f.; Jannaris, HGG, §1399). ; 1. Emphatic (so always in nom. exc. when preceded by the art., see infr., iii); (1) self (ipse),…
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Used 5846 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0846; TFLSJ G0846; TAGNT 2 Peter 2:1 word 21
δεσπότηνdespotēnMaster
Lemma: δεσπότης (despotēs) · Strong's: G1203
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Masculine · Title (N-ASM-T)
Meaning: master — δεσπότης, -ου, ὁ ; [in LXX chiefly for אָדוֹן, אֲדֹנָי; in Jdth.9:17, δ. τ. οὐρανῶν κ. τ. γῆς]; a master, lord, correlative of δοῦλος, οἰκέτης: 1Ti.6:1, 2, 2Ti.2:21, Tit.2:9, 1Pe.2:18; as title of God, voc., δέσποτα (so…
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Used 10 times. Also: Luke 2:29, Acts 4:24, 1 Timothy 6:1, 1 Timothy 6:2, 2 Timothy 2:21, Titus 2:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1203; TFLSJ G1203; TAGNT 2 Peter 2:1 word 22
ἀρνούμενοι,arnoumenoidenying,
Lemma: ἀρνέομαι (arneomai) · Strong's: G0720
Parsing: Verb · Present · Middle or Passive Deponent · Participle · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (V-PNP-NPM)
Meaning: to deny — ἀρνέομαι -οῦμαι, depon., ; [in LXX: Gen.18:15 (כָּחַשׁ pi.), Wis.12:27 16:16 17:10, 4Ma.8:7 4Mac 10:15 * ; ] ; 1. to deny, say no, opposite to είπεῖν: absol., Mat.26:70, Luk.8:45; before ἅτι, 1Jn.2:22; with inf.,…
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Used 33 times. Also: Matthew 10:33, Matthew 26:70, Matthew 26:72, Mark 14:68, Mark 14:70, Luke 8:45 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0720; TFLSJ G0720; TAGNT 2 Peter 2:1 word 23
ἐπάγοντεςepagontesbringing upon
Lemma: ἐπάγω (epagō) · Strong's: G1863
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Participle · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (V-PAP-NPM)
Meaning: to bring upon — ἐπ-άγω ; [in LXX for בּוֹא hi., etc. (29 words in all) ; ] ; to bring upon: with dative and accusative, 2Pe.2:5; ἑαυτοῖς ἐ. (for cl. mid., see Mayor, in l), 2Pe.2:1; ἐ. τὸ αἷμα (cf. Ge 209), Act.5:28.†; (AS)
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Used 3 times. Also: Acts 5:28, 2 Peter 2:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1863; TFLSJ G1863; TAGNT 2 Peter 2:1 word 24
ἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisthemselves
Lemma: ἑαυτοῦ (heautou) · Strong's: G1438
Parsing: Reflexive pronoun · 3rd · Dative · Plural · Masculine (F-3DPM)
Meaning: themself — ἑαυτοῦ, -ῆς, -οῦ, dative -ῷ, etc., accusative -όν, etc., pi. -ῶν, etc. (Att. contr. αὑτοῦ, etc); reflex pron.; 1. prop, of 3rd person (Lat. sui, sibi, se), of himself, herself, itself, etc.: Mat.27:42, Mrk.15:31,…
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Used 329 times. Also: Matthew 3:9, Matthew 6:4, Matthew 6:34, Matthew 8:22, Matthew 9:3, Matthew 9:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1438; TFLSJ G1438; TAGNT 2 Peter 2:1 word 25
ταχινὴνtachinēnimminent
Lemma: ταχινός (tachinos) · Strong's: G5031
Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (A-ASF)
Meaning: quick — ταχινός, -ή, -όν ; [in LXX: Pro.1:16, Hab.1:6, Isa.59:7 (מָהַר), Wis.13:2, Sir.11:22 18:26 * ; ] ; poët. and late for ταχύς, swift: of swift approach, 2Pe.1:14 2:1.†; (AS)
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Used 2 times. Also: 2 Peter 1:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5031; TFLSJ G5031; TAGNT 2 Peter 2:1 word 26
ἀπώλειαν·apōleiandestruction;
Lemma: ἀπώλεια (apōleia) · Strong's: G0684
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (N-ASF)
Meaning: destruction — ἀπώλεια, -ας, ἡ; (ἀπόλλυμι), [in LXX (Cremer, 797) for אָבַד, אֵיד, etc. ; ] ; destruction, waste, loss, perishing (in π., of money, see MM, see word): Mat.26:8, Mrk.14:4, Act.8:20, Rom.9:22, 1Ti.6:9, 2Pe.2:1; in…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 19 times. Also: Matthew 7:13, Matthew 26:8, Mark 14:4, John 17:12, Acts 8:20, Acts 25:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0684; TFLSJ G0684; TAGNT 2 Peter 2:1 word 27
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Now | → | δέ G1161 then |
| there were | → | γίνομαι G1096 to be |
| also | → | καί G2532 and |
| false prophets | → | ψευδοπροφήτης G5578 false prophet |
| among | → | ἐν G1722 in/on/among |
| the | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| people | → | λαός G2992 a people |
| just | → | καί G2532 and |
| as | → | ὡς G5613 as/when |
| there will be | → | εἰμί G1510 to be |
| false teachers | → | ψευδοδιδάσκαλος G5572 false teacher |
| among | → | ἐν G1722 in/on/among |
| you | → | σύ G4771 you |
| [They] | → | ὅστις G3748 who/which |
| will secretly introduce | → | παρεισάγω G3919 to introduce |
| destructive | → | ἀπώλεια G0684 destruction |
| heresies | → | αἵρεσις G0139 sect |
| even | → | καί G2532 and |
| denying | → | ἀρνέομαι G0720 to deny |
| the | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| Master | → | δεσπότης G1203 master |
| who bought | → | ἀγοράζω G0059 to buy |
| them | → | αὐτός G0846 it/s/he |
| bringing | → | ἐπάγω G1863 to bring upon |
| swift | → | ταχινός G5031 quick |
| destruction | → | ἀπώλεια G0684 destruction |
| on themselves | → | ἑαυτοῦ G1438 themself |
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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