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They have corrupted themselves, their spot is not the spot of his children: they are a perverse and crooked generation. (KJV)

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שִׁחֵ֥תshi.Chetit has acted corruptly

Lemma: שָׁחַת (sha.chat) · Strong's: H7843

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpp3ms)

Meaning: to ruin

Used 146 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 9:11, Genesis 9:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7843; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:5 word 1

לֹ֖אlo'not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:5 word 2

בָּנָ֣יוba.Navchildren his

Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: son: child

Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:5 word 3

מוּמָ֑םmu.Mamblemish their

Lemma: מוּם (mum) · Strong's: H3971B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: blemish

Used 19 times. Also: Leviticus 21:17, Leviticus 21:18, Leviticus 21:21, Leviticus 21:23, Leviticus 22:20, Leviticus 22:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3971B; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:5 word 4

דּ֥וֹרDora generation

Lemma: דּוֹר (dor) · Strong's: H1755

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: generation

Used 166 times. Also: Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 15:16, Genesis 17:7, Genesis 17:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1755; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:5 word 5

עִקֵּ֖שׁ'i.Keshperverse

Lemma: עִקֵּשׁ (iq.qesh) · Strong's: H6141

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: twisted

Used 11 times. Also: 2 Samuel 22:27, Psalms 18:26, Psalms 101:4, Proverbs 2:15, Proverbs 8:8, Proverbs 11:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6141; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:5 word 6

וּפְתַלְתֹּֽל\׃u.fe.tal.Toland crooked

Lemma: פְּתַלְתֹּל (pe.tal.tol) · Strong's: H6618

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

Meaning: twisted

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6618; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:5 word 7

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

[His people] have acted corruptly	→	שָׁחַת H7843 to ruin
toward Him	→
the blemish [on them is]	→	מוּם H3971B blemish
not	→	לֹא H3808 not
that of His children	→	בֵּן H1121A son: child
but of a perverse	→	עִקֵּשׁ H6141 twisted
and crooked	→	פְּתַלְתֹּל H6618 twisted
generation	→	דּוֹר H1755 generation

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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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