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But it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong his days, which are as a shadow; because he feareth not before God. (KJV)

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וְטוֹב֙ve.tOvand good

Lemma: טוֹב (tov) · Strong's: H2896A

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

Meaning: pleasant

Used 384 times. Also: Genesis 1:31, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 3:5, Genesis 6:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2896A; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 8:13 word 1

לֹֽא\־lo'-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 Ecclesiastes 8:13 word 2

יִהְיֶ֣הyih.Yehit will belong

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 8:13 word 3

לָֽרָשָׁ֔עla.ra.Sha'to the wicked

Lemma: רָשָׁע (ra.sah) · Strong's: H7563

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

Meaning: wicked

Used 262 times. Also: Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:25, Exodus 2:13, Exodus 9:27, Exodus 23:1, Exodus 23:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7563; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 8:13 word 4

וְלֹֽא\־ve.lo'-and 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 Ecclesiastes 8:13 word 5

יַאֲרִ֥יךְya.'a.Rikhhe will prolong

Lemma: אָרַךְ (a.rakh) · Strong's: H0748

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhi3ms)

Meaning: to prolong

Used 34 times. Also: Genesis 26:8, Exodus 20:12, Numbers 9:19, Numbers 9:22, Deuteronomy 4:26, Deuteronomy 4:40 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0748; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 8:13 word 6

יָמִ֖יםya.Mimdays

Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: day

Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 8:13 word 7

כַּצֵּ֑לka.Tzellike <the> shadow

Lemma: צֵל (tsel) · Strong's: H6738

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

Meaning: shadow

Used 49 times. Also: Genesis 19:8, Numbers 14:9, Judges 9:15, Judges 9:36, 2 Kings 20:9, 2 Kings 20:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6738; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 8:13 word 8

אֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.Sherthat

Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A

Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)

Meaning: which

Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 8:13 word 9

אֵינֶ֥נּוּ'ei.Ne.nunot he

Lemma: אַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H0369

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

Meaning: nothing

Used 786 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 7:8, Genesis 11:30, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0369; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 8:13 word 10

יָרֵ֖אya.Re'he has feared

Lemma: יָרֵא (ya.re) · Strong's: H3373

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

Meaning: afraid

Used 64 times. Also: Genesis 22:12, Genesis 32:11, Genesis 42:18, Exodus 9:20, Exodus 18:21, Deuteronomy 7:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3373; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 8:13 word 11

מִלִּפְנֵ֥יmi.lif.Neifrom to before

Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G

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

Meaning: face: before

Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 8:13 word 12

אֱלֹהִֽים\׃'E.lo.HimGod

Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: God

Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 8:13 word 13

How the BSB renders it

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

Yet because	→	אֲשֶׁר H0834A which
[the wicked] do not	→	אַ֫יִן H0369 nothing
fear	→	יָרֵא H3373 afraid
. . .	→	פָּנֶה H6440G face: before
God	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God
it will not	→	לֹא H3808 not
go	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
well	→	טוֹב H2896A pleasant
with [them]	→	רָשָׁע H7563 wicked
and their days	→	יוֹם H3117G day
will not	→	לֹא H3808 not
lengthen	→	אָרַךְ H0748 to prolong
like a shadow	→	צֵל H6738 shadow

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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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