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If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him. (KJV)

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הֲל֤וֹאha.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 Genesis 4:7 word 1

אִם\־'im-if

Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: if

Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:21, Genesis 18:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0518A; TAHOT Genesis 4:7 word 2

תֵּיטִיב֙tei.Tivyou will do well

Lemma: יָטַב (ya.tav) · Strong's: H3190

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhi2ms)

Meaning: be good

Used 117 times. Also: Genesis 12:13, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 32:9, Genesis 32:12, Genesis 34:18, Genesis 40:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3190; TAHOT Genesis 4:7 word 3

שְׂאֵ֔תse.'Etlifting up

Lemma: שְׂאֵת (se.et) · Strong's: H7613

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: elevation

Used 14 times. Also: Genesis 49:3, Leviticus 13:2, Leviticus 13:10, Leviticus 13:19, Leviticus 13:28, Leviticus 13:43 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7613; TAHOT Genesis 4:7 word 4

וְאִם֙ve.'Imand if

Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: if

Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:21, Genesis 18:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0518A; TAHOT Genesis 4:7 word 5

לֹ֣אlo'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 Genesis 4:7 word 6

תֵיטִ֔יבtei.Tivyou will do well

Lemma: יָטַב (ya.tav) · Strong's: H3190

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhi2ms)

Meaning: be good

Used 117 times. Also: Genesis 12:13, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 32:9, Genesis 32:12, Genesis 34:18, Genesis 40:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3190; TAHOT Genesis 4:7 word 7

לַפֶּ֖תַחla.Pe.tachto the door

Lemma: פֶּ֫תַח (pe.tach) · Strong's: H6607

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

Meaning: entrance

Used 164 times. Also: Genesis 6:16, Genesis 18:1, Genesis 18:2, Genesis 18:10, Genesis 19:6, Genesis 19:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6607; TAHOT Genesis 4:7 word 8

חַטָּ֣אתcha.Tatsin

Lemma: חַטָּאת (chat.tat) · Strong's: H2403B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: sin

Used 164 times. Also: Genesis 18:20, Genesis 31:36, Genesis 50:17, Exodus 10:17, Exodus 32:30, Exodus 32:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2403B; TAHOT Genesis 4:7 word 9

רֹבֵ֑ץro.Vetz[is] crouching

Lemma: רָבַץ (ra.vats) · Strong's: H7257

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to stretch

Used 30 times. Also: Genesis 29:2, Genesis 49:9, Genesis 49:14, Genesis 49:25, Exodus 23:5, Numbers 22:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7257; TAHOT Genesis 4:7 word 10

וְאֵלֶ֙יךָ֙ve.'e.Lei.khaand [is] to you

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)

Meaning: to(wards)

Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Genesis 4:7 word 11

תְּשׁ֣וּקָת֔וֹte.Shu.ka.Todesire its

Lemma: תְּשׁוּקָה (te.shu.qah) · Strong's: H8669

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: desire

Used 3 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Song of Solomon 7:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8669; TAHOT Genesis 4:7 word 12

וְאַתָּ֖הve.'a.Tahand you

Lemma: אַתָּ֫ה (at.tah) · Strong's: H0859A

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Second · Masculine · Singular (HPp2ms)

Meaning: you(m.s.)

Used 739 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:15, Genesis 3:19, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 6:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0859A; TAHOT Genesis 4:7 word 13

תִּמְשָׁל\־tim.shol-you will rule

Lemma: מָשַׁל (ma.shal) · Strong's: H4910

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)

Meaning: to rule

Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 1:18, Genesis 3:16, Genesis 24:2, Genesis 37:8, Genesis 45:8, Genesis 45:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4910; TAHOT Genesis 4:7 word 14

How the BSB renders it

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

If	→	אִם H0518A if
you do what is right	→	יָטַב H3190 be good
{will}	→	לֹא H3808 not
you not	→	לֹא H3808 not
be accepted	→	שְׂאֵת H7613 elevation
But if	→	אִם H0518A if
you refuse to do what is right	→	יָטַב H3190 be good
sin	→	חַטָּאת H2403B sin
is crouching	→	רָבַץ H7257 to stretch
at your door	→	פֶּ֫תַח H6607 entrance
it desires	→	תְּשׁוּקָה H8669 desire
you	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
but you	→	אַתָּ֫ה H0859A you(m.s.)
must master	→	מָשַׁל H4910 to rule
it	→

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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