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Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel; because thou wentest up to thy father’s bed; then defiledst thou it: he went up to my couch. (KJV)

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פַּ֤חַזPa.chazdestructiveness

Lemma: פַּ֫חַז (pa.chaz) · Strong's: H6349

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

Meaning: recklessness

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6349; TAHOT Genesis 49:4 word 1

כַּמַּ֙יִם֙ka.Ma.yimlike <the> water

Lemma: מַי (ma.yim) · Strong's: H4325G

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

Meaning: water

Used 573 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4325G; TAHOT Genesis 49:4 word 2

אַל\־'al-may not

Lemma: אַל (al) · Strong's: H0408

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 723 times. Also: Genesis 13:8, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 19:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0408; TAHOT Genesis 49:4 word 3

תּוֹתַ֔רto.Taryou excel

Lemma: יָתַר (ya.tar) · Strong's: H3498

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhj2ms)

Meaning: to remain

Used 106 times. Also: Genesis 30:36, Genesis 32:24, Genesis 44:20, Exodus 10:15, Exodus 12:10, Exodus 16:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3498; TAHOT Genesis 49:4 word 4

כִּ֥יkifor

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Genesis 49:4 word 5

עָלִ֖יתָ'a.Li.tayou went up

Lemma: עָלָה (a.lah) · Strong's: H5927G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqp2ms)

Meaning: to ascend: rise

Used 615 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 19:28, Genesis 19:30, Genesis 24:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5927G; TAHOT Genesis 49:4 word 6

מִשְׁכְּבֵ֣יmish.ke.Vei[the] bed<s> of

Lemma: מִשְׁכָּב (mish.kav) · Strong's: H4904

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

Meaning: bed

Used 46 times. Also: Exodus 8:3, Exodus 21:18, Leviticus 15:4, Leviticus 15:5, Leviticus 15:21, Leviticus 15:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4904; TAHOT Genesis 49:4 word 7

אָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khafather your

Lemma: אָב (av) · Strong's: H0001G

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

Meaning: father

Used 1209 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 4:21, Genesis 9:18, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 9:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0001G; TAHOT Genesis 49:4 word 8

אָ֥ז'azthen

Lemma: אָז (az) · Strong's: H0227A

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: then

Used 122 times. Also: Genesis 4:26, Genesis 12:6, Genesis 13:7, Genesis 24:41, Exodus 4:26, Exodus 12:44 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0227A; TAHOT Genesis 49:4 word 9

חִלַּ֖לְתָּchi.Lal.tayou profaned [it]

Lemma: חָלַל (cha.lal) · Strong's: H2490H

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVpp2ms)

Meaning: to profane/begin: profane

Used 74 times. Also: Exodus 20:25, Exodus 31:14, Leviticus 18:21, Leviticus 19:8, Leviticus 19:12, Leviticus 19:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2490H; TAHOT Genesis 49:4 word 10

יְצוּעִ֥יye.tzu.'Icouch my

Lemma: יָצוּעַ (ya.tsu.a) · Strong's: H3326A

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

Meaning: bed

Used 5 times. Also: 1 Chronicles 5:1, Job 17:13, Psalms 63:6, Psalms 132:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3326A; TAHOT Genesis 49:4 word 11

עָלָֽה\׃\ \פ'a.Lahhe went up

Lemma: עָלָה (a.lah) · Strong's: H5927G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to ascend: rise

Used 615 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 19:28, Genesis 19:30, Genesis 24:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5927G; TAHOT Genesis 49:4 word 12

How the BSB renders it

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

Uncontrolled	→	פַּ֫חַז H6349 recklessness
as the waters	→	מַי H4325G water
you will no	→	אַל H0408 not
longer excel	→	יָתַר H3498 to remain
because	→	כִּי H3588A for
you went up	→	עָלָה H5927G to ascend: rise
to your father’s	→	אָב H0001G father
bed	→	מִשְׁכָּב H4904 bed
onto	→	עָלָה H5927G to ascend: rise
my couch	→	יָצוּעַ H3326A bed
and	→	אָז H0227A then
defiled it	→	חָלַל H2490H to profane/begin: profane

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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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