Genesis 49:6 Go deeper
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O my soul, come not thou into their secret; unto their assembly, mine honour, be not thou united: for in their anger they slew a man, and in their selfwill they digged down a wall. (KJV)
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בְּסֹדָם֙be.so.Damin council their
Lemma: סוֹד (sod) · Strong's: H5475
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: counsel
Used 21 times. Also: Job 15:8, Job 19:19, Job 29:4, Psalms 25:14, Psalms 55:14, Psalms 64:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5475; TAHOT Genesis 49:6 word 1
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 49:6 word 2
תָּבֹ֣אta.Vo'it enter
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqj3fs)
Meaning: to come (in): come
Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Genesis 49:6 word 3
נַפְשִׁ֔יnaf.Shiself my
Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: soul
Used 245 times. Also: Genesis 34:3, Genesis 34:8, Genesis 35:18, Genesis 42:21, Exodus 23:9, Leviticus 17:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5315G; TAHOT Genesis 49:6 word 4
בִּקְהָלָ֖םbik.ha.Lamin assembly their
Lemma: קָהָל (qa.hal) · Strong's: H6951
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: assembly
Used 123 times. Also: Genesis 28:3, Genesis 35:11, Genesis 48:4, Exodus 12:6, Exodus 16:3, Leviticus 4:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6951; TAHOT Genesis 49:6 word 5
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 49:6 word 6
תֵּחַ֣דte.Chadit be united
Lemma: יָחַד (ya.chad) · Strong's: H3161
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqj3fs)
Meaning: be joined
Used 3 times. Also: Psalms 86:11, Isaiah 14:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3161; TAHOT Genesis 49:6 word 7
כְּבֹדִ֑יke.vo.Dihonor my
Lemma: כָּבוֹד (ka.vod) · Strong's: H3519
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: glory
Used 200 times. Also: Genesis 31:1, Genesis 45:13, Exodus 16:7, Exodus 16:10, Exodus 24:16, Exodus 24:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3519; TAHOT Genesis 49:6 word 8
כִּ֤יkifor
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 49:6 word 9
בְאַפָּם֙ve.'a.Pamin anger their
Lemma: אַף (aph) · Strong's: H0639G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: face: anger
Used 225 times. Also: Genesis 27:45, Genesis 30:2, Genesis 39:19, Genesis 44:18, Genesis 49:7, Exodus 4:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0639G; TAHOT Genesis 49:6 word 10
הָ֣רְגוּHa.re.guthey slew
Lemma: הָרַג (ha.rag) · Strong's: H2026
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: to kill
Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 4:8, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 12:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2026; TAHOT Genesis 49:6 word 11
אִ֔ישׁ'Isha man
Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man
Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT Genesis 49:6 word 12
וּבִרְצֹנָ֖םu.vir.tzo.Namand for pleasure their
Lemma: רָצוֹן (ra.tson) · Strong's: H7522
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: acceptance
Used 56 times. Also: Exodus 28:38, Leviticus 1:3, Leviticus 19:5, Leviticus 22:19, Leviticus 22:20, Leviticus 22:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7522; TAHOT Genesis 49:6 word 13
עִקְּרוּ\־'i.ke.ru-they hamstrung
Lemma: עִקֵּר (iq.qer) · Strong's: H6131B
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVpp3cp)
Meaning: to hamstring
Used 5 times. Also: Joshua 11:6, Joshua 11:9, 2 Samuel 8:4, 1 Chronicles 18:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6131B; TAHOT Genesis 49:6 word 14
שֽׁוֹר\׃Shorox[en]
Lemma: שׁוֹר (shor) · Strong's: H7794
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: cattle
Used 79 times. Also: Genesis 32:5, Exodus 20:17, Exodus 21:28, Exodus 21:29, Exodus 21:32, Exodus 21:33 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7794; TAHOT Genesis 49:6 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| May I | → | נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315G soul |
| never | → | אַל H0408 not |
| enter | → | בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come |
| their council | → | סוֹד H5475 counsel |
| may I | → | כָּבוֹד H3519 glory |
| never | → | אַל H0408 not |
| join | → | יָחַד H3161 be joined |
| their assembly | → | קָהָל H6951 assembly |
| For | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| they kill | → | הָרַג H2026 to kill |
| men | → | אִישׁ H0376G man |
| in their anger | → | אַף H0639G face: anger |
| and hamstring | → | עִקֵּר H6131B to hamstring |
| oxen | → | שׁוֹר H7794 cattle |
| on a whim | → | רָצוֹן H7522 acceptance |
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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