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Art thou not from everlasting, O LORD my God, mine Holy One? we shall not die. O LORD , thou hast ordained them for judgment; and, O mighty God, thou hast established them for correction. (KJV)
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הֲל֧וֹאha.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 Habakkuk 1:12 word 1
אַתָּ֣ה'a.Tah[are] 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 4:7, Genesis 4:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0859A; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:12 word 2
מִקֶּ֗דֶםmi.Ke.demfrom antiquity
Lemma: קֶ֫דֶם (qe.dem) · Strong's: H6924H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: front: old
Used 32 times. Also: Deuteronomy 33:15, Deuteronomy 33:27, 2 Kings 19:25, Nehemiah 12:46, Job 29:2, Psalms 44:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6924H; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:12 word 3
יְהוָ֧הYah.wehO Yahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:12 word 4
אֱלֹהַ֛י'e.lo.HaiGod my
Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
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 Habakkuk 1:12 word 5
קְדֹשִׁ֖יke.do.Shiholy [one] my
Lemma: קָדוֹשׁ (qa.dosh) · Strong's: H6918G
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HAamsc)
Meaning: holy
Used 108 times. Also: Exodus 19:6, Exodus 29:31, Leviticus 6:16, Leviticus 6:26, Leviticus 6:27, Leviticus 7:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6918G; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:12 word 6
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 Habakkuk 1:12 word 7
נָמ֑וּתna.Mutwe will die
Lemma: מוּת (mut) · Strong's: H4191
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVqi1cp)
Meaning: to die
Used 837 times. Also: Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4191; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:12 word 8
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehO Yahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:12 word 9
לְמִשְׁפָּ֣טle.mish.Patto judgment
Lemma: מִשְׁפָּט (mish.pat) · Strong's: H4941G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: justice: judgement
Used 214 times. Also: Exodus 15:25, Exodus 21:1, Exodus 21:31, Exodus 24:3, Exodus 28:15, Exodus 28:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4941G; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:12 word 10
שַׂמְתּ֔וֹsam.Toyou have appointed it
Lemma: שׂוּם (sum) · Strong's: H7760L
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqp2ms)
Meaning: to set: appoint
Used 26 times. Also: Exodus 1:11, Exodus 5:14, Exodus 21:13, Numbers 4:19, Deuteronomy 1:13, Deuteronomy 17:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7760L; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:12 word 11
וְצ֖וּרve.Tzurand O rock
Lemma: צוּר (tsur) · Strong's: H6697H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: rock
Used 76 times. Also: Exodus 17:6, Exodus 33:21, Exodus 33:22, Numbers 23:9, Deuteronomy 8:15, Deuteronomy 32:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6697H; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:12 word 12
לְהוֹכִ֥יחַle.ho.Khi.achto reprove
Lemma: יָכַח (ya.khach) · Strong's: H3198
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)
Meaning: to rebuke
Used 59 times. Also: Genesis 20:16, Genesis 21:25, Genesis 24:14, Genesis 24:44, Genesis 31:37, Genesis 31:42 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3198; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:12 word 13
יְסַדְתּֽוֹ\׃ye.sad.Toyou have established it
Lemma: יָסַד (ya.sad) · Strong's: H3245
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqp2ms)
Meaning: to found
Used 43 times. Also: Exodus 9:18, Joshua 6:26, 1 Kings 5:17, 1 Kings 6:37, 1 Kings 7:10, 1 Kings 16:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3245; TAHOT Habakkuk 1:12 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Are You | → | אַתָּ֫ה H0859A you(m.s.) |
| not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| from everlasting | → | קֶ֫דֶם H6924H front: old |
| O LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| my God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| my Holy One | → | קָדוֹשׁ H6918G holy |
| We will not die | → | מוּת H4191 to die |
| O LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| You have appointed them | → | שׂוּם H7760L to set: appoint |
| to execute judgment | → | מִשְׁפָּט H4941G justice: judgement |
| O Rock | → | צוּר H6697H rock |
| You have established them | → | יָסַד H3245 to found |
| for correction | → | יָכַח H3198 to rebuke |
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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