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The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him. (KJV)

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ט֤וֹבTov[is] good

Lemma: טוֹב (tov) · Strong's: H2896A

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

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 Lamentations 3:25 word 1

יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahweh

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 Lamentations 3:25 word 2

לְנֶ֖פֶשׁle.Ne.feshto anyone

Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315G

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

Meaning: soul

Used 245 times. Also: Genesis 34:3, Genesis 34:8, Genesis 35:18, Genesis 42:21, Genesis 49:6, Exodus 23:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5315G; TAHOT Lamentations 3:25 word 3

תִּדְרְשֶֽׁנּוּ\׃tid.re.She.nu[who] it will seek him

Lemma: דָּרַשׁ (da.rash) · Strong's: H1875

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqi3fs)

Meaning: to seek

Used 163 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 25:22, Genesis 42:22, Exodus 18:15, Leviticus 10:16, Deuteronomy 4:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1875; TAHOT Lamentations 3:25 word 4

How the BSB renders it

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

The LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
is good	→	טוֹב H2896A pleasant
to those who wait for Him	→	H6960
to the soul	→	נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315G soul
who seeks Him	→	דָּרַשׁ H1875 to seek

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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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