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And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. (KJV)
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וְֽהָיָ֗הve.ha.Yahand he is
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Psalms 1:3 word 1
כְּעֵץ֮ke.'Etzlike a tree
Lemma: עֵץ (ets) · Strong's: H6086H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: tree
Used 143 times. Also: Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6086H; TAHOT Psalms 1:3 word 2
שָׁת֪וּלsha.Tulplanted
Lemma: שָׁתַל (sha.tal) · Strong's: H8362
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqsmsa)
Meaning: to transplant
Used 10 times. Also: Psalms 92:13, Jeremiah 17:8, Ezekiel 17:8, Ezekiel 17:10, Ezekiel 17:22, Ezekiel 17:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8362; TAHOT Psalms 1:3 word 3
עַֽל\־'al-at
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Psalms 1:3 word 4
פַּלְגֵ֫יpal.Geistreams of
Lemma: פֶּ֫לֶג (pe.leg) · Strong's: H6388
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: stream
Used 10 times. Also: Job 29:6, Psalms 46:4, Psalms 65:9, Psalms 119:136, Proverbs 5:16, Proverbs 21:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6388; TAHOT Psalms 1:3 word 5
מָ֥יִםMa.yimwater
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 Psalms 1:3 word 6
אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.Sherwhich
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Psalms 1:3 word 7
פִּרְי֨וֹ\׀pir.Yofruit its
Lemma: פְּרִי (pe.ri) · Strong's: H6529
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: fruit
Used 119 times. Also: Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6529; TAHOT Psalms 1:3 word 8
יִתֵּ֬ןyi.Tenit gives
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to give: give
Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT Psalms 1:3 word 9
בְּעִתּ֗וֹbe.'i.Toat appropriate time its
Lemma: עֵת (et) · Strong's: H6256
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: time
Used 296 times. Also: Genesis 8:11, Genesis 18:10, Genesis 18:14, Genesis 21:22, Genesis 24:11, Genesis 29:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6256; TAHOT Psalms 1:3 word 10
וְעָלֵ֥הוּve.'a.Le.huand leafage its
Lemma: עָלֶה (a.leh) · Strong's: H5929
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: leaf
Used 18 times. Also: Genesis 3:7, Genesis 8:11, Leviticus 26:36, Nehemiah 8:15, Job 13:25, Proverbs 11:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5929; TAHOT Psalms 1:3 word 11
לֹֽא\־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 Psalms 1:3 word 12
יִבּ֑וֹלyi.Bolit withers
Lemma: נָבֵל (na.vel) · Strong's: H5034B
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to wither
Used 20 times. Also: Exodus 18:18, 2 Samuel 22:46, Job 14:18, Psalms 18:45, Psalms 37:2, Isaiah 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5034B; TAHOT Psalms 1:3 word 13
וְכֹ֖לve.Kholand all
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Psalms 1:3 word 14
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-that
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Psalms 1:3 word 15
יַעֲשֶׂ֣הya.'a.Sehhe does
Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to make: do
Used 1745 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 6:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6213A; TAHOT Psalms 1:3 word 16
יַצְלִֽיחַ\׃yatz.Li.achit succeeds
Lemma: צָלֵחַ (tsa.lech) · Strong's: H6743B
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhi3ms)
Meaning: to prosper
Used 55 times. Also: Genesis 24:21, Genesis 24:40, Genesis 24:42, Genesis 24:56, Genesis 39:2, Genesis 39:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6743B; TAHOT Psalms 1:3 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| He is | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| like a tree | → | עֵץ H6086H tree |
| planted | → | שָׁתַל H8362 to transplant |
| by | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| streams | → | פֶּ֫לֶג H6388 stream |
| of water | → | מַי H4325G water |
| yielding | → | נָתַן H5414G to give: give |
| its fruit | → | פְּרִי H6529 fruit |
| in season | → | עֵת H6256 time |
| whose leaf | → | עָלֶה H5929 leaf |
| does not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| wither | → | נָבֵל H5034B to wither |
| and | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| who prospers | → | צָלֵחַ H6743B to prosper |
| in all he does | → | עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do |
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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