Psalms 105:22 Go deeper

To bind his princes at his pleasure; and teach his senators wisdom. (KJV)

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לֶאְסֹ֣רle'.Sorto bind

Lemma: אָסַר (a.sar) · Strong's: H0631

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to bind

Used 70 times. Also: Genesis 39:20, Genesis 40:3, Genesis 40:5, Genesis 42:16, Genesis 42:19, Genesis 42:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0631; TAHOT Psalms 105:22 word 1

שָׂרָ֣יוsa.Ravofficials his

Lemma: שַׂר (sar) · Strong's: H8269

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

Meaning: ruler

Used 421 times. Also: Genesis 12:15, Genesis 21:22, Genesis 21:32, Genesis 26:26, Genesis 37:36, Genesis 39:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8269; TAHOT Psalms 105:22 word 2

בְּנַפְשׁ֑וֹbe.naf.Shoin will his

Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315L

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: soul: appetite

Used 47 times. Also: Genesis 23:8, Exodus 15:9, Numbers 11:6, Deuteronomy 12:20, Deuteronomy 14:26, Deuteronomy 18:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5315L; TAHOT Psalms 105:22 word 3

וּזְקֵנָ֥יוu.ze.ke.Navand elders his

Lemma: זָקֵן (za.qen) · Strong's: H2205G

Parsing: Aampc (Aampc)

Meaning: old: elder

Used 127 times. Also: Genesis 50:7, Exodus 3:16, Exodus 3:18, Exodus 4:29, Exodus 12:21, Exodus 17:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2205G; TAHOT Psalms 105:22 word 4

יְחַכֵּֽם\׃ye.cha.Kemhe taught wisdom

Lemma: חָכַם (cha.kham) · Strong's: H2449

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpi3ms)

Meaning: be wise

Used 26 times. Also: Exodus 1:10, Deuteronomy 32:29, 1 Kings 4:31, Job 32:9, Job 35:11, Psalms 19:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2449; TAHOT Psalms 105:22 word 5

How the BSB renders it

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

to instruct	→	אָסַר H0631 to bind
his princes	→	שַׂר H8269 ruler
as he pleased	→	נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315L soul: appetite
and teach	→	חָכַם H2449 be wise
his elders {wisdom}	→	זָקֵן H2205G old: elder

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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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