Psalms 107:40 Go deeper

He poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wander in the wilderness, where there is no way. (KJV)

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שֹׁפֵ֣ךְsho.Fekh[he was] pouring out

Lemma: שָׁפַךְ (sha.phakh) · Strong's: H8210G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to pour: pour

Used 69 times. Also: Exodus 4:9, Exodus 29:12, Leviticus 4:7, Leviticus 4:18, Leviticus 4:25, Leviticus 4:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8210G; TAHOT Psalms 107:40 word 1

בּ֭וּזbuzcontempt

Lemma: בּוּז (buz) · Strong's: H0937

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: contempt

Used 11 times. Also: Genesis 38:23, Job 12:5, Job 12:21, Job 31:34, Psalms 31:18, Psalms 119:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0937; TAHOT Psalms 107:40 word 2

עַל\־'al-on

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 107:40 word 3

נְדִיבִ֑יםne.di.Vimnoble [people]

Lemma: נָדִיב (na.div) · Strong's: H5081H

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)

Meaning: noble

Used 23 times. Also: Numbers 21:18, 1 Samuel 2:8, Job 12:21, Job 21:28, Job 34:18, Psalms 47:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5081H; TAHOT Psalms 107:40 word 4

וַ֝יַּתְעֵ֗םvai.yat.'Emand he made wander them

Lemma: תָּעָה (ta.ah) · Strong's: H8582

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)

Meaning: to go astray

Used 49 times. Also: Genesis 20:13, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 37:15, Exodus 23:4, 2 Kings 21:9, 2 Chronicles 33:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8582; TAHOT Psalms 107:40 word 5

בְּתֹ֣הוּbe.To.huin a wasteland

Lemma: תֹּ֫הוּ (to.hu) · Strong's: H8414

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: formlessness

Used 20 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Deuteronomy 32:10, 1 Samuel 12:21, Job 6:18, Job 12:24, Job 26:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8414; TAHOT Psalms 107:40 word 6

לֹא\־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 107:40 word 7

דָֽרֶךְ\׃Da.rekha way

Lemma: דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) · Strong's: H1870K

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: way: road

Used 145 times. Also: Genesis 3:24, Genesis 16:7, Genesis 33:16, Genesis 35:19, Genesis 38:14, Genesis 38:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1870K; TAHOT Psalms 107:40 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

He pours out	→	שָׁפַךְ H8210G to pour: pour
contempt	→	בּוּז H0937 contempt
on	→	עַל H5921A upon
the nobles	→	נָדִיב H5081H noble
and makes them wander	→	תָּעָה H8582 to go astray
in a trackless	→	לֹא H3808 not
. . .	→	דֶּ֫רֶךְ H1870K way: road
wasteland	→	תֹּ֫הוּ H8414 formlessness

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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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