Psalms 109:15 Go deeper
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Let them be before the LORD continually, that he may cut off the memory of them from the earth. (KJV)
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יִהְי֣וּyih.Yulet them be
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)
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 109:15 word 1
נֶֽגֶד\־ne.ged-before
Lemma: נֶ֫גֶד (ne.ged) · Strong's: H5048
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HAcmsc)
Meaning: before
Used 151 times. Also: Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 21:16, Genesis 31:32, Genesis 31:37, Genesis 33:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5048; TAHOT Psalms 109:15 word 2
יְהוָ֣הYah.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 Psalms 109:15 word 3
תָּמִ֑ידta.Midcontinually
Lemma: תָּמִיד (ta.mid) · Strong's: H8548
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: continually
Used 104 times. Also: Exodus 25:30, Exodus 27:20, Exodus 28:29, Exodus 28:30, Exodus 28:38, Exodus 29:38 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8548; TAHOT Psalms 109:15 word 4
וְיַכְרֵ֖תve.yakh.Retand may he cut off
Lemma: כָּרַת (ka.rat) · Strong's: H3772I
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhj3ms)
Meaning: to cut: eliminate
Used 137 times. Also: Genesis 9:11, Genesis 17:14, Genesis 41:36, Exodus 8:9, Exodus 12:15, Exodus 12:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3772I; TAHOT Psalms 109:15 word 5
מֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzfrom [the] earth
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: land: country/planet
Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Psalms 109:15 word 6
זִכְרָֽם\׃zikh.Rammemory their
Lemma: זֵ֫כֶר (ze.kher) · Strong's: H2143
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: memorial
Used 23 times. Also: Exodus 3:15, Exodus 17:14, Deuteronomy 25:19, Deuteronomy 32:26, Esther 9:28, Job 18:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2143; TAHOT Psalms 109:15 word 7
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| May [their sins] always | → | תָּמִיד H8548 continually |
| remain | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| before | → | נֶ֫גֶד H5048 before |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| that He may cut off | → | כָּרַת H3772I to cut: eliminate |
| their memory | → | זֵ֫כֶר H2143 memorial |
| from the earth | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet |
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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