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And they have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love. (KJV)
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וַיָּ֘שִׂ֤ימוּvai.Ya.Si.muand they have put
Lemma: שׂוּם (sum) · Strong's: H7760H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to set: put
Used 236 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7760H; TAHOT Psalms 109:5 word 1
עָלַ֣י'a.Laion me
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 109:5 word 2
רָ֭עָהRa.'ahevil
Lemma: רָעָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7451I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: distress: evil
Used 147 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 39:9, Genesis 44:4, Genesis 44:29, Genesis 50:15, Genesis 50:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7451I; TAHOT Psalms 109:5 word 3
תַּ֣חַתTa.chatin place of
Lemma: תַּחַת (ta.chat) · Strong's: H8478H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: underneath: instead
Used 193 times. Also: Genesis 2:21, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 22:13, Genesis 30:2, Genesis 30:15, Genesis 36:33 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8478H; TAHOT Psalms 109:5 word 4
טוֹבָ֑הto.Vahgood
Lemma: טוֹבָה (to.vah) · Strong's: H2896C
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: welfare
Used 64 times. Also: Genesis 44:4, Genesis 50:20, Exodus 18:9, Numbers 24:13, Deuteronomy 23:6, Deuteronomy 28:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2896C; TAHOT Psalms 109:5 word 5
וְ֝שִׂנְאָ֗הve.sin.'Ahand hatred
Lemma: שִׂנְאָה (sin.ah) · Strong's: H8135
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: hating
Used 17 times. Also: Numbers 35:20, Deuteronomy 1:27, Deuteronomy 9:28, 2 Samuel 13:15, Psalms 25:19, Psalms 109:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8135; TAHOT Psalms 109:5 word 6
תַּ֣חַתTa.chatin place of
Lemma: תַּחַת (ta.chat) · Strong's: H8478H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: underneath: instead
Used 193 times. Also: Genesis 2:21, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 22:13, Genesis 30:2, Genesis 30:15, Genesis 36:33 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8478H; TAHOT Psalms 109:5 word 7
אַהֲבָתִֽי\׃'a.ha.va.Tilove my
Lemma: אַהֲבָה (a.ha.vah) · Strong's: H0160
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: love
Used 38 times. Also: Genesis 29:20, Deuteronomy 7:8, 1 Samuel 18:3, 1 Samuel 20:17, 2 Samuel 1:26, 2 Samuel 13:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0160; TAHOT Psalms 109:5 word 8
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| They repay me | → | שׂוּם H7760H to set: put |
| . . . | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| evil | → | רָעָה H7451I distress: evil |
| for | → | תַּחַת H8478H underneath: instead |
| good | → | טוֹבָה H2896C welfare |
| and hatred | → | שִׂנְאָה H8135 hating |
| for | → | תַּחַת H8478H underneath: instead |
| my love | → | אַהֲבָה H0160 love |
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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