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They draw nigh that follow after mischief: they are far from thy law. (KJV)

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קָ֭רְבוּKa.re.vuthey draw near

Lemma: קָרַב (qa.rav) · Strong's: H7126G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to present: come

Used 112 times. Also: Genesis 12:11, Genesis 20:4, Genesis 27:41, Genesis 37:18, Genesis 47:29, Exodus 3:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7126G; TAHOT Psalms 119:150 word 1

רֹדְפֵ֣יro.de.Fei[those who] pursue

Lemma: רָדַף (ra.daph) · Strong's: H7291

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)

Meaning: to pursue

Used 142 times. Also: Genesis 14:14, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 31:23, Genesis 35:5, Genesis 44:4, Exodus 14:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7291; TAHOT Psalms 119:150 word 2

זִמָּ֑הzi.Mah<of> wickedness

Lemma: זִמָּה (zim.mah) · Strong's: H2154

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: wickedness

Used 29 times. Also: Leviticus 18:17, Leviticus 19:29, Leviticus 20:14, Judges 20:6, Job 17:11, Job 31:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2154; TAHOT Psalms 119:150 word 3

מִתּוֹרָתְךָ֥mi.to.ra.te.Khafrom law your

Lemma: תּוֹרָה (to.rah) · Strong's: H8451

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

Meaning: instruction

Used 216 times. Also: Genesis 26:5, Exodus 12:49, Exodus 13:9, Exodus 16:4, Exodus 16:28, Exodus 18:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8451; TAHOT Psalms 119:150 word 4

רָחָֽקוּ\׃ra.Cha.kuthey are distant

Lemma: רָחַק (ra.chaq) · Strong's: H7368

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to remove

Used 57 times. Also: Genesis 21:16, Genesis 44:4, Exodus 8:28, Exodus 23:7, Exodus 33:7, Deuteronomy 12:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7368; TAHOT Psalms 119:150 word 5

How the BSB renders it

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

Those who follow	→	רָדַף H7291 to pursue
after wickedness	→	זִמָּה H2154 wickedness
draw near	→	קָרַב H7126G to present: come
they are far	→	רָחַק H7368 to remove
from Your law	→	תּוֹרָה H8451 instruction

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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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