Psalms 119:21 Go deeper
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Thou hast rebuked the proud that are cursed, which do err from thy commandments. (KJV)
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גָּ֭עַרְתָּGa.'ar.tayou rebuke
Lemma: גָּעַר (ga.ar) · Strong's: H1605
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqp2ms)
Meaning: to rebuke
Used 14 times. Also: Genesis 37:10, Ruth 2:16, Psalms 9:5, Psalms 68:30, Psalms 106:9, Isaiah 17:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1605; TAHOT Psalms 119:21 word 1
זֵדִ֣יםze.Dimarrogant [people]
Lemma: זֵד (zed) · Strong's: H2086
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)
Meaning: arrogant
Used 13 times. Also: Psalms 19:13, Psalms 86:14, Psalms 119:51, Psalms 119:69, Psalms 119:78, Psalms 119:85 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2086; TAHOT Psalms 119:21 word 2
אֲרוּרִ֑ים'a.ru.Rimcursed [people]
Lemma: אָרַר (a.rar) · Strong's: H0779
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqsmpa)
Meaning: to curse
Used 63 times. Also: Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 9:25, Genesis 12:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0779; TAHOT Psalms 119:21 word 3
הַ֝שֹּׁגִיםHa.sho.gimwho go astray
Lemma: שָׁגָה (sha.gah) · Strong's: H7686
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)
Meaning: to wander
Used 21 times. Also: Leviticus 4:13, Numbers 15:22, Deuteronomy 27:18, 1 Samuel 26:21, Job 6:24, Job 12:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7686; TAHOT Psalms 119:21 word 4
מִמִּצְוֹתֶֽיךָ\׃mi.mitz.vo.Tei.khafrom commandments your
Lemma: מִצְוָה (mits.vah) · Strong's: H4687
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: commandment
Used 177 times. Also: Genesis 26:5, Exodus 15:26, Exodus 16:28, Exodus 20:6, Exodus 24:12, Leviticus 4:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4687; TAHOT Psalms 119:21 word 5
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| You rebuke | → | גָּעַר H1605 to rebuke |
| the arrogant | → | זֵד H2086 arrogant |
| the cursed | → | אָרַר H0779 to curse |
| who stray | → | שָׁגָה H7686 to wander |
| from Your commandments | → | מִצְוָה H4687 commandment |
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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