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Do not I hate them, O LORD , that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee? (KJV)
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הֲלֽוֹא\־ha.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 139:21 word 1
מְשַׂנְאֶ֖יךָme.san.'Ei.kha[those who] hate you
Lemma: שָׂנֵא (sa.ne) · Strong's: H8130
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVprmpc)
Meaning: to hate
Used 144 times. Also: Genesis 24:60, Genesis 26:27, Genesis 29:31, Genesis 29:33, Genesis 37:4, Genesis 37:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8130; TAHOT Psalms 139:21 word 2
יְהוָ֥ה\׀Yah.wehO Yahweh
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 139:21 word 3
אֶשְׂנָ֑א'es.Na'do I hate
Lemma: שָׂנֵא (sa.ne) · Strong's: H8130
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqi1cs)
Meaning: to hate
Used 144 times. Also: Genesis 24:60, Genesis 26:27, Genesis 29:31, Genesis 29:33, Genesis 37:4, Genesis 37:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8130; TAHOT Psalms 139:21 word 4
וּ֝בִתְקוֹמְמֶ֗יךָu.vit.ko.Mei.chaand <in> rebels your
Lemma: תְּקוֹמֵם (te.qo.mem) · Strong's: H8618
Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVtrmpc)
Meaning: to confront
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8618; TAHOT Psalms 139:21 word 5
אֶתְקוֹטָֽט\׃'et.ko.Tatdo I loathe?
Lemma: קוּט (qut) · Strong's: H6962
Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVti1cs)
Meaning: to loath
Used 6 times. Also: Psalms 95:10, Psalms 119:158, Ezekiel 6:9, Ezekiel 20:43, Ezekiel 36:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6962; TAHOT Psalms 139:21 word 6
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Do I not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| hate | → | שָׂנֵא H8130 to hate |
| those who hate You | → | שָׂנֵא H8130 to hate |
| O LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| and detest | → | קוּט H6962 to loath |
| those who rise against You | → | תְּקוֹמֵם H8618 to confront |
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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