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Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession. (KJV)

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שְׁאַ֤לshe.'Alask

Lemma: שָׁאַל (sha.al) · Strong's: H7592

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)

Meaning: to ask

Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 24:47, Genesis 24:57, Genesis 26:7, Genesis 32:17, Genesis 32:29, Genesis 37:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7592; TAHOT Psalms 2:8 word 1

מִמֶּ֗נִּיmi.Me.nifrom me

Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: from

Used 1184 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT Psalms 2:8 word 2

וְאֶתְּנָ֣הve.'e.te.Nahso let me make

Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414I

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqc1cs)

Meaning: to give: make

Used 128 times. Also: Genesis 9:12, Genesis 17:2, Genesis 17:5, Genesis 17:6, Genesis 17:20, Genesis 42:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5414I; TAHOT Psalms 2:8 word 3

ג֭וֹיִםGo.yimnations

Lemma: גּוֹי (goy) · Strong's: H1471A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: nation

Used 548 times. Also: Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:20, Genesis 10:31, Genesis 10:32, Genesis 12:2, Genesis 15:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1471A; TAHOT Psalms 2:8 word 4

נַחֲלָתֶ֑ךָna.cha.la.Te.khainheritance your

Lemma: נַחֲלָה (na.cha.lah) · Strong's: H5159

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

Meaning: inheritance

Used 222 times. Also: Genesis 31:14, Genesis 48:6, Exodus 15:17, Numbers 16:14, Numbers 18:20, Numbers 18:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5159; TAHOT Psalms 2:8 word 5

וַ֝אֲחֻזָּתְךָ֗va.'a.chu.za.te.khaand possession your

Lemma: אֲחֻזָּה (a.chuz.zah) · Strong's: H0272

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

Meaning: possession

Used 66 times. Also: Genesis 17:8, Genesis 23:4, Genesis 23:9, Genesis 23:20, Genesis 36:43, Genesis 47:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0272; TAHOT Psalms 2:8 word 6

אַפְסֵי\־'af.sei-[the] ends of

Lemma: אֶ֫פֶס (e.phes) · Strong's: H0657A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: end

Used 43 times. Also: Numbers 13:28, Numbers 22:35, Numbers 23:13, Deuteronomy 15:4, Deuteronomy 32:36, Deuteronomy 33:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0657A; TAHOT Psalms 2:8 word 7

אָֽרֶץ\׃'A.retz[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 2:8 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

Ask	→	שָׁאַל H7592 to ask
Me	→	מִן־ H4480A from
and I {will} make	→	נָתַן H5414I to give: make
the nations	→	גּוֹי H1471A nation
Your inheritance	→	נַחֲלָה H5159 inheritance
the ends	→	אֶ֫פֶס H0657A end
of the earth	→	אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet
Your possession	→	אֲחֻזָּה H0272 possession

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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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