Psalms 28:5 Go deeper
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Because they regard not the works of the LORD , nor the operation of his hands, he shall destroy them, and not build them up. (KJV)
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כִּ֤יkifor
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Psalms 28:5 word 1
לֹ֤אlo'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 28:5 word 2
יָבִ֡ינוּya.Vi.nuthey consider
Lemma: בִּין (bin) · Strong's: H0995
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)
Meaning: to understand
Used 168 times. Also: Genesis 41:33, Genesis 41:39, Deuteronomy 1:13, Deuteronomy 4:6, Deuteronomy 32:7, Deuteronomy 32:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0995; TAHOT Psalms 28:5 word 3
אֶל\־'el-<to>
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Psalms 28:5 word 4
פְּעֻלֹּ֣תpe.'u.Lot[the] deeds of
Lemma: פְּעֻלָּה (pe.ul.lah) · Strong's: H6468
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: wages
Used 14 times. Also: Leviticus 19:13, 2 Chronicles 15:7, Psalms 17:4, Psalms 109:20, Proverbs 10:16, Proverbs 11:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6468; TAHOT Psalms 28:5 word 5
יְ֭הוָהYah.wehYahweh
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 28:5 word 6
וְאֶל\־ve.'el-and to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Psalms 28:5 word 7
מַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.Seh[the] work of
Lemma: מַעֲשֶׂה (ma.a.seh) · Strong's: H4639G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: deed: work
Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 5:29, Genesis 40:17, Genesis 46:33, Genesis 47:3, Exodus 5:4, Exodus 5:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4639G; TAHOT Psalms 28:5 word 8
יָדָ֑יוya.Davhands his
Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Dual · Construct (HNcbdc)
Meaning: hand
Used 722 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3027G; TAHOT Psalms 28:5 word 9
יֶ֝הֶרְסֵ֗םye.her.Semhe will tear down them
Lemma: הָרַס (ha.ras) · Strong's: H2040
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to overthrow
Used 43 times. Also: Exodus 15:7, Exodus 19:21, Exodus 19:24, Exodus 23:24, Judges 6:25, 2 Samuel 11:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2040; TAHOT Psalms 28:5 word 10
וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and 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 28:5 word 11
יִבְנֵֽם\׃yiv.Nemhe will rebuild them
Lemma: בָּנָה (ba.nah) · Strong's: H1129
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to build
Used 374 times. Also: Genesis 2:22, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 8:20, Genesis 10:11, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1129; TAHOT Psalms 28:5 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Since | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| they show no | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| regard | → | בִּין H0995 to understand |
| . . . | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| for the works | → | פְּעֻלָּה H6468 wages |
| of the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| or | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| what His hands | → | יָד H3027G hand |
| have done | → | מַעֲשֶׂה H4639G deed: work |
| He will tear them down | → | הָרַס H2040 to overthrow |
| and never | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| rebuild them | → | בָּנָה H1129 to build |
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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