Psalms 37:21 Go deeper

The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth. (KJV)

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לֹוֶ֣הlo.Veh[is] borrowing

Lemma: לָוָה (la.vah) · Strong's: H3867B

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to borrow

Used 14 times. Also: Exodus 22:25, Deuteronomy 28:12, Deuteronomy 28:44, Nehemiah 5:4, Psalms 37:26, Psalms 112:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3867B; TAHOT Psalms 37:21 word 1

רָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'[the] wicked

Lemma: רָשָׁע (ra.sah) · Strong's: H7563

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: wicked

Used 262 times. Also: Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:25, Exodus 2:13, Exodus 9:27, Exodus 23:1, Exodus 23:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7563; TAHOT Psalms 37:21 word 2

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 37:21 word 3

יְשַׁלֵּ֑םye.sha.Lemhe repays

Lemma: שָׁלֵם (sa.lem) · Strong's: H7999A

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpi3ms)

Meaning: to complete

Used 103 times. Also: Genesis 44:4, Exodus 21:34, Exodus 21:36, Exodus 22:1, Exodus 22:3, Exodus 22:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7999A; TAHOT Psalms 37:21 word 4

וְ֝צַדִּ֗יקve.tza.Dikand [the] righteous

Lemma: צַדִּיק (tsad.diq) · Strong's: H6662

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

Meaning: righteous

Used 206 times. Also: Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 18:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6662; TAHOT Psalms 37:21 word 5

חוֹנֵ֥ןcho.Nen[is] showing favor

Lemma: חָנַן (cha.nan) · Strong's: H2603A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: be gracious

Used 76 times. Also: Genesis 33:5, Genesis 33:11, Genesis 42:21, Genesis 43:29, Exodus 33:19, Numbers 6:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2603A; TAHOT Psalms 37:21 word 6

וְנוֹתֵֽן\׃ve.no.Tenand giving

Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to give: give

Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT Psalms 37:21 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

The wicked	→	רָשָׁע H7563 wicked
borrow	→	לָוָה H3867B to borrow
and do not	→	לֹא H3808 not
repay	→	שָׁלֵם H7999A to complete
but the righteous	→	צַדִּיק H6662 righteous
are gracious	→	חָנַן H2603A be gracious
and giving	→	נָתַן H5414G to give: give

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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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