Psalms 37:27 Go deeper

Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore. (KJV)

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ס֣וּרsurturn away

Lemma: סוּר (sur) · Strong's: H5493H

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

Meaning: to turn aside: depart

Used 69 times. Also: Genesis 49:10, Exodus 8:11, Exodus 8:29, Leviticus 13:58, Numbers 16:26, Deuteronomy 4:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5493H; TAHOT Psalms 37:27 word 1

מֵ֭רָעMe.ro'from evil

Lemma: רַע (ra) · Strong's: H7451B

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

Meaning: bad: evil

Used 111 times. Also: Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 31:29, Genesis 44:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7451B; TAHOT Psalms 37:27 word 2

וַעֲשֵׂה\־va.'a.seh-and do

Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213A

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

Meaning: to make: do

Used 1745 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 6:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6213A; TAHOT Psalms 37:27 word 3

ט֗וֹבTovgood

Lemma: טוֹב (tov) · Strong's: H2896B

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: good

Used 90 times. Also: Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 26:29, Numbers 10:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2896B; TAHOT Psalms 37:27 word 4

וּשְׁכֹ֥ןu.she.Khonand dwell

Lemma: שָׁכַן (sha.khan) · Strong's: H7931

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

Meaning: to dwell

Used 128 times. Also: Genesis 3:24, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 16:12, Genesis 25:18, Genesis 26:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7931; TAHOT Psalms 37:27 word 5

לְעוֹלָֽם\׃le.'o.Lamfor ever

Lemma: עוֹלָם (o.lam) · Strong's: H5769G

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

Meaning: forever: enduring

Used 388 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 6:3, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 9:16, Genesis 13:15, Genesis 17:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5769G; TAHOT Psalms 37:27 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

Turn away	→	סוּר H5493H to turn aside: depart
from evil	→	רַע H7451B bad: evil
and do	→	עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do
good	→	טוֹב H2896B good
so that you will abide	→	שָׁכַן H7931 to dwell
forever	→	עוֹלָם H5769G forever: enduring

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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