Psalms 47:4 Go deeper

He shall choose our inheritance for us, the excellency of Jacob whom he loved. Selah. (KJV)

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יִבְחַר\־yiv.char-he chooses

Lemma: בָּחַר (ba.char) · Strong's: H0977

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to choose

Used 171 times. Also: Genesis 6:2, Genesis 13:11, Exodus 14:7, Exodus 17:9, Exodus 18:25, Numbers 16:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0977; TAHOT Psalms 47:4 word 1

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Psalms 47:4 word 2

נַחֲלָתֵ֑נוּna.cha.la.Te.nuinheritance our

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 47:4 word 3

אֶ֥ת'et<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Psalms 47:4 word 4

גְּא֨וֹןge.'on[the] pride of

Lemma: גָּאוֹן (ga.on) · Strong's: H1347

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: pride

Used 49 times. Also: Exodus 15:7, Leviticus 26:19, Job 35:12, Job 37:4, Job 38:11, Job 40:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1347; TAHOT Psalms 47:4 word 5

יַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoJacob

Lemma: יַעֲקֹב (ya.a.qov) · Strong's: H3290

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Jacob

Used 350 times. Also: Genesis 25:26, Genesis 25:27, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 25:29, Genesis 25:30, Genesis 25:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3290; TAHOT Psalms 47:4 word 6

אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whom

Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A

Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)

Meaning: which

Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Psalms 47:4 word 7

אָהֵ֣ב'a.Hevhe loved

Lemma: אָהֵב (a.hav) · Strong's: H0157G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to love: lover

Used 196 times. Also: Genesis 22:2, Genesis 24:67, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 27:4, Genesis 27:9, Genesis 27:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0157G; TAHOT Psalms 47:4 word 8

סֶֽלָה\׃Se.lahSelah

Lemma: סֶ֫לָה (se.lah) · Strong's: H5542

Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)

Meaning: Selah

Used 74 times. Also: Psalms 3:2, Psalms 3:4, Psalms 3:8, Psalms 4:2, Psalms 4:4, Psalms 7:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5542; TAHOT Psalms 47:4 word 9

How the BSB renders it

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

He chooses	→	בָּחַר H0977 to choose
our inheritance	→	נַחֲלָה H5159 inheritance
for us	→
the pride	→	גָּאוֹן H1347 pride
of Jacob	→	יַעֲקֹב H3290 Jacob
whom	→	אֲשֶׁר H0834A which
He loves	→	אָהֵב H0157G to love: lover
Selah	→	סֶ֫לָה H5542 Selah

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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