Psalms 49:14 Go deeper
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Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling. (KJV)
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כַּצֹּ֤אן\׀ka.Tzonlike <the> sheep
Lemma: צֹאן (tson) · Strong's: H6629G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: flock
Used 271 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 13:5, Genesis 20:14, Genesis 21:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6629G; TAHOT Psalms 49:14 word 1
לִֽשְׁא֣וֹלlish.'olfor Sheol
Lemma: שְׁאוֹל (she.ol) · Strong's: H7585
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: hell: Sheol
Used 66 times. Also: Genesis 37:35, Genesis 42:38, Genesis 44:29, Genesis 44:31, Numbers 16:30, Numbers 16:33 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7585; TAHOT Psalms 49:14 word 2
שַׁתּוּ֮sha.Tuthey have been appointed
Lemma: שָׁתַת (sha.tat) · Strong's: H8371
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: to appoint
Used 2 times. Also: Psalms 73:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8371; TAHOT Psalms 49:14 word 3
מָ֤וֶתMa.vetdeath
Lemma: מָ֫וֶת (ma.vet) · Strong's: H4194
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: death
Used 155 times. Also: Genesis 21:16, Genesis 25:11, Genesis 26:18, Genesis 27:2, Genesis 27:7, Genesis 27:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4194; TAHOT Psalms 49:14 word 4
יִ֫רְעֵ֥םyir.'Emit will shepherd them
Lemma: רָעָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7462B
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to pasture
Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 13:7, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 26:20, Genesis 29:7, Genesis 29:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7462B; TAHOT Psalms 49:14 word 5
וַיִּרְדּ֘וּvai.yir.Duand they ruled
Lemma: רָדָה (ra.dah) · Strong's: H7287A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to rule
Used 22 times. Also: Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Leviticus 25:43, Leviticus 25:46, Leviticus 25:53, Leviticus 26:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7287A; TAHOT Psalms 49:14 word 6
יְשָׁרִ֨ים\׀ye.sha.Rimupright [people]
Lemma: יָשָׁר (ya.shar) · Strong's: H3477G
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)
Meaning: upright
Used 113 times. Also: Exodus 15:26, Numbers 23:10, Deuteronomy 6:18, Deuteronomy 12:8, Deuteronomy 12:25, Deuteronomy 12:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3477G; TAHOT Psalms 49:14 word 7
לַבֹּ֗קֶרla.Bo.kerto the morning
Lemma: בֹּ֫קֶר (bo.qer) · Strong's: H1242
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: morning
Used 214 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:19, Genesis 1:23, Genesis 1:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1242; TAHOT Psalms 49:14 word 8
לְבַלּ֥וֹתle.va.Lot[is] for [the] consuming of
Lemma: בָּלָה (ba.lah) · Strong's: H1086
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)
Meaning: to become old
Used 15 times. Also: Genesis 18:12, Deuteronomy 8:4, Deuteronomy 29:5, Joshua 9:13, 1 Chronicles 17:9, Nehemiah 9:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1086; TAHOT Psalms 49:14 word 9
שְׁא֗וֹלshe.'olSheol
Lemma: שְׁאוֹל (she.ol) · Strong's: H7585
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: hell: Sheol
Used 66 times. Also: Genesis 37:35, Genesis 42:38, Genesis 44:29, Genesis 44:31, Numbers 16:30, Numbers 16:33 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7585; TAHOT Psalms 49:14 word 10
מִזְּבֻ֥לmi.ze.Vulfrom lofty abode
Lemma: זְבֻל (ze.vul) · Strong's: H2073
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: elevation
Used 5 times. Also: 1 Kings 8:13, 2 Chronicles 6:2, Isaiah 63:15, Habakkuk 3:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2073; TAHOT Psalms 49:14 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Like sheep | → | צֹאן H6629G flock |
| they are destined | → | שָׁתַת H8371 to appoint |
| for Sheol | → | שְׁאוֹל H7585 hell: Sheol |
| Death | → | מָ֫וֶת H4194 death |
| will be their shepherd | → | רָעָה H7462B to pasture |
| The upright | → | יָשָׁר H3477G upright |
| will rule them | → | רָדָה H7287A to rule |
| in | → | |
| the morning | → | בֹּ֫קֶר H1242 morning |
| and their form | → | צִיר H6736 image |
| will decay | → | בָּלָה H1086 to become old |
| in Sheol | → | שְׁאוֹל H7585 hell: Sheol |
| far from their lofty abode | → | זְבֻל H2073 elevation |
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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