Psalms 49:9 Go deeper

That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption. (KJV)

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וִֽיחִי\־vi.chi-so he may live

Lemma: חָיָה (cha.yah) · Strong's: H2421

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqj3ms)

Meaning: to live

Used 279 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2421; TAHOT Psalms 49:9 word 1

ע֥וֹדodstill

Lemma: עוֹד (od) · Strong's: H5750

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAcmsa)

Meaning: still

Used 489 times. Also: Genesis 4:25, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 8:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5750; TAHOT Psalms 49:9 word 2

לָנֶ֑צַחla.Ne.tzachto perpetuity

Lemma: נֵ֫צַח (ne.tsach) · Strong's: H5331

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

Meaning: perpetuity

Used 43 times. Also: 1 Samuel 15:29, 2 Samuel 2:26, 1 Chronicles 29:11, Job 4:20, Job 14:20, Job 20:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5331; TAHOT Psalms 49:9 word 3

לֹ֖אlo'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 49:9 word 4

יִרְאֶ֣הyir.'Ehhe will see

Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G

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

Meaning: to see: see

Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT Psalms 49:9 word 5

הַשָּֽׁחַת\׃ha.Sha.chatthe pit

Lemma: שַׁ֫חַת (sha.chat) · Strong's: H7845G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: Pit: hell

Used 13 times. Also: Job 33:18, Job 33:24, Job 33:28, Job 33:30, Psalms 16:10, Psalms 30:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7845G; TAHOT Psalms 49:9 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

that he should live on	→	חָיָה H2421 to live
. . .	→	עוֹד H5750 still
forever	→	נֵ֫צַח H5331 perpetuity
and not	→	לֹא H3808 not
see	→	רָאָה H7200G to see: see
decay	→	שַׁ֫חַת H7845G Pit: hell

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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