Psalms 5:4 Go deeper

For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee. (KJV)

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כִּ֤י\׀kifor

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Psalms 5:4 word 1

לֹ֤אlo'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 5:4 word 2

אֵֽל\־'el-[are] a God

Lemma: אֵל (el) · Strong's: H0410G

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

Meaning: God

Used 205 times. Also: Genesis 16:13, Genesis 17:1, Genesis 21:33, Genesis 28:3, Genesis 31:13, Genesis 35:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0410G; TAHOT Psalms 5:4 word 3

חָפֵ֘ץcha.Fetzdesirous of

Lemma: חָפֵץ (cha.phets) · Strong's: H2655

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HAamsc)

Meaning: delighting

Used 12 times. Also: 1 Kings 13:33, 1 Kings 21:6, 1 Chronicles 28:9, Nehemiah 1:11, Psalms 34:12, Psalms 35:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2655; TAHOT Psalms 5:4 word 4

רֶ֥שַׁע\׀Re.sha'wickedness

Lemma: רֶ֫שַׁע (re.sah) · Strong's: H7562

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

Meaning: wickedness

Used 30 times. Also: Deuteronomy 9:27, 1 Samuel 24:13, Job 34:8, Job 34:10, Job 35:8, Psalms 10:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7562; TAHOT Psalms 5:4 word 5

אָ֑תָּה'A.tahyou

Lemma: אַתָּ֫ה (at.tah) · Strong's: H0859A

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Second · Masculine · Singular (HPp2ms)

Meaning: you(m.s.)

Used 739 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:15, Genesis 3:19, Genesis 4:7, Genesis 4:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0859A; TAHOT Psalms 5:4 word 6

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 5:4 word 7

יְגֻרְךָ֣ye.gur.Khait sojourns with you

Lemma: גּוּר (gur) · Strong's: H1481A

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

Meaning: to sojourn

Used 81 times. Also: Genesis 12:10, Genesis 19:9, Genesis 20:1, Genesis 21:23, Genesis 21:34, Genesis 26:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1481A; TAHOT Psalms 5:4 word 8

רָֽע\׃Ra'evil

Lemma: רַע (ra) · Strong's: H7451B

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

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 5:4 word 9

How the BSB renders it

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

For	→	כִּי H3588A for
You	→	אַתָּ֫ה H0859A you(m.s.)
are not	→	לֹא H3808 not
a God	→	אֵל H0410G God
who delights	→	חָפֵץ H2655 delighting
in wickedness	→	רֶ֫שַׁע H7562 wickedness
no	→	לֹא H3808 not
evil	→	רַע H7451B bad: evil
can dwell with You	→	גּוּר H1481A to sojourn

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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