Psalms 50:4 Go deeper

He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people. (KJV)

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יִקְרָ֣אyik.Ra'he summons

Lemma: קָרָא (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7121G

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

Meaning: to call: call to

Used 363 times. Also: Genesis 3:9, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 12:8, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 16:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7121G; TAHOT Psalms 50:4 word 1

אֶל\־'el-<to>

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: to(wards)

Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Psalms 50:4 word 2

הַשָּׁמַ֣יִםha.sha.Ma.yimthe heavens

Lemma: שָׁמַיִם (sha.ma.yim) · Strong's: H8064

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: heaven

Used 421 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8064; TAHOT Psalms 50:4 word 3

מֵעָ֑לme.'Al<from> above

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5920H

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

Meaning: height

Used 4 times. Also: 2 Samuel 23:1, Hosea 7:16, Hosea 11:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5920H; TAHOT Psalms 50:4 word 4

וְאֶל\־ve.'el-and <to>

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: to(wards)

Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Psalms 50:4 word 5

הָ֝אָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzthe earth

Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G

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

Meaning: land: country/planet

Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Psalms 50:4 word 6

לָדִ֥יןla.Dinto judge

Lemma: דִּין (din) · Strong's: H1777

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to judge

Used 24 times. Also: Genesis 6:3, Genesis 15:14, Genesis 30:6, Genesis 49:16, Deuteronomy 32:36, 1 Samuel 2:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1777; TAHOT Psalms 50:4 word 7

עַמּֽוֹ\׃a.Mopeople his

Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A

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

Meaning: people

Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT Psalms 50:4 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

He summons	→	קָרָא H7121G to call: call to
. . .	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
the heavens	→	שָׁמַיִם H8064 heaven
above	→	עַל H5920H height
. . .	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
and the earth	→	אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet
that He may judge	→	דִּין H1777 to judge
His people	→	עַם H5971A people

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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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