Psalms 53:4 Go deeper

Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread: they have not called upon God. (KJV)

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הֲלֹ֥אha.Lo'¿ 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 53:4 word 1

יָדְעוּ֮ya.de.'Udo they know

Lemma: יָדַע (ya.da) · Strong's: H3045

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to know

Used 937 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3045; TAHOT Psalms 53:4 word 2

פֹּ֤עֲלֵ֫יpo.'a.Lei[those who] do

Lemma: פָּעַל (pa.al) · Strong's: H6466

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)

Meaning: to work

Used 57 times. Also: Exodus 15:17, Numbers 23:23, Deuteronomy 32:27, Job 7:20, Job 11:8, Job 22:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6466; TAHOT Psalms 53:4 word 3

אָ֥וֶן'A.ven<of> wickedness

Lemma: אָ֫וֶן (a.ven) · Strong's: H0205G

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

Meaning: evil: wickedness

Used 66 times. Also: 1 Samuel 15:23, Job 4:8, Job 11:11, Job 11:14, Job 15:35, Job 21:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0205G; TAHOT Psalms 53:4 word 4

אֹכְלֵ֣י'o.khe.Lei[those who] devour

Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)

Meaning: to eat

Used 806 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0398; TAHOT Psalms 53:4 word 5

עַ֭מִּי'A.mi<of> people my

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 53:4 word 6

אָ֣כְלוּ'A.khe.luthey eat

Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to eat

Used 806 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0398; TAHOT Psalms 53:4 word 7

לֶ֑חֶםLe.chembread

Lemma: לֶ֫חֶם (le.chem) · Strong's: H3899H

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

Meaning: food: bread

Used 220 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 14:18, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 25:34, Genesis 27:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3899H; TAHOT Psalms 53:4 word 8

אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimGod

Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G

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

Meaning: God

Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Psalms 53:4 word 9

לֹ֣אlo'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 53:4 word 10

קָרָֽאוּ\׃ka.Ra.'uthey call on

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

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

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 53:4 word 11

How the BSB renders it

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

Will the workers	→	פָּעַל H6466 to work
of iniquity	→	אָ֫וֶן H0205G evil: wickedness
never	→	לֹא H3808 not
learn	→	יָדַע H3045 to know
They devour	→	אָכַל H0398 to eat
my people	→	עַם H5971A people
[like]	→	אָכַל H0398 to eat
bread	→	לֶ֫חֶם H3899H food: bread
they refuse	→	לֹא H3808 not
to call	→	קָרָא H7121G to call: call to
upon God	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God

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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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