Psalms 59:12 Go deeper
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For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips let them even be taken in their pride: and for cursing and lying which they speak. (KJV)
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חַטַּאת\־cha.tat-[the] sin of
Lemma: חַטָּאת (chat.tat) · Strong's: H2403B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: sin
Used 164 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 18:20, Genesis 31:36, Genesis 50:17, Exodus 10:17, Exodus 32:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2403B; TAHOT Psalms 59:12 word 1
פִּ֗ימוֹpi.momouth their
Lemma: פֶּה (peh) · Strong's: H6310G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: lip
Used 324 times. Also: Genesis 4:11, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 24:57, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 29:2, Genesis 29:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6310G; TAHOT Psalms 59:12 word 2
דְּֽבַר\־de.var-[the] word of
Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: word
Used 867 times. Also: Genesis 11:1, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 15:4, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:52, Genesis 27:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1697G; TAHOT Psalms 59:12 word 3
שְׂפָ֫תֵ֥ימוֹse.Fa.Tei.movlips their
Lemma: שָׂפָה (sa.phah) · Strong's: H8193G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)
Meaning: lips
Used 100 times. Also: Exodus 6:12, Exodus 6:30, Leviticus 5:4, Numbers 30:6, Numbers 30:8, Numbers 30:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8193G; TAHOT Psalms 59:12 word 4
וְיִלָּכְד֥וּve.yi.la.khe.Duand let them be caught
Lemma: לָכַד (la.khad) · Strong's: H3920
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVNu3mp)
Meaning: to capture
Used 121 times. Also: Numbers 21:32, Numbers 32:39, Numbers 32:41, Numbers 32:42, Deuteronomy 2:34, Deuteronomy 2:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3920; TAHOT Psalms 59:12 word 5
בִגְאוֹנָ֑םvig.'o.Namin pride their
Lemma: גָּאוֹן (ga.on) · Strong's: H1347
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: pride
Used 49 times. Also: Exodus 15:7, Leviticus 26:19, Job 35:12, Job 37:4, Job 38:11, Job 40:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1347; TAHOT Psalms 59:12 word 6
וּמֵאָלָ֖הu.me.'a.Lahand from a curse
Lemma: אָלָה (a.lah) · Strong's: H0423
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: oath
Used 35 times. Also: Genesis 24:41, Genesis 26:28, Leviticus 5:1, Numbers 5:21, Numbers 5:23, Numbers 5:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0423; TAHOT Psalms 59:12 word 7
וּמִכַּ֣חַשׁu.mi.Ka.chashand from lying
Lemma: כַּ֫חַשׁ (ka.chash) · Strong's: H3585
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: lie
Used 6 times. Also: Job 16:8, Hosea 7:3, Hosea 10:13, Hosea 11:12, Nahum 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3585; TAHOT Psalms 59:12 word 8
יְסַפֵּֽרוּ\׃ye.sa.Pe.ru[which] they speak
Lemma: סָפַר (sa.phar) · Strong's: H5608A
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVpi3mp)
Meaning: to recount
Used 107 times. Also: Genesis 15:5, Genesis 16:10, Genesis 24:66, Genesis 29:13, Genesis 32:12, Genesis 37:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5608A; TAHOT Psalms 59:12 word 9
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| By the sins | → | חַטָּאת H2403B sin |
| of their mouths | → | פֶּה H6310G lip |
| and the words | → | דָּבָר H1697G word |
| of their lips | → | שָׂפָה H8193G lips |
| let them be trapped | → | לָכַד H3920 to capture |
| in their pride | → | גָּאוֹן H1347 pride |
| in the curses | → | אָלָה H0423 oath |
| and lies | → | כַּ֫חַשׁ H3585 lie |
| they utter | → | סָפַר H5608A to recount |
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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