Psalms 73:3 Go deeper
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For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. (KJV)
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כִּֽי\־ki-for
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 73:3 word 1
קִ֭נֵּאתִיKi.ne.tiI was jealous
Lemma: קָנָא (qa.na) · Strong's: H7065
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVpp1cs)
Meaning: be jealous
Used 34 times. Also: Genesis 26:14, Genesis 30:1, Genesis 37:11, Numbers 5:14, Numbers 5:30, Numbers 11:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7065; TAHOT Psalms 73:3 word 2
בַּֽהוֹלְלִ֑יםba.ho.Limof the boasters
Lemma: הָלַל (ha.lal) · Strong's: H1984C
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)
Meaning: to be foolish
Used 10 times. Also: 1 Samuel 21:13, Job 12:17, Psalms 5:5, Psalms 75:4, Isaiah 44:25, Jeremiah 25:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1984C; TAHOT Psalms 73:3 word 3
שְׁל֖וֹםshe.Lom[the] well-being of
Lemma: שָׁלוֹם (sha.lom) · Strong's: H7965I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: peace: well-being
Used 54 times. Also: Genesis 29:6, Genesis 37:14, Genesis 43:27, Genesis 43:28, Exodus 18:7, Deuteronomy 29:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7965I; TAHOT Psalms 73:3 word 4
רְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'Imwicked [people]
Lemma: רָשָׁע (ra.sah) · Strong's: H7563
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: wicked
Used 262 times. Also: Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:25, Exodus 2:13, Exodus 9:27, Exodus 23:1, Exodus 23:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7563; TAHOT Psalms 73:3 word 5
אֶרְאֶֽה\׃'er.'EhI saw
Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqi1cs)
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 73:3 word 6
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| For | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| I envied | → | קָנָא H7065 be jealous |
| the arrogant | → | הָלַל H1984C to be foolish |
| [when] I saw | → | רָאָה H7200G to see: see |
| the prosperity | → | שָׁלוֹם H7965I peace: well-being |
| of the wicked | → | רָשָׁע H7563 wicked |
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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