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O let not the oppressed return ashamed: let the poor and needy praise thy name. (KJV)
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אַל\־'al-may not
Lemma: אַל (al) · Strong's: H0408
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 723 times. Also: Genesis 13:8, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 19:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0408; TAHOT Psalms 74:21 word 1
יָשֹׁ֣בya.Shohe return
Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725I
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqj3ms)
Meaning: to return: turn back
Used 90 times. Also: Genesis 27:44, Genesis 27:45, Exodus 32:12, Numbers 14:43, Numbers 23:20, Numbers 25:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7725I; TAHOT Psalms 74:21 word 2
דַּ֣ךְdakh[the] oppressed
Lemma: דַּךְ (dakh) · Strong's: H1790
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: crushed
Used 4 times. Also: Psalms 9:9, Psalms 10:18, Proverbs 26:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1790; TAHOT Psalms 74:21 word 3
נִכְלָ֑םnikh.Lamhumiliated
Lemma: כָּלַם (ka.lam) · Strong's: H3637
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVNrmsa)
Meaning: be humiliated
Used 38 times. Also: Numbers 12:14, Judges 18:7, Ruth 2:15, 1 Samuel 20:34, 1 Samuel 25:7, 1 Samuel 25:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3637; TAHOT Psalms 74:21 word 4
עָנִ֥י'a.Ni[the] poor
Lemma: עָנִי (a.ni) · Strong's: H6041
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: afflicted
Used 71 times. Also: Exodus 22:25, Leviticus 19:10, Leviticus 23:22, Deuteronomy 15:11, Deuteronomy 24:12, Deuteronomy 24:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6041; TAHOT Psalms 74:21 word 5
וְ֝אֶבְי֗וֹןve.'ev.Yonand [the] needy
Lemma: אֶבְיוֹן (ev.yon) · Strong's: H0034
Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)
Meaning: needy
Used 61 times. Also: Exodus 23:6, Exodus 23:11, Deuteronomy 15:4, Deuteronomy 15:7, Deuteronomy 15:9, Deuteronomy 15:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0034; TAHOT Psalms 74:21 word 6
יְֽהַלְל֥וּye.ha.Lumay they praise
Lemma: הָלַל (ha.lal) · Strong's: H1984B
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVpi3mp)
Meaning: to boast: praise
Used 122 times. Also: Genesis 12:15, Judges 16:24, 2 Samuel 14:25, 2 Samuel 22:4, 1 Chronicles 16:4, 1 Chronicles 16:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1984B; TAHOT Psalms 74:21 word 7
שְׁמֶֽךָ\׃she.Me.khaname your
Lemma: שֵׁם (shem) · Strong's: H8034
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: name
Used 864 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8034; TAHOT Psalms 74:21 word 8
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Do not | → | אַל H0408 not |
| let the oppressed | → | דַּךְ H1790 crushed |
| retreat | → | שׁוּב H7725I to return: turn back |
| in shame | → | כָּלַם H3637 be humiliated |
| may the poor | → | עָנִי H6041 afflicted |
| and needy | → | אֶבְיוֹן H0034 needy |
| praise | → | הָלַל H1984B to boast: praise |
| Your name | → | שֵׁם H8034 name |
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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