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How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah. (KJV)
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עַד\־'ad-until
Lemma: עַד (ad) · Strong's: H5704
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: till
Used 1260 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 6:7, Genesis 7:23, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 10:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5704; TAHOT Psalms 82:2 word 1
מָתַ֥יma.Taiwhen?
Lemma: מָתַי (ma.tay) · Strong's: H4970
Parsing: Particle · Interrogative (HTi)
Meaning: how
Used 43 times. Also: Genesis 30:30, Exodus 8:9, Exodus 10:3, Exodus 10:7, Numbers 14:27, 1 Samuel 1:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4970; TAHOT Psalms 82:2 word 2
תִּשְׁפְּטוּ\־tish.pe.tu-will you judge
Lemma: שָׁפַט (sha.phat) · Strong's: H8199
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqi2mp)
Meaning: to judge
Used 201 times. Also: Genesis 16:5, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 19:9, Genesis 31:53, Exodus 2:14, Exodus 5:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8199; TAHOT Psalms 82:2 word 3
עָ֑וֶל'A.velinjustice
Lemma: עָ֫וֶל (e.vel) · Strong's: H5766A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: injustice
Used 22 times. Also: Leviticus 19:15, Leviticus 19:35, Deuteronomy 25:16, Deuteronomy 32:4, Job 34:10, Job 34:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5766A; TAHOT Psalms 82:2 word 4
וּפְנֵ֥יu.fe.Neiand [the] face of
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440N
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: face: kindness
Used 34 times. Also: Genesis 19:21, Genesis 32:20, Leviticus 19:15, Deuteronomy 1:17, Deuteronomy 10:17, Deuteronomy 16:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440N; TAHOT Psalms 82:2 word 5
רְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםre.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 82:2 word 6
תִּשְׂאוּ\־tis.'u-will you lift up
Lemma: נָשָׂא (na.sa) · Strong's: H5375Q
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqi2mp)
Meaning: to lift: kindness
Used 41 times. Also: Genesis 19:21, Genesis 32:20, Leviticus 19:15, Numbers 6:26, Deuteronomy 10:17, Deuteronomy 28:50 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5375Q; TAHOT Psalms 82:2 word 7
סֶֽלָה\׃Se.lahSelah
Lemma: סֶ֫לָה (se.lah) · Strong's: H5542
Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)
Meaning: Selah
Used 74 times. Also: Psalms 3:2, Psalms 3:4, Psalms 3:8, Psalms 4:2, Psalms 4:4, Psalms 7:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5542; TAHOT Psalms 82:2 word 8
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| How long | → | עַד H5704 till |
| . . . | → | מָתַי H4970 how |
| will you judge | → | שָׁפַט H8199 to judge |
| unjustly | → | עָ֫וֶל H5766A injustice |
| and show partiality | → | פָּנֶה H6440N face: kindness |
| . . . | → | נָשָׂא H5375Q to lift: kindness |
| to the wicked | → | רָשָׁע H7563 wicked |
| Selah | → | סֶ֫לָה H5542 Selah |
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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