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They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course. (KJV)
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לֹ֤אlo'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 82:5 word 1
יָֽדְע֨וּ\׀ya.de.'Uthey 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 82:5 word 2
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and 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 82:5 word 3
יָבִ֗ינוּya.Vi.nuthey understand
Lemma: בִּין (bin) · Strong's: H0995
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)
Meaning: to understand
Used 168 times. Also: Genesis 41:33, Genesis 41:39, Deuteronomy 1:13, Deuteronomy 4:6, Deuteronomy 32:7, Deuteronomy 32:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0995; TAHOT Psalms 82:5 word 4
בַּחֲשֵׁכָ֥הba.cha.she.Khahin darkness
Lemma: חֲשֵׁכָה (cha.she.khah) · Strong's: H2825
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: darkness
Used 5 times. Also: Genesis 15:12, Psalms 139:12, Isaiah 8:22, Isaiah 50:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2825; TAHOT Psalms 82:5 word 5
יִתְהַלָּ֑כוּyit.ha.La.khuthey walk about
Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980I
Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVti3mp)
Meaning: to go: walk
Used 327 times. Also: Genesis 2:14, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1980I; TAHOT Psalms 82:5 word 6
יִ֝מּ֗וֹטוּyi.Mo.tuthey are shaken
Lemma: מוֹט (mot) · Strong's: H4131
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVNi3mp)
Meaning: to shake
Used 37 times. Also: Leviticus 25:35, Deuteronomy 32:35, 1 Chronicles 16:30, Job 41:23, Psalms 10:6, Psalms 13:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4131; TAHOT Psalms 82:5 word 7
כָּל\־kol-all
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Psalms 82:5 word 8
מ֥וֹסְדֵיMos.dei[the] foundations of
Lemma: מוֹסָד (mo.sad) · Strong's: H4144
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: foundation
Used 8 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:22, Psalms 18:7, Proverbs 8:29, Isaiah 24:18, Isaiah 58:12, Jeremiah 31:37 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4144; TAHOT Psalms 82:5 word 9
אָֽרֶץ\׃'A.retz[the] earth
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: land: country/planet
Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Psalms 82:5 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| They do not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| know | → | יָדַע H3045 to know |
| . . . | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| or understand | → | בִּין H0995 to understand |
| they wander | → | הָלַךְ H1980I to go: walk |
| in the darkness | → | חֲשֵׁכָה H2825 darkness |
| all | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| the foundations | → | מוֹסָד H4144 foundation |
| of the earth | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet |
| are shaken | → | מוֹט H4131 to shake |
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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