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For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness. (KJV)

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כִּ֤יkifor

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 84:10 word 1

טֽוֹב\־tov-[is] good

Lemma: טוֹב (tov) · Strong's: H2896A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: pleasant

Used 384 times. Also: Genesis 1:31, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 3:5, Genesis 6:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2896A; TAHOT Psalms 84:10 word 2

י֥וֹםYoma day

Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: day

Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Psalms 84:10 word 3

בַּחֲצֵרֶ֗יךָba.cha.tze.Rei.khain courts your

Lemma: חָצֵר (cha.tser) · Strong's: H2691A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: court

Used 144 times. Also: Exodus 8:13, Exodus 27:9, Exodus 27:12, Exodus 27:13, Exodus 27:16, Exodus 27:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2691A; TAHOT Psalms 84:10 word 4

מֵ֫אָ֥לֶףme.'A.lefmore than a thousand

Lemma: אֶ֫לֶף (e.leph) · Strong's: H0505G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: thousand

Used 494 times. Also: Genesis 20:16, Genesis 24:60, Exodus 12:37, Exodus 18:21, Exodus 18:25, Exodus 20:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0505G; TAHOT Psalms 84:10 word 5

בָּחַ֗רְתִּיba.Char.tiI have chosen

Lemma: בָּחַר (ba.char) · Strong's: H0977

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)

Meaning: to choose

Used 171 times. Also: Genesis 6:2, Genesis 13:11, Exodus 14:7, Exodus 17:9, Exodus 18:25, Numbers 16:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0977; TAHOT Psalms 84:10 word 6

הִ֭סְתּוֹפֵףHis.to.fefto stand at [the] threshold

Lemma: סָפַף (sa.phaph) · Strong's: H5605

Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Infinitive · Construct (HVtcc)

Meaning: to stand

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5605; TAHOT Psalms 84:10 word 7

בְּבֵ֣יתbe.Veitin [the] house of

Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004Q

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: house: temple

Used 398 times. Also: Exodus 23:19, Exodus 34:26, Deuteronomy 23:18, Joshua 6:24, Joshua 9:23, Judges 9:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1004Q; TAHOT Psalms 84:10 word 8

אֱלֹהַ֑י'e.lo.HaiGod my

Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: God

Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Psalms 84:10 word 9

מִ֝דּ֗וּרmi.Durmore than dwelling

Lemma: דּוּר (dur) · Strong's: H1752

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to dwell

Used 2 times. Also: Ezekiel 24:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1752; TAHOT Psalms 84:10 word 10

בְּאָהֳלֵי\־be.'o.ho.lei-in [the] tents of

Lemma: אֹ֫הֶל (o.hel) · Strong's: H0168G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: tent

Used 327 times. Also: Genesis 4:20, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 13:5, Genesis 18:1, Genesis 18:2, Genesis 18:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0168G; TAHOT Psalms 84:10 word 11

רֶֽשַׁע\׃Re.sha'wickedness

Lemma: רֶ֫שַׁע (re.sah) · Strong's: H7562

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: wickedness

Used 30 times. Also: Deuteronomy 9:27, 1 Samuel 24:13, Job 34:8, Job 34:10, Job 35:8, Psalms 5:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7562; TAHOT Psalms 84:10 word 12

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

For	→	כִּי H3588A for
better	→	טוֹב H2896A pleasant
is one day	→	יוֹם H3117G day
in Your courts	→	חָצֵר H2691A court
than a thousand elsewhere	→	אֶ֫לֶף H0505G thousand
I would rather	→	בָּחַר H0977 to choose
be a doorkeeper	→	סָפַף H5605 to stand
in the house	→	בַּ֫יִת H1004Q house: temple
of my God	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God
than dwell	→	דּוּר H1752 to dwell
in the tents	→	אֹ֫הֶל H0168G tent
of the wicked	→	רֶ֫שַׁע H7562 wickedness

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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