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Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God. (KJV)
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בְּטֶ֤רֶם\׀be.Te.rem<in> before
Lemma: טֶ֫רֶם (te.rem) · Strong's: H2962
Parsing: Acbsa (Acbsa)
Meaning: before
Used 55 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 24:15, Genesis 24:45, Genesis 27:4, Genesis 27:33 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2962; TAHOT Psalms 90:2 word 1
הָ֘רִ֤יםha.Rimmountains
Lemma: הַר (har) · Strong's: H2022G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: mountain: mount
Used 451 times. Also: Genesis 7:19, Genesis 7:20, Genesis 8:4, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2022G; TAHOT Psalms 90:2 word 2
יֻלָּ֗דוּyu.La.duthey were born
Lemma: יָלַד (ya.lad) · Strong's: H3205
Parsing: Verb · Pual (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVPp3cp)
Meaning: to beget
Used 493 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:18, Genesis 4:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3205; TAHOT Psalms 90:2 word 3
וַתְּח֣וֹלֵֽלva.te.Cho.leland you brought forth
Lemma: חוּל (chul) · Strong's: H2342H
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVpw2ms)
Meaning: to twist: give birth
Used 9 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:18, Job 15:7, Job 39:1, Psalms 51:5, Proverbs 8:24, Proverbs 8:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2342H; TAHOT Psalms 90:2 word 4
אֶ֣רֶץ'E.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 90:2 word 5
וְתֵבֵ֑לve.te.Veland [the] world
Lemma: תֵּבֵל (te.vel) · Strong's: H8398
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: world
Used 36 times. Also: 1 Samuel 2:8, 2 Samuel 22:16, 1 Chronicles 16:30, Job 18:18, Job 34:13, Job 37:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8398; TAHOT Psalms 90:2 word 6
וּֽמֵעוֹלָ֥םu.me.'o.Lamand from antiquity
Lemma: עוֹלָם (o.lam) · Strong's: H5769G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: forever: enduring
Used 388 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 6:3, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 9:16, Genesis 13:15, Genesis 17:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5769G; TAHOT Psalms 90:2 word 7
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 90:2 word 8
ע֝וֹלָ֗םo.Lamperpetuity
Lemma: עוֹלָם (o.lam) · Strong's: H5769G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: forever: enduring
Used 388 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 6:3, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 9:16, Genesis 13:15, Genesis 17:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5769G; TAHOT Psalms 90:2 word 9
אַתָּ֥ה'a.Tahyou
Lemma: אַתָּ֫ה (at.tah) · Strong's: H0859A
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Second · Masculine · Singular (HPp2ms)
Meaning: you(m.s.)
Used 739 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:15, Genesis 3:19, Genesis 4:7, Genesis 4:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0859A; TAHOT Psalms 90:2 word 10
אֵֽל\׃'El[are] God
Lemma: אֵל (el) · Strong's: H0410G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: God
Used 205 times. Also: Genesis 16:13, Genesis 17:1, Genesis 21:33, Genesis 28:3, Genesis 31:13, Genesis 35:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0410G; TAHOT Psalms 90:2 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Before | → | טֶ֫רֶם H2962 before |
| the mountains | → | הַר H2022G mountain: mount |
| were born | → | יָלַד H3205 to beget |
| or You brought forth | → | חוּל H2342H to twist: give birth |
| the earth | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet |
| and the world | → | תֵּבֵל H8398 world |
| from everlasting | → | עוֹלָם H5769G forever: enduring |
| to | → | עַד H5704 till |
| everlasting | → | עוֹלָם H5769G forever: enduring |
| You | → | אַתָּ֫ה H0859A you(m.s.) |
| are God | → | אֵל H0410G God |
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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