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They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood. (KJV)
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יָ֭גוֹדּוּYa.go.duthey band together
Lemma: גָּדַד (ga.dad) · Strong's: H1413
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)
Meaning: to cut
Used 8 times. Also: Deuteronomy 14:1, 1 Kings 18:28, Jeremiah 5:7, Jeremiah 16:6, Jeremiah 41:5, Jeremiah 47:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1413; TAHOT Psalms 94:21 word 1
עַל\־'al-on
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Psalms 94:21 word 2
נֶ֣פֶשׁNe.fesh[the] life of
Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: soul: life
Used 206 times. Also: Genesis 1:30, Genesis 9:4, Genesis 9:5, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5315H; TAHOT Psalms 94:21 word 3
צַדִּ֑יקtza.Dik[the] righteous
Lemma: צַדִּיק (tsad.diq) · Strong's: H6662
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: righteous
Used 206 times. Also: Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 18:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6662; TAHOT Psalms 94:21 word 4
וְדָ֖םve.Damand blood
Lemma: דָּם (dam) · Strong's: H1818
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: blood
Used 359 times. Also: Genesis 4:10, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 9:4, Genesis 9:5, Genesis 9:6, Genesis 37:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1818; TAHOT Psalms 94:21 word 5
נָקִ֣יna.Kiinnocent
Lemma: נָקִי (na.qi) · Strong's: H5355A
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: innocent
Used 41 times. Also: Genesis 24:41, Genesis 44:10, Exodus 21:28, Exodus 23:7, Numbers 32:22, Deuteronomy 19:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5355A; TAHOT Psalms 94:21 word 6
יַרְשִֽׁיעוּ\׃yar.Shi.'uthey condemn as guilty
Lemma: רָשַׁע (ra.sah) · Strong's: H7561
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVhi3mp)
Meaning: be wicked
Used 33 times. Also: Exodus 22:9, Deuteronomy 25:1, 1 Samuel 14:47, 2 Samuel 22:22, 1 Kings 8:32, 1 Kings 8:47 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7561; TAHOT Psalms 94:21 word 7
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| They band together | → | גָּדַד H1413 to cut |
| against | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the righteous | → | צַדִּיק H6662 righteous |
| and condemn | → | רָשַׁע H7561 be wicked |
| the innocent | → | נָקִי H5355A innocent |
| to death | → | דָּם H1818 blood |
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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