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The just LORD is in the midst thereof; he will not do iniquity: every morning doth he bring his judgment to light, he faileth not; but the unjust knoweth no shame. (KJV)
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יְהוָ֤הYah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Zephaniah 3:5 word 1
צַדִּיק֙tza.Dik[is] 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 Zephaniah 3:5 word 2
בְּקִרְבָּ֔הּbe.kir.Bahin midst its
Lemma: קֶ֫רֶב (qe.rev) · Strong's: H7130G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: entrails: among
Used 199 times. Also: Genesis 18:12, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 24:3, Genesis 25:22, Genesis 41:21, Genesis 45:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7130G; TAHOT Zephaniah 3:5 word 3
לֹ֥אlo'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 Zephaniah 3:5 word 4
יַעֲשֶׂ֖הya.'a.Sehhe does
Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to make: do
Used 1745 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 6:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6213A; TAHOT Zephaniah 3:5 word 5
עַוְלָ֑ה'av.Lahinjustice
Lemma: עַוְלָה (av.lah) · Strong's: H5766B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: injustice
Used 31 times. Also: 2 Samuel 3:34, 2 Samuel 7:10, 1 Chronicles 17:9, 2 Chronicles 19:7, Job 5:16, Job 6:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5766B; TAHOT Zephaniah 3:5 word 6
בַּבֹּ֨קֶרba.Bo.kerin the morning
Lemma: בֹּ֫קֶר (bo.qer) · Strong's: H1242
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: morning
Used 214 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:19, Genesis 1:23, Genesis 1:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1242; TAHOT Zephaniah 3:5 word 7
בַּבֹּ֜קֶרba.Bo.kerin the morning
Lemma: בֹּ֫קֶר (bo.qer) · Strong's: H1242
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: morning
Used 214 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:19, Genesis 1:23, Genesis 1:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1242; TAHOT Zephaniah 3:5 word 8
מִשְׁפָּט֨וֹmish.pa.Tojudgment his
Lemma: מִשְׁפָּט (mish.pat) · Strong's: H4941H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: justice
Used 165 times. Also: Genesis 18:19, Genesis 18:25, Exodus 21:9, Exodus 23:6, Numbers 27:5, Deuteronomy 10:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4941H; TAHOT Zephaniah 3:5 word 9
יִתֵּ֤ןyi.Tenhe gives
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to give: give
Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT Zephaniah 3:5 word 10
לָאוֹר֙la.'Orto the light
Lemma: אוֹר (or) · Strong's: H0216
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: light
Used 121 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:18, Exodus 10:23, Judges 16:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0216; TAHOT Zephaniah 3:5 word 11
לֹ֣אlo'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 Zephaniah 3:5 word 12
נֶעְדָּ֔רne'.Darhe fails
Lemma: עָדַר (a.dar) · Strong's: H5737C
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVNrmsa)
Meaning: to lack
Used 7 times. Also: 1 Samuel 30:19, 2 Samuel 17:22, 1 Kings 4:27, Isaiah 34:16, Isaiah 40:26, Isaiah 59:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5737C; TAHOT Zephaniah 3:5 word 13
וְלֹֽא\־ve.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 Zephaniah 3:5 word 14
יוֹדֵ֥עַyo.De.a'[is] knowing
Lemma: יָדַע (ya.da) · Strong's: H3045
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
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 Zephaniah 3:5 word 15
עַוָּ֖ל'a.Valan unrighteous person
בֹּֽשֶׁת\׃Bo.shetshame
Lemma: בֹּ֫שֶׁת (bo.shet) · Strong's: H1322
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: shame
Used 30 times. Also: 1 Samuel 20:30, 2 Chronicles 32:21, Ezra 9:7, Job 8:22, Psalms 35:26, Psalms 40:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1322; TAHOT Zephaniah 3:5 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| The LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| within her | → | קֶ֫רֶב H7130G entrails: among |
| is righteous | → | צַדִּיק H6662 righteous |
| He does | → | עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do |
| no | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| wrong | → | עַוְלָה H5766B injustice |
| He applies | → | נָתַן H5414G to give: give |
| His justice | → | מִשְׁפָּט H4941H justice |
| morning | → | בֹּ֫קֶר H1242 morning |
| by morning | → | בֹּ֫קֶר H1242 morning |
| He does not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| fail | → | עָדַר H5737C to lack |
| at dawn | → | אוֹר H0216 light |
| yet the unjust | → | עַוָּל H5767 unjust |
| know | → | יָדַע H3045 to know |
| no | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| shame | → | בֹּ֫שֶׁת H1322 shame |
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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