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אַשְׁרֵי־
'ash·rei-
how blessed
noun · construct
הָאִישׁ
ha·'ish
[is] the person
noun · absolute
אֲשֶׁר
'a·sher
who
particle
לֹא
lo'
not
particle
הָלַךְ
ha·lakh
he walks
verb · qal · perfect
בַּעֲצַת
ba·'a·tzat
in [the] counsel of
noun · construct
רְשָׁעִים
re·sha·'im
wicked [people]
noun · absolute
וּבְדֶרֶךְ
u·ve·de·rekh
and in [the] way of
noun · construct
חַטָּאִים
cha·ta·'im
sinners
adjective · absolute
לֹא
lo'
not
particle
עָמָד
'a·mad
he stands
verb · qal · perfect
וּבְמוֹשַׁב
u·ve·mo·shav
and in [the] seat of
noun · construct
לֵצִים
le·tzim
mockers
adjective · absolute
לֹא
lo'
not
particle
יָשָׁב
ya·shav
he sits
verb · qal · perfect
Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers.
כִּי
ki
that
particle
אִם
'im
except
particle
בְּתוֹרַת
be·to·rat
[is] in [the] law of
noun · construct
יְהוָה
yah·weh
Yahweh
noun
חֶפְצוֹ
chef·tzo
delight his
noun · construct
וּבְתוֹרָתוֹ
u·ve·to·ra·to
and in law his
noun · construct
יֶהְגֶּה
yeh·geh
he meditates
verb · qal · imperfect
יוֹמָם
yo·mam
by day
adverb
וָלָיְלָה
va·la·ye·lah
and night
noun · absolute
But his delight is in the Law of the LORD, and on His law he meditates day and night.
וְהָיָה
ve·ha·yah
and he is
verb · qal · weqatal
כְּעֵץ
ke·'etz
like a tree
noun · absolute
שָׁתוּל
sha·tul
planted
verb · qal · participle
עַל־
'al-
at
preposition
פַּלְגֵי
pal·gei
streams of
noun · construct
מָיִם
ma·yim
water
noun · absolute
אֲשֶׁר
'a·sher
which
particle
פִּרְיוֹ
pir·yo
fruit its
noun · construct
יִתֵּן
yi·ten
it gives
verb · qal · imperfect
בְּעִתּוֹ
be·'i·to
at appropriate time its
noun · construct
וְעָלֵהוּ
ve·'a·le·hu
and leafage its
noun · construct
לֹא־
lo'-
not
particle
יִבּוֹל
yi·bol
it withers
verb · qal · imperfect
וְכֹל
ve·khol
and all
noun · absolute
אֲשֶׁר־
'a·sher-
that
particle
יַעֲשֶׂה
ya·'a·seh
he does
verb · qal · imperfect
יַצְלִיחַ
yatz·li·ach
it succeeds
verb · hiphil · imperfect
He is like a tree planted by streams of water, yielding its fruit in season, whose leaf does not wither, and who prospers in all he does.
לֹא־
lo'-
not
particle
כֵן
khen
[are] so
adverb
הָרְשָׁעִים
ha·re·sha·'im
the wicked [people]
noun · absolute
כִּי
ki
that
particle
אִם־
'im-
except
particle
כַּמֹּץ
ka·motz
[they are] like the chaff
noun · absolute
אֲשֶׁר־
'asher-
which
particle
תִּדְּפֶנּוּ
ti·de·fe·nu
it drives about it
verb · qal · imperfect
רוּחַ
ru·ach
wind
noun · absolute
Not so the wicked! For they are like chaff driven off by the wind.
עַל־
'al-
there-
preposition
כֵּן
ken
-fore
adverb
לֹא־
lo'-
not
particle
יָקֻמוּ
ya·ku·mu
they will stand
verb · qal · imperfect
רְשָׁעִים
re·sha·'im
wicked [people]
noun · absolute
בַּמִּשְׁפָּט
ba·mish·pat
in the judgment
noun · absolute
וְחַטָּאִים
ve·cha·ta·'im
and sinners
adjective · absolute
בַּעֲדַת
ba·'a·dat
in [the] congregation of
noun · construct
צַדִּיקִים
tza·di·kim
righteous [people]
adjective · absolute
Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.
כִּי־
ki-
for
particle
יוֹדֵעַ
yo·de·a'
[is] knowing
verb · qal · participle
יְהוָה
yah·weh
Yahweh
noun
דֶּרֶךְ
de·rekh
[the] way of
noun · construct
צַדִּיקִים
tza·di·kim
righteous [people]
adjective · absolute
וְדֶרֶךְ
ve·de·rekh
and [the] way of
noun · construct
רְשָׁעִים
re·sha·'im
wicked [people]
noun · absolute
תֹּאבֵד
to·ved
it will perish
verb · qal · imperfect
For the LORD guards the path of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.
Job 42
Psalms 2
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English: Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Grammar from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). Sentence structure and references from MACULA Greek and Hebrew (Biblica / Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0). Meaning groups from the UBS MARBLE Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Greek, based on Louw & Nida. Words marked with a dotted line are found in only some manuscripts.