Genesis 49:6
May I never enter their council; may I never join their assembly. For they kill men in their anger, and hamstring oxen on a whim.
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ASV
O my soul, come not thou into their council; Unto their assembly, my glory, be not thou united; For in their anger they slew a man, And in their self-will they hocked an ox.
KJV
O my soul, come not thou into their secret; unto their assembly, mine honour, be not thou united: for in their anger they slew a man, and in their selfwill they digged down a wall.
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15 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| בְּסֹדָם֙ | be.so.Dam | in council their | H5475 → |
| אַל־ | 'al- | may not | H408 → |
| תָּבֹ֣א | ta.Vo' | it enter | H935 → |
| נַפְשִׁ֔י | naf.Shi | self my | H5315 → |
| בִּקְהָלָ֖ם | bik.ha.Lam | in assembly their | H6951 → |
| אַל־ | 'al- | may not | H408 → |
| תֵּחַ֣ד | te.Chad | it be united | H3161 → |
| כְּבֹדִ֑י | ke.vo.Di | honor my | H3519 → |
| כִּ֤י | ki | for | H3588 → |
| בְאַפָּם֙ | ve.'a.Pam | in anger their | H639 → |
| הָ֣רְגוּ | Ha.re.gu | they slew | H2026 → |
| אִ֔ישׁ | 'Ish | a man | H376 → |
| וּבִרְצֹנָ֖ם | u.vir.tzo.Nam | and for pleasure their | H7522 → |
| עִקְּרוּ־ | 'i.ke.ru- | they hamstrung | H6131 → |
| שֽׁוֹר׃ | Shor | ox[en] | H7794 → |
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