Psalms 1:1
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.
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ASV
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the wicked, Nor standeth in the way of sinners, Nor sitteth in the seat of scoffers:
KJV
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
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Commentary
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15 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| אַ֥שְֽׁרֵי־ | 'Ash.rei- | how blessed! | H835 → |
| הָאִ֗ישׁ | ha.'Ish | [is] the person | H376 → |
| אֲשֶׁ֤ר׀ | 'a.Sher | who | H834 → |
| לֹ֥א | lo' | not | H3808 → |
| הָלַךְ֮ | ha.laKh | he walks | H1980 → |
| בַּעֲצַ֪ת | ba.'a.Tzat | in [the] counsel of | H6098 → |
| רְשָׁ֫עִ֥ים | re.Sha.'Im | wicked [people] | H7563 → |
| וּבְדֶ֣רֶךְ | u.ve.De.rekh | and in [the] way of | H1870 → |
| חַ֭טָּאִים | Cha.ta.'im | sinners | H2400 → |
| לֹ֥א | lo' | not | H3808 → |
| עָמָ֑ד | 'a.Mad | he stands | H5975 → |
| וּבְמוֹשַׁ֥ב | u.ve.mo.Shav | and in [the] seat of | H4186 → |
| לֵ֝צִ֗ים | le.Tzim | mockers | H3887 → |
| לֹ֣א | lo' | not | H3808 → |
| יָשָֽׁב׃ | ya.Shav | he sits | H3427 → |
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