Psalms 32:9
Do not be like the horse or mule, which have no understanding; they must be controlled with bit and bridle to make them come to you.
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ASV
Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding; Whose trappings must be bit and bridle to hold them in, Else they will not come near unto thee.
KJV
Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee.
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13 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| אַל־ | 'al- | may not | H408 → |
| תִּֽהְי֤וּ׀ | tih.Yu | you be | H1961 → |
| כְּס֥וּס | ke.Sus | like a horse | H5483 → |
| כְּפֶרֶד֮ | ke.fe.Red | like a mule | H6505 → |
| אֵ֤ין | 'ein | [which] there not | H369 → |
| הָ֫בִ֥ין | ha.Vin | [is] understanding | H995 → |
| בְּמֶֽתֶג־ | be.me.teg- | with bridle | H4964 → |
| וָרֶ֣סֶן | va.Re.sen | and halter | H7448 → |
| עֶדְי֣וֹ | ed.Yo | trapping[s] its | H5716 → |
| לִבְל֑וֹם | liv.Lom | to restrain | H1102 → |
| בַּ֝֗ל | Bal | not | H1077 → |
| קְרֹ֣ב | ke.Ro | to draw near | H7126 → |
| אֵלֶֽיךָ׃ | 'e.Lei.kha | to you | H413 → |
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