Psalms 49:20

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Psalms 49:20


← Psalms 49:19 Psalms 49:20 (KJV) Psalms 50:1 →
He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light.
Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.
A Psalm of Asaph. The mighty God, even the LORD, hath spoken, and called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

ManH120 that is in honourH3366, and understandethH995 not, is likeH4911 the beastsH929 that perishH1820.


Original Hebrew

אָדָם בִּיקָר וְלֹא יָבִין נִמְשַׁל כַּבְּהֵמֹות נִדְמוּ׃

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Morphology Gloss
אָדָ֣ם
'a.Dam H120 HNcmsa humankind
בִּ֭/יקָר
Bi./kor H3366 HR/Ncmsa with/ honor
וְ/לֹ֣א
ve./Lo' H3808 HC/Tn and/ not
יָבִ֑ין
ya.Vin H995 HVqi3ms he understands
נִמְשַׁ֖ל
nim.Shal H4911 HVNp3ms he is like
כַּ/בְּהֵמ֣וֹת
ka./be.he.Mot H929 HRd/Ncfpa like the/ animals
נִדְמֽוּ
nid.Mu H1820 HVNp3cp (which) they are destroyed
Strong's References
  • H120 — אָדָם (ʼâdâm, aw-dawm'): from אָדַם (ʼâdam) H119; ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.); [idiom] another, [phrase] hypocrite, [phrase] common sort, [idiom] low, man (mean, of low degree), person.
  • H929 — בְּהֵמָה (bᵉhêmâh, be-hay-maw'): from an unused root (probably meaning to be mute); properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective); beast, cattle.
  • H995 — בִּין (bîyn, bene): a primitive root; to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understand; attend, consider, be cunning, diligently, direct, discern, eloquent, feel, inform, instruct, have intelligence, know, look well to, mark, perceive, be prudent, regard, (can) skill(-full), teach, think, (cause, make to, get, give, have) understand(-ing), view, (deal) wise(-ly, man).
  • H1820 — דָּמָה (dâmâh, daw-mam'): a primitive root; to be dumb or silent; hence, to fail or perish; trans. to destroy; cease, be cut down (off), destroy, be brought to silence, be undone, [idiom] utterly.
  • H3366 — יְקָר (yᵉqâr, yek-awr'): from יָקַר (yâqar) H3365; value, i.e. (concretely) wealth; abstractly, costliness, dignity; honour, precious (things), price.
  • H4911 — מָשַׁל (mâshal, maw-shal'): denominative from מָשָׁל (mâshâl) H4912; to liken, i.e. (transitively) to use figurative language (an allegory, adage, song or the like); intransitively, to resemble; be(-come) like, compare, use (as a) proverb, speak (in proverbs), utter.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

  • H3808 — לֹא (lôʼ, lo): or לוֹא (lôwʼ); or לֹה (lôh); (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles; [idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as truly as, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] verily, for want, [phrase] whether, without.
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Reciprocal references (2): Isaiah 14:10, Daniel 4:30

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