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Psalm 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.
Psalm 32:9
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

אַל־תִּֽהְי֤וּ׀ כְּס֥וּס כְּפֶרֶד֮ אֵ֤ין הָ֫בִ֥ין בְּמֶֽתֶג־וָרֶ֣סֶן עֶדְי֣וֹ לִבְל֑וֹם בַּ֝֗ל קְרֹ֣ב אֵלֶֽיךָ׃

  1. אַל־'al-“may not”
    Particle, negative · from אַל · “not” · Strong's H0408
  2. תִּֽהְי֤וּ׀tih.Yu“you be”
    Verb, qal, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  3. כְּס֥וּסke.Sus“like a horse”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from סוּס · “horse” · Strong's H5483M
  4. כְּפֶרֶד֮ke.fe.Red“like a mule”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from פֶּ֫רֶד · “mule” · Strong's H6505
  5. אֵ֤ין'ein“[which] there not”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אַ֫יִן · “nothing” · Strong's H0369
  6. הָ֫בִ֥יןha.Vin“[is] understanding”
    Verb, hiphil, infinitive construct, common · from בִּין · “to understand” · Strong's H0995
  7. בְּמֶֽתֶג־be.me.teg-“with bridle”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫תֶג · “bridle” · Strong's H4964
  8. וָרֶ֣סֶןva.Re.sen“and halter”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from רֶ֫סֶן · “bridle” · Strong's H7448
  9. עֶדְי֣וֹed.Yo“trapping[s] its”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עֲדִי · “ornament” · Strong's H5716
  10. לִבְל֑וֹםliv.Lom“to restrain”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from בָּלַם · “to hold in” · Strong's H1102
  11. בַּ֝֗לBal“not”
    Particle, negative · from בַּל · “not” · Strong's H1077
  12. קְרֹ֣בke.Ro“to draw near”
    Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from קָרַב · “come” · Strong's H7126G
  13. אֵלֶֽיךָ׃'e.Lei.kha“to you”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)