Psalms 49:12
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish. | But a man, despite his wealth, cannot endure; he is like the beasts that perish. | But man being in honor abideth not: He is like the beasts that perish. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and humankind | וְאָדָ֣ם | ve-'a-DAM | H0120G | manאָדָם (a.dam) 1) man, mankind 1a) man, human being 1b) man, mankind (much more frequently intended sense in OT) 1c) Adam, first man 1d) city in Jordan valley |
| in honor | בִּ֭יקָר | BI-kor | H3366 | preciousnessיְקָר (ye.qar) 1) price, value, preciousness, honour, splendour, pomp 1a) preciousness 1b) price 1c) honour, esteem Aramaic equivalent: ye.qar (יְקָר "honor" H3367) |
| not | בַּל־ | bal- | H1077 | notבַּל (bal) not, hardly, else |
| he remains | יָלִ֑ין | ya-LIN | H3885A | to lodgeלוּן (lun) 1) to lodge, stop over, pass the night, abide 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to lodge, pass the night 1a2) to abide, remain (fig.) 1b) (Hiphil) to cause to rest, lodge 1c) (Hithpalpel) to dwell, abide |
| he is like | נִמְשַׁ֖ל | nim-SHAL | H4911A | to likenמָשַׁל (ma.shal) 1) to represent, liken, be like 1a) (Niphal) to liken, be like, be similar 1b) (Hiphil) to compare 1c) (Hithpael) to become like |
| like the animals | כַּבְּהֵמ֣וֹת | ka-be-he-MOT | H0929 | animalבְּהֵמָה (be.he.mah) 1) beast, cattle, animal 1a) beasts (coll of all animals) 1b) cattle, livestock (of domestic animals) 1c) wild beasts |
| [which] they are destroyed | נִדְמֽוּ׃ | nid-MU | H1820 | to ceaseדָּמָה (da.mah) 1) to cease, cause to cease, cut off, destroy, perish 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to cease 1a2) to cause to cease, destroy 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be cut off 1b2) to be undone, be cut off at sight of the theophany |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.