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Psalm 5:4

Hebrew
יְֽהוָ֗הplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigיְהוָֹה

hebrew

Meaning

* Yahweh - God's personal name

It is not a generic term for “god”, but rather the word יְהוָֹה (YHWH) is the name by which God uniquely identifies himself in the Old Testament.

First appearing in Genesis 2:4, it occurs over 6,000 times in the Old Testament.Exodus 3:14Deuteronomy 6:4Psalm 23:1Romans 10:13Joel 2:32Exodus 20:7Psalm 18:1Exodus 15:3Psalm 8:1Genesis 2:41 Samuel 1:3Judges 6:24Genesis 22:14Jeremiah 23:6
בֹּ֭קֶר תִּשְׁמַ֣ע קוֹלִ֑י בֹּ֥קֶר אֶֽעֱרָךְ לְ֝ךָ֗ וַאֲצַפֶּֽה
ESV
For you are not a God who delights in wickedness; evil may not dwell with you.
NIV
You are not a God who takes pleasure in evil; with you the wicked cannot dwell.
NLT
O God, you take no pleasure in wickedness; you cannot tolerate the sins of the wicked.
LXX
ὅτι οὐχὶ θεὸςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigθεὸς

greek

Masculine noun meaning:

* A god or goddess * God
θέλων ἀνομίαν σὺ εἶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί

greek

εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”).

It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g.
οὐδὲ παροικήσει σοι πονηρευόμενος
KJV
For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee.

Psalm 5:3 ← Psalm 5:4 → Psalm 5:5

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