Open English Translation (OET)

Hebrew wordlink #245201

OSHB Psa 17:3 בַל (ⱱal) Strongs=1077 Lemma=‘בַּל’
contextual word gloss=‘not’ word gloss=‘nothing’
Morphology=Tn PoS=negative_particle
Year=-1062

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Other uses (2) of identical word form בַל (Morphology=Tn PoS=negative_particle) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘בַל’ (Morphology=Tn PoS=negative_particle) is always and only glossed as ‘not’.

PSA 10:15 contextual word gloss=‘not’ word gloss=‘none’ OSHB PSA 10:15 word 7

OET-LV: 15 Break the_arm _of the_wicked and_bad/evil you _will _seek wickedness _of_his not you _will _find. (PSA_10:15)

OET-RV: ⇔  15 Break the hold of wicked and evil people.
⇔ Prevent them from being able to implement their wicked schemes. (PSA 10:15)

PROV 23:35 contextual word gloss=‘not’ word gloss=‘not’ OSHB PROV 23:35 word 2

OET-LV: 35 They_struck _me not I _am _sick they_struck _me not I _know when will _I _awake I _will _repeat I_will _seek _it again. (PRO_23:35)

OET-RV: 35 You’ll say, “They hit me but it didn’t hurt.
⇔ They beat me but I couldn’t feel it.
⇔ When will I wake up? I’ll have some more—where is it?” (PRO 23:35)