Genesis 49:6
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Let my soulנַפְשִׁ֔י
(naf·shi,)
5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word
not enterתָּבֹ֣א
(ta·vo)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
into their council;בְּסֹדָם֙
(be·so·dam)
5475: council, counselfrom an unused word
Let not my gloryכְּבֹדִ֑י
(ke·vo·di;)
3519b: abundance, honor, gloryfrom kabad
be unitedתֵּחַ֣ד
(te·chad)
3161: to be uniteda prim. root
with their assembly;בִּקְהָלָ֖ם
(bik·ha·lam)
6951: assembly, convocation, congregationfrom an unused word
Becauseכִּ֤י
(ki)
3588: that, for, whena prim. conjunction
in their angerבְאַפָּם֙
(ve·'ap·pam)
639: a nostril, nose, face, angerfrom anaph
they slewהָ֣רְגוּ
(ha·re·gu)
2026: to kill, slaya prim. root
men,אִ֔ישׁ
(ish,)
376: manfrom an unused word
And in their self-willוּבִרְצֹנָ֖ם
(u·vir·tzo·nam)
7522: goodwill, favor, acceptance, willfrom ratsah
they lamed 
 
6136b: to hamstringdenominative verb from eqer
oxen.שֹֽׁור׃
(sho·vr.)
7794: a head of cattle (bullock, ox, etc.)from an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
O my soul
nephesh  (neh'-fesh)
a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
come
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
not thou into their secret
cowd  (sode)
a session, i.e. company of persons (in close deliberation); by implication, intimacy, consultation, a secret -- assembly, consel, inward, secret (counsel).
unto their assembly
qahal  (kaw-hawl')
assemblage (usually concretely) -- assembly, company, congregation, multitude.
mine honour
kabowd  (kaw-bode')
weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness -- glorious(-ly), glory, honour(-able).
be not thou united
yachad  (yaw-khad')
to be (or become) one -- join, unite.
for in their anger
'aph  (af)
the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
they slew
harag  (haw-rag')
to smite with deadly intent -- destroy, out of hand, kill, murder(-er), put to (death), make (slaughter), slay(-er), surely.
a man
'iysh  (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
and in their selfwill
ratsown  (raw-tsone')
delight (especially as shown) -- (be) acceptable(-ance, -ed), delight, desire, favour, (good) pleasure, (own, self, voluntary) will, as...(what) would.
they digged down
`aqar  (aw-kar')
to pluck up (especially by the roots); specifically, to hamstring; figuratively, to exterminate -- dig down, hough, pluck up, root up.
a wall
showr  (shore)
a bullock (as a traveller) -- bull(-ock), cow, ox
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Let my soul not enter into their council; Let not my glory be united with their assembly; Because in their anger they slew men, And in their self-will they lamed oxen.

King James Bible
O my soul, come not thou into their secret; unto their assembly, mine honour, be not thou united: for in their anger they slew a man, and in their selfwill they digged down a wall.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
May I never enter their council; may I never join their assembly. For in their anger they kill men, and on a whim they hamstring oxen.

International Standard Version
I'll never join their council; I'll never enter their assembly. In their anger they committed murder and lamed cattle just for fun.

NET Bible
O my soul, do not come into their council, do not be united to their assembly, my heart, for in their anger they have killed men, and for pleasure they have hamstrung oxen.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Do not let me attend their secret meetings. Do not let me join their assembly. In their anger they murdered men. At their whim they crippled cattle.

King James 2000 Bible
O my soul, come not into their secret; unto their assembly, my spirit, be not united: for in their anger they slew a man, and in their self-will they dug down a wall.
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