Psalm 73:7
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Their eyeעֵינֵ֑מֹו
(ei·ne·mov;)
5869: an eyeof uncertain derivation
bulgesיָ֭צָא
(ya·tza)
3318: to go or come outa prim. root
from fatness;מֵחֵ֣לֶב
(me·che·lev)
2459: fatfrom an unused word
The imaginationsמַשְׂכִּיֹּ֥ות
(mas·ki·yo·vt)
4906: a showpiece, figure, imaginationfrom the same as sekvi
of [their] heartלֵבָֽב׃
(le·vav.)
3824: inner man, mind, will, heartfrom an unused word
run riot.עָ֝בְר֗וּ
(a·ve·ru)
5674a: to pass over, through, or by, pass ona prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
Their eyes
`ayin  (ah'-yin)
an eye; by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
stand out
yatsa'  (yaw-tsaw')
to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
with fatness
cheleb  (kheh'-leb)
from an unused root meaning to be fat; fat, whether literally or figuratively; hence, the richest or choice part -- best, fat(-ness), finest, grease, marrow.
they have more
`abar  (aw-bar')
to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)
than heart
lebab  (lay-bawb')
the heart (as the most interior organ)
could wish
maskiyth  (mas-keeth')
a figure (carved on stone, the wall, or any object); figuratively, imagination -- conceit, image(-ry), picture, wish.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Their eye bulges from fatness; The imaginations of their heart run riot.

King James Bible
Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Their eyes bulge out from fatness; the imaginations of their hearts run wild.

International Standard Version
Their eyes bulge from obesity and the imaginations of their mind cross the border into sin.

NET Bible
Their prosperity causes them to do wrong; their thoughts are sinful.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And their evil comes through like grease and they have done according to the thought of the heart.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Their eyes peer out from their fat faces, and their imaginations run wild.

King James 2000 Bible
Their eyes stand out with abundance: they have more than heart could wish.
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