Psalms

Psalm 84:10

¹⁰For better is one day in Your courts

than a thousand elsewhere.

I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God

than dwell in the tents of the wicked.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
better	טֽוֹב־	ṭō·wḇ-	Adjective - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
is one day	י֥וֹם	yō·wm	Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
in Your courts	בַּחֲצֵרֶ֗יךָ	ba·ḥă·ṣê·re·ḵā	Preposition-b; Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine singular	H2691 enclosure, court
than a thousand elsewhere	מֵ֫אָ֥לֶף	mê·’ā·lep̄	Preposition-m; Number - masculine singular	H505 thousand
I would rather	בָּחַ֗רְתִּי	bā·ḥar·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H977 choose
be a doorkeeper	הִ֭סְתּוֹפֵף	his·tō·w·p̄êp̄	Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct	H5605 stand at, or guard, the threshold
in the house	בְּבֵ֣ית	bə·ḇêṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of my God	אֱלֹהַ֑י	’ĕ·lō·hay	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H430 God
than dwell	מִ֝דּ֗וּר	mid·dūr	Preposition-m; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1752 heap up, pile
in the tents	בְּאָהֳלֵי־	bə·’ā·ho·lê-	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct	H168 tent
of the wicked	רֶֽשַׁע׃	re·ša‘	Noun - masculine singular	H7562 wickedness

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.