Psalm 58:5
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Soאֲשֶׁ֣ר
(a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
that it does not hearיִ֭שְׁמַע
(yish·ma)
8085: to heara prim. root
the voiceלְקֹ֣ול
(le·ko·vl)
6963: sound, voicefrom an unused word
of charmers,מְלַחֲשִׁ֑ים
(me·la·cha·shim;)
3907: to whisper, charma prim. root
[Or] a skillfulמְחֻכָּֽם׃
(me·chuk·kam.)
2449: to be wisea prim. root
casterחֹובֵ֖ר
(cho·v·ver)
2266: to unite, be joined, to tie a magic knot or spell, to charma prim. root
of spells.חֲבָרִ֣ים
(cha·va·rim)
2267: company, association, spellfrom chabar


















KJV Lexicon
Which will not hearken
shama`  (shaw-mah')
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
to the voice
qowl  (kole)
from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound
of charmers
lachash  (law-khash')
to whisper; by implication, to mumble a spell (as a magician) -- charmer, whisper (together).
charming
chabar  (khaw-bar')
to join; specifically (by means of spells) to fascinate
cheber  (kheh'-ber)
a society; also a spell -- + charmer(-ing), company, enchantment, wide.
never so wisely
chakam  (khaw-kam')
exceeding, teach wisdom, be (make self, shew self) wise, deal (never so) wisely, make wiser.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
So that it does not hear the voice of charmers, Or a skillful caster of spells.

King James Bible
Which will not hearken to the voice of charmers, charming never so wisely.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
that does not listen to the sound of the charmers who skillfully weave spells.

International Standard Version
refusing to hear the voice of the snake charmer, the cunning enchanter.

NET Bible
that does not respond to the magicians, or to a skilled snake-charmer.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
That will not hear the voice of the charmer or conjurer or of a wise man.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
so that it cannot hear the voice of a snake charmer or of anyone trained to cast spells.

King James 2000 Bible
Which will not hearken to the voice of charmers, charming ever so wisely.
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