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Seek the LORD and his strength, seek his face continually. (KJV)

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דִּרְשׁ֤וּdir.Shuseek

Lemma: דָּרַשׁ (da.rash) · Strong's: H1875

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqv2mp)

Meaning: to seek

Used 163 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 25:22, Genesis 42:22, Exodus 18:15, Leviticus 10:16, Deuteronomy 4:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1875; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 16:11 word 1

יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahweh

Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: LORD

Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 16:11 word 2

וְעֻזּ֔וֹve.'u.Zoand strength his

Lemma: עֹז (oz) · Strong's: H5797

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: strength

Used 91 times. Also: Exodus 15:2, Exodus 15:13, Leviticus 26:19, Judges 5:21, Judges 9:51, 1 Samuel 2:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5797; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 16:11 word 3

בַּקְּשׁ֥וּba.ke.Shuseek

Lemma: בָּקַשׁ (ba.qash) · Strong's: H1245

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVpv2mp)

Meaning: to seek

Used 225 times. Also: Genesis 31:39, Genesis 37:15, Genesis 37:16, Genesis 43:9, Genesis 43:30, Exodus 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1245; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 16:11 word 4

פָנָ֖יוfa.Navface his

Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: face: before

Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 16:11 word 5

תָּמִֽיד\׃ta.Midcontinually

Lemma: תָּמִיד (ta.mid) · Strong's: H8548

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: continually

Used 104 times. Also: Exodus 25:30, Exodus 27:20, Exodus 28:29, Exodus 28:30, Exodus 28:38, Exodus 29:38 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8548; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 16:11 word 6

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Seek out	→	דָּרַשׁ H1875 to seek
the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
and His strength	→	עֹז H5797 strength
seek	→	בָּקַשׁ H1245 to seek
His face	→	פָּנֶה H6440G face: before
always	→	תָּמִיד H8548 continually

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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