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For I lift up my hand to heaven, and say, I live for ever. (KJV)

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כִּֽי\־ki-for

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:40 word 1

אֶשָּׂ֥א'e.Sa'I lift up

Lemma: נָשָׂא (na.sa) · Strong's: H5375P

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqi1cs)

Meaning: to lift: vow

Used 26 times. Also: Exodus 6:8, Leviticus 9:22, Numbers 14:30, Nehemiah 9:15, Job 42:9, Psalms 10:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5375P; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:40 word 2

אֶל\־'el-to

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: to(wards)

Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:40 word 3

שָׁמַ֖יִםsha.Ma.yimheaven

Lemma: שָׁמַיִם (sha.ma.yim) · Strong's: H8064

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: heaven

Used 421 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8064; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:40 word 4

יָדִ֑יya.Dihand my

Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027S

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: hand: vow

Used 17 times. Also: Exodus 6:8, Numbers 14:30, Nehemiah 9:15, Psalms 10:12, Psalms 28:2, Psalms 106:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3027S; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:40 word 5

וְאָמַ֕רְתִּיve.'a.Mar.tiand I will say

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqq1cs)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:40 word 6

חַ֥יchai[am] living

Lemma: חַי (chay) · Strong's: H2416A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: alive

Used 242 times. Also: Genesis 1:20, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:30, Genesis 2:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2416A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:40 word 7

אָנֹכִ֖י'a.no.KhiI

Lemma: אָֽנֹכִ֫י (a.no.khi) · Strong's: H0595

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · First · Either gender · Singular (HPp1bs)

Meaning: I

Used 359 times. Also: Genesis 3:10, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 15:2, Genesis 15:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0595; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:40 word 8

לְעֹלָֽם\׃le.'o.Lamfor ever

Lemma: עוֹלָם (o.lam) · Strong's: H5769G

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

Meaning: forever: enduring

Used 388 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 6:3, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 9:16, Genesis 13:15, Genesis 17:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5769G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 32:40 word 9

How the BSB renders it

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

For	→	כִּי H3588A for
I lift up	→	נָשָׂא H5375P to lift: vow
My hand	→	יָד H3027S hand: vow
to	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
heaven	→	שָׁמַיִם H8064 heaven
and declare	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
As surely as I	→	אָֽנֹכִ֫י H0595 I
live	→	חַי H2416A alive
forever	→	עוֹלָם H5769G forever: enduring

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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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