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I counsel thee to keep the king’s commandment, and that in regard of the oath of God. (KJV)

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אֲנִי֙'a.NiI

Lemma: אֲנִי (a.ni) · Strong's: H0589

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

Meaning: I

Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 6:17, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 14:23, Genesis 15:7, Genesis 17:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0589; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 8:2 word 1

פִּי\־pi-[the] mouth of

Lemma: פֶּה (peh) · Strong's: H6310I

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

Meaning: lip: word

Used 83 times. Also: Genesis 41:40, Genesis 45:21, Exodus 4:10, Exodus 17:1, Exodus 38:21, Leviticus 24:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6310I; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 8:2 word 2

מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekha king

Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G

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

Meaning: king

Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 8:2 word 3

שְׁמ֔וֹרshe.Morkeep

Lemma: שָׁמַר (sha.mar) · Strong's: H8104G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)

Meaning: to keep: obey

Used 202 times. Also: Genesis 17:9, Genesis 17:10, Genesis 18:19, Genesis 26:5, Genesis 37:11, Exodus 12:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8104G; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 8:2 word 4

וְעַ֕לve.'Aland on

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 8:2 word 5

דִּבְרַ֖תdiv.Rat[the] cause of

Lemma: דִּבְרָה (div.rah) · Strong's: H1700

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: cause

Used 5 times. Also: Job 5:8, Psalms 110:4, Ecclesiastes 3:18, Ecclesiastes 7:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1700; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 8:2 word 6

שְׁבוּעַ֥תshe.vu.'At[the] oath of

Lemma: שְׁבוּעָה (she.vu.ah) · Strong's: H7621

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: oath

Used 30 times. Also: Genesis 24:8, Genesis 26:3, Exodus 22:11, Leviticus 5:4, Numbers 5:21, Numbers 30:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7621; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 8:2 word 7

אֱלֹהִֽים\׃'E.lo.HimGod

Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G

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

Meaning: God

Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 8:2 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

Keep	→	שָׁמַר H8104G to keep: obey
the king’s	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king
command	→	פֶּה H6310I lip: word
I say	→	אֲנִי H0589 I
because of	→	עַל H5921A upon
. . .	→	דִּבְרָה H1700 cause
your oath	→	שְׁבוּעָה H7621 oath
before God	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God

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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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