Psalms 1:2 Go deeper

But his delight is in the law of the LORD ; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. (KJV)

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כִּ֤יkithat

Lemma: כִּי [אם] (ki im) · Strong's: H3588B

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: that if: except

Used 137 times. Also: Genesis 15:4, Genesis 28:17, Genesis 32:26, Genesis 32:28, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 39:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588B; TAHOT Psalms 1:2 word 1

אִ֥ם'imexcept

Lemma: [כִּי] אם (ki im) · Strong's: H0518B

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: if: except

Used 150 times. Also: Genesis 15:4, Genesis 28:17, Genesis 32:26, Genesis 32:28, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 39:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0518B; TAHOT Psalms 1:2 word 2

בְּתוֹרַ֥תbe.to.Rat[is] in [the] law of

Lemma: תּוֹרָה (to.rah) · Strong's: H8451

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

Meaning: instruction

Used 216 times. Also: Genesis 26:5, Exodus 12:49, Exodus 13:9, Exodus 16:4, Exodus 16:28, Exodus 18:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8451; TAHOT Psalms 1:2 word 3

יְהוָ֗הYah.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 Psalms 1:2 word 4

חֶ֫פְצ֥וֹchef.Tzodelight his

Lemma: חֵ֫פֶץ (che.phets) · Strong's: H2656

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

Meaning: pleasure

Used 39 times. Also: 1 Samuel 15:22, 1 Samuel 18:25, 2 Samuel 23:5, 1 Kings 5:8, 1 Kings 5:9, 1 Kings 5:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2656; TAHOT Psalms 1:2 word 5

וּֽבְתוֹרָת֥וֹu.ve.to.ra.Toand in law his

Lemma: תּוֹרָה (to.rah) · Strong's: H8451

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

Meaning: instruction

Used 216 times. Also: Genesis 26:5, Exodus 12:49, Exodus 13:9, Exodus 16:4, Exodus 16:28, Exodus 18:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8451; TAHOT Psalms 1:2 word 6

יֶהְגֶּ֗הyeh.Gehhe meditates

Lemma: הָגָה (ha.gah) · Strong's: H1897

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to mutter

Used 25 times. Also: Joshua 1:8, Job 27:4, Psalms 2:1, Psalms 35:28, Psalms 37:30, Psalms 38:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1897; TAHOT Psalms 1:2 word 7

יוֹמָ֥םyo.Mamby day

Lemma: יוֹמָם (yo.mam) · Strong's: H3119

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: by day

Used 50 times. Also: Exodus 13:21, Exodus 13:22, Exodus 40:38, Leviticus 8:35, Numbers 9:21, Numbers 10:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3119; TAHOT Psalms 1:2 word 8

וָלָֽיְלָה\׃va.La.ye.lahand night

Lemma: לַ֫יְלָה (lay.lah) · Strong's: H3915

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

Meaning: night

Used 231 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 7:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3915; TAHOT Psalms 1:2 word 9

How the BSB renders it

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

But	→	כִּי [אם] H3588B that if: except
. . .	→	[כִּי] אם H0518B if: except
his delight	→	חֵ֫פֶץ H2656 pleasure
[is] in the Law	→	תּוֹרָה H8451 instruction
of the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
and on His law	→	תּוֹרָה H8451 instruction
he meditates	→	הָגָה H1897 to mutter
day	→	יוֹמָם H3119 by day
and night	→	לַ֫יְלָה H3915 night

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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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