Psalms 119:100 Go deeper

I understand more than the ancients, because I keep thy precepts. (KJV)

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מִזְּקֵנִ֥יםmi.ze.ke.Nimmore than old [people]

Lemma: זָקֵן (za.qen) · Strong's: H2205H

Parsing: Aampa (Aampa)

Meaning: old

Used 50 times. Also: Genesis 18:11, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 24:2, Genesis 25:8, Genesis 35:29, Genesis 43:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2205H; TAHOT Psalms 119:100 word 1

אֶתְבּוֹנָ֑ן'et.bo.NanI gain understanding

Lemma: בִּין (bin) · Strong's: H0995

Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVti1cs)

Meaning: to understand

Used 168 times. Also: Genesis 41:33, Genesis 41:39, Deuteronomy 1:13, Deuteronomy 4:6, Deuteronomy 32:7, Deuteronomy 32:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0995; TAHOT Psalms 119:100 word 2

כִּ֖יkifor

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 Psalms 119:100 word 3

פִקּוּדֶ֣יךָfi.ku.Dei.chaprecepts your

Lemma: פִּקּוּד (piq.qud) · Strong's: H6490

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

Meaning: precept

Used 24 times. Also: Psalms 19:8, Psalms 103:18, Psalms 111:7, Psalms 119:4, Psalms 119:15, Psalms 119:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6490; TAHOT Psalms 119:100 word 4

נָצָֽרְתִּי\׃na.Tza.re.tiI have observed

Lemma: נָצַר (na.tsar) · Strong's: H5341

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)

Meaning: to watch

Used 61 times. Also: Exodus 34:7, Deuteronomy 32:10, Deuteronomy 33:9, 2 Kings 17:9, 2 Kings 18:8, Job 7:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5341; TAHOT Psalms 119:100 word 5

How the BSB renders it

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

I discern	→	בִּין H0995 to understand
more than the elders	→	זָקֵן H2205H old
for	→	כִּי H3588A for
I obey	→	נָצַר H5341 to watch
Your precepts	→	פִּקּוּד H6490 precept

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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