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Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; yea, above fine gold. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

עַל\־'al-there-

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 Psalms 119:127 word 1

כֵּ֭ןken-fore

Lemma: כֵּן (ken) · Strong's: H3651C

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: so

Used 734 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3651C; TAHOT Psalms 119:127 word 2

אָהַ֣בְתִּי'a.Hav.tiI love

Lemma: אָהֵב (a.hav) · Strong's: H0157G

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

Meaning: to love: lover

Used 196 times. Also: Genesis 22:2, Genesis 24:67, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 27:4, Genesis 27:9, Genesis 27:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0157G; TAHOT Psalms 119:127 word 3

מִצְוֹתֶ֑יךָmitz.vo.Tei.khacommandments your

Lemma: מִצְוָה (mits.vah) · Strong's: H4687

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: commandment

Used 177 times. Also: Genesis 26:5, Exodus 15:26, Exodus 16:28, Exodus 20:6, Exodus 24:12, Leviticus 4:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4687; TAHOT Psalms 119:127 word 4

מִזָּהָ֥בmi.za.Havmore than gold

Lemma: זָהָב (za.hav) · Strong's: H2091

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

Meaning: gold

Used 389 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 13:2, Genesis 24:22, Genesis 24:35, Genesis 24:53 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2091; TAHOT Psalms 119:127 word 5

וּמִפָּֽז\׃u.mi.Pazand more than pure gold

Lemma: פַּז (paz) · Strong's: H6337

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

Meaning: pure gold

Used 9 times. Also: Job 28:17, Psalms 19:10, Psalms 21:3, Proverbs 8:19, Song of Solomon 5:11, Song of Solomon 5:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6337; TAHOT Psalms 119:127 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

Therefore	→	עַל H5921A upon
. . .	→	כֵּן H3651C so
I love	→	אָהֵב H0157G to love: lover
Your commandments	→	מִצְוָה H4687 commandment
more than gold	→	זָהָב H2091 gold
even the purest gold	→	פַּז H6337 pure gold

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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