Psalms 119:157 Go deeper

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Many are my persecutors and mine enemies; yet do I not decline from thy testimonies. (KJV)

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רַ֭בִּיםRa.bim[are] many

Lemma: רַב (rav) · Strong's: H7227A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)

Meaning: many

Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 21:34, Genesis 24:25, Genesis 25:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7227A; TAHOT Psalms 119:157 word 1

רֹדְפַ֣יro.de.Fai[those who] harass me

Lemma: רָדַף (ra.daph) · Strong's: H7291

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)

Meaning: to pursue

Used 142 times. Also: Genesis 14:14, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 31:23, Genesis 35:5, Genesis 44:4, Exodus 14:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7291; TAHOT Psalms 119:157 word 2

וְצָרָ֑יve.tza.Raiand foes my

Lemma: צַר (tsar) · Strong's: H6862C

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

Meaning: enemy

Used 69 times. Also: Genesis 14:20, Numbers 10:9, Numbers 24:8, Deuteronomy 32:27, Deuteronomy 32:41, Deuteronomy 32:43 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6862C; TAHOT Psalms 119:157 word 3

מֵ֝עֵדְוֹתֶ֗יךָme.'e.de.vo.Tei.khafrom testimonies your

Lemma: עֵדוּת (e.dut) · Strong's: H5715

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

Meaning: testimony

Used 61 times. Also: Exodus 16:34, Exodus 25:16, Exodus 25:21, Exodus 25:22, Exodus 26:33, Exodus 26:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5715; TAHOT Psalms 119:157 word 4

לֹ֣אlo'not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Psalms 119:157 word 5

נָטִֽיתִי\׃na.Ti.tiI have turned aside

Lemma: נָטָה (na.tah) · Strong's: H5186

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

Meaning: to stretch

Used 212 times. Also: Genesis 12:8, Genesis 24:14, Genesis 26:25, Genesis 33:19, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 38:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5186; TAHOT Psalms 119:157 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

[Though] my persecutors	→	רָדַף H7291 to pursue
and foes	→	צַר H6862C enemy
are many	→	רַב H7227A many
I have not	→	לֹא H3808 not
turned	→	נָטָה H5186 to stretch
from Your testimonies	→	עֵדוּת H5715 testimony

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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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