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My soul hath kept thy testimonies; and I love them exceedingly. (KJV)

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שָֽׁמְרָ֣הsha.me.Rahit keeps

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

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)

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 Psalms 119:167 word 1

נַ֭פְשִׁיNaf.shiself my

Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315G

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

Meaning: soul

Used 245 times. Also: Genesis 34:3, Genesis 34:8, Genesis 35:18, Genesis 42:21, Genesis 49:6, Exodus 23:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5315G; TAHOT Psalms 119:167 word 2

עֵדֹתֶ֑יךָ'e.do.Tei.khatestimonies your

Lemma: עֵדָה (e.dah) · Strong's: H5713B

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

Meaning: testimony

Used 22 times. Also: Deuteronomy 4:45, Deuteronomy 6:17, Deuteronomy 6:20, Psalms 25:10, Psalms 78:56, Psalms 93:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5713B; TAHOT Psalms 119:167 word 3

וָאֹהֲבֵ֥םva.'o.ha.Vemand I have loved them

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

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqw1cs)

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 119:167 word 4

מְאֹֽד\׃me.'Odexceedingly

Lemma: מְאֹד (me.od) · Strong's: H3966

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAcmsa)

Meaning: much

Used 300 times. Also: Genesis 1:31, Genesis 4:5, Genesis 7:18, Genesis 7:19, Genesis 12:14, Genesis 13:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3966; TAHOT Psalms 119:167 word 5

How the BSB renders it

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

I	→	נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315G soul
obey	→	שָׁמַר H8104G to keep: obey
Your testimonies	→	עֵדָה H5713B testimony
and love them	→	אָהֵב H0157G to love: lover
greatly	→	מְאֹד H3966 much

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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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