Psalms 119:23 Go deeper
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Princes also did sit and speak against me: but thy servant did meditate in thy statutes. (KJV)
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גַּ֤םgamalso
Lemma: גַּם (gam) · Strong's: H1571
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: also
Used 769 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 4:22, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 6:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1571; TAHOT Psalms 119:23 word 1
יָֽשְׁב֣וּya.she.Vuthey sit
Lemma: יָשַׁב (ya.shav) · Strong's: H3427
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: to dwell
Used 1068 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 11:2, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3427; TAHOT Psalms 119:23 word 2
שָׂ֭רִיםSa.rimofficials
Lemma: שַׂר (sar) · Strong's: H8269
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: ruler
Used 421 times. Also: Genesis 12:15, Genesis 21:22, Genesis 21:32, Genesis 26:26, Genesis 37:36, Genesis 39:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8269; TAHOT Psalms 119:23 word 3
נִדְבָּ֑רוּnid.Ba.ruthey speak together
Lemma: דָבַר (da.var) · Strong's: H1696G
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVNp3cp)
Meaning: to speak: speak
Used 1056 times. Also: Genesis 8:15, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 16:13, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1696G; TAHOT Psalms 119:23 word 4
עַ֝בְדְּךָ֗'av.de.khaservant your
Lemma: עֶ֫בֶד (e.ved) · Strong's: H5650
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: servant/slave
Used 796 times. Also: Genesis 9:25, Genesis 9:26, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 18:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5650; TAHOT Psalms 119:23 word 5
יָשִׂ֥יחַya.Si.achhe meditates
Lemma: שִׂיחַ (si.ach) · Strong's: H7878
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to muse
Used 20 times. Also: Judges 5:10, 1 Chronicles 16:9, Job 7:11, Job 12:8, Psalms 55:17, Psalms 69:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7878; TAHOT Psalms 119:23 word 6
בְּחֻקֶּֽיךָ\׃be.chu.Kei.chaon decrees your
Lemma: חֹק (choq) · Strong's: H2706G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: statute: decree
Used 100 times. Also: Genesis 47:26, Exodus 5:14, Exodus 12:24, Exodus 15:25, Exodus 15:26, Exodus 18:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2706G; TAHOT Psalms 119:23 word 7
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Though | → | גַּם H1571 also |
| rulers | → | שַׂר H8269 ruler |
| sit | → | יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell |
| and slander | → | דָבַר H1696G to speak: speak |
| me | → | |
| Your servant | → | עֶ֫בֶד H5650 servant/slave |
| meditates | → | שִׂיחַ H7878 to muse |
| on Your statutes | → | חֹק H2706G statute: decree |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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