Psalms 119:34 Go deeper

Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart. (KJV)

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הֲ֭בִינֵנִיHa.vi.ne.nigive understanding me

Lemma: בִּין (bin) · Strong's: H0995

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhv2ms)

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 119:34 word 1

וְאֶצְּרָ֥הve.'e.tze.Rahso let me observe

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

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqc1cs)

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 119:34 word 2

תֽוֹרָתֶ֗ךָto.ra.Te.khalaw your

Lemma: תּוֹרָה (to.rah) · Strong's: H8451

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

Meaning: instruction

Used 216 times. Also: Genesis 26:5, Exodus 12:49, Exodus 13:9, Exodus 16:4, Exodus 16:28, Exodus 18:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8451; TAHOT Psalms 119:34 word 3

וְאֶשְׁמְרֶ֥נָּהve.'esh.me.Re.nahso I may keep it

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

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqu1cs)

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 119:34 word 4

בְכָל\־ve.khol-with all

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Psalms 119:34 word 5

לֵֽב\׃Lev[the] heart

Lemma: לֵב (lev) · Strong's: H3820A

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

Meaning: heart

Used 593 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 6:6, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 24:45 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3820A; TAHOT Psalms 119:34 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

Give me understanding	→	בִּין H0995 to understand
that I may obey	→	נָצַר H5341 to watch
Your law	→	תּוֹרָה H8451 instruction
and follow it	→	שָׁמַר H8104G to keep: obey
with all	→	כֹּל H3605 all
my heart	→	לֵב H3820A heart

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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