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And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved. (KJV)
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וְאֶשְׁתַּֽעֲשַׁ֥עve.'esh.ta.'a.Sha'and I may delight myself
Lemma: שָׁעַע (sha.a) · Strong's: H8173B
Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVtu1cs)
Meaning: to delight
Used 6 times. Also: Psalms 94:19, Psalms 119:16, Psalms 119:70, Isaiah 11:8, Isaiah 66:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8173B; TAHOT Psalms 119:47 word 1
בְּמִצְוֹתֶ֗יךָbe.mitz.vo.Tei.khain commandments 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 119:47 word 2
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sherwhich
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Psalms 119:47 word 3
אָהָֽבְתִּי\׃'a.Ha.ve.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 119:47 word 4
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| I delight | → | שָׁעַע H8173B to delight |
| in Your commandments | → | מִצְוָה H4687 commandment |
| because | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| I love them | → | אָהֵב H0157G to love: lover |
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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