Psalms 119:56 Go deeper
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This I had, because I kept thy precepts. (KJV)
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זֹ֥אתzotthis
Lemma: זֹאת (zot) · Strong's: H2063
Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)
Meaning: this
Used 603 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 9:17, Genesis 12:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2063; TAHOT Psalms 119:56 word 1
הָֽיְתָה\־ha.ye.tah-it has belonged
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Psalms 119:56 word 2
כִּ֖יkithat
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Psalms 119:56 word 3
פִקֻּדֶ֣יךָfi.ku.Dei.chaprecepts your
Lemma: פִּקּוּד (piq.qud) · Strong's: H6490
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: precept
Used 24 times. Also: Psalms 19:8, Psalms 103:18, Psalms 111:7, Psalms 119:4, Psalms 119:15, Psalms 119:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6490; TAHOT Psalms 119:56 word 4
נָצָֽרְתִּי\׃na.Tza.re.tiI have observed
Lemma: נָצַר (na.tsar) · Strong's: H5341
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)
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 119:56 word 5
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| This | → | זֹאת H2063 this |
| is my practice | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| for | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| I obey | → | נָצַר H5341 to watch |
| Your precepts | → | פִּקּוּד H6490 precept |
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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