Psalms 119:85 Go deeper

The proud have digged pits for me, which are not after thy law. (KJV)

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כָּֽרוּ\־ka.ru-they have dug

Lemma: כָּרָה (ka.rah) · Strong's: H3738B

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to pierce

Used 14 times. Also: Genesis 26:25, Genesis 50:5, Exodus 21:33, Numbers 21:18, 2 Chronicles 16:14, Psalms 7:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3738B; TAHOT Psalms 119:85 word 1

זֵדִ֣יםze.Dimarrogant [people]

Lemma: זֵד (zed) · Strong's: H2086

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)

Meaning: arrogant

Used 13 times. Also: Psalms 19:13, Psalms 86:14, Psalms 119:21, Psalms 119:51, Psalms 119:69, Psalms 119:78 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2086; TAHOT Psalms 119:85 word 2

שִׁיח֑וֹתshi.Chotpits

Lemma: שִׁיחָה (shi.chah) · Strong's: H7882

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: pit

Used 2 times. Also: Psalms 57:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7882; TAHOT Psalms 119:85 word 3

אֲ֝שֶׁ֗ר'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 119:85 word 4

לֹ֣אlo'not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Psalms 119:85 word 5

כְתוֹרָתֶֽךָ\׃khe.to.ra.Te.kha[are] according to law 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 119:85 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

The arrogant	→	זֵד H2086 arrogant
have dug	→	כָּרָה H3738B to pierce
pits	→	שִׁיחָה H7882 pit
for me	→
in violation of	→	לֹא H3808 not
Your law	→	תּוֹרָה H8451 instruction

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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