Psalms 119:95 Go deeper

The wicked have waited for me to destroy me: but I will consider thy testimonies. (KJV)

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קִוּ֣וּki.Vuthey have waited

Lemma: קָוָה (qa.vah) · Strong's: H6960A

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVpp3cp)

Meaning: to await

Used 45 times. Also: Genesis 49:18, Job 3:9, Job 6:19, Job 7:2, Job 17:13, Job 30:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6960A; TAHOT Psalms 119:95 word 1

רְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'Imwicked [people]

Lemma: רָשָׁע (ra.sah) · Strong's: H7563

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: wicked

Used 262 times. Also: Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:25, Exodus 2:13, Exodus 9:27, Exodus 23:1, Exodus 23:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7563; TAHOT Psalms 119:95 word 2

לְאַבְּדֵ֑נִיle.'a.be.De.nito destroy me

Lemma: אָבַד (a.vad) · Strong's: H0006

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)

Meaning: to perish

Used 183 times. Also: Exodus 10:7, Leviticus 23:30, Leviticus 26:38, Numbers 16:33, Numbers 17:12, Numbers 21:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0006; TAHOT Psalms 119:95 word 3

עֵ֝דֹתֶ֗יךָ'e.do.Tei.khatestimonies your

Lemma: עֵדָה (e.dah) · Strong's: H5713B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: testimony

Used 22 times. Also: Deuteronomy 4:45, Deuteronomy 6:17, Deuteronomy 6:20, Psalms 25:10, Psalms 78:56, Psalms 93:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5713B; TAHOT Psalms 119:95 word 4

אֶתְבּוֹנָֽן\׃'et.bo.NanI will consider carefully

Lemma: בִּין (bin) · Strong's: H0995

Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVti1cs)

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 119:95 word 5

How the BSB renders it

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

The wicked	→	רָשָׁע H7563 wicked
wait	→	קָוָה H6960A to await
to destroy	→	אָבַד H0006 to perish
me	→
but I will ponder	→	בִּין H0995 to understand
Your testimonies	→	עֵדָה H5713B testimony

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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