Psalms 139:6 Go deeper

Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it. (KJV)

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דַ֣עַתDa.'atknowledge

Lemma: דַּ֫עַת (da.at) · Strong's: H1847

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: knowledge

Used 92 times. Also: Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Exodus 31:3, Exodus 35:31, Numbers 24:16, Deuteronomy 4:42 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1847; TAHOT Psalms 139:6 word 1

מִמֶּ֑נִּיmi.Me.nifor me

Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: from

Used 1184 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT Psalms 139:6 word 2

נִ֝שְׂגְּבָ֗הnis.ge.Vahit is set on high

Lemma: שָׂגַב (sa.gav) · Strong's: H7682

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HVNrfsa)

Meaning: to exalt

Used 20 times. Also: Deuteronomy 2:36, Job 5:11, Job 36:22, Psalms 20:1, Psalms 59:1, Psalms 69:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7682; TAHOT Psalms 139:6 word 3

לֹא\־lo'-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 139:6 word 4

א֥וּכַֽל'U.khalI am able

Lemma: יָכֹל (ya.khol) · Strong's: H3201

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqi1cs)

Meaning: be able

Used 193 times. Also: Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 19:22, Genesis 24:50 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3201; TAHOT Psalms 139:6 word 5

How the BSB renders it

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

[Such] knowledge	→	דַּ֫עַת H1847 knowledge
[is] too wonderful	→	פִּלְאִי H6383 incomprehensible
for me	→	מִן־ H4480A from
too lofty	→	שָׂגַב H7682 to exalt
for me to attain	→	יָכֹל H3201 be able

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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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