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Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes behold the things that are equal. (KJV)
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מִ֭לְּפָנֶיךָMi.le.fa.nei.khafrom to before you
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: face
Used 411 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:16, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 11:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440H; TAHOT Psalms 17:2 word 1
מִשְׁפָּטִ֣יmish.pa.Tijudgment my
Lemma: מִשְׁפָּט (mish.pat) · Strong's: H4941G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: justice: judgement
Used 214 times. Also: Exodus 15:25, Exodus 21:1, Exodus 21:31, Exodus 24:3, Exodus 28:15, Exodus 28:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4941G; TAHOT Psalms 17:2 word 2
יֵצֵ֑אye.Tze'may it come forth
Lemma: יָצָא (ya.tsa) · Strong's: H3318G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to come out: come
Used 620 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:16, Genesis 8:18, Genesis 8:19, Genesis 9:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3318G; TAHOT Psalms 17:2 word 3
עֵ֝ינֶ֗יךָ'ei.Nei.khaeyes your
Lemma: עַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H5869A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)
Meaning: eye
Used 461 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 13:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5869A; TAHOT Psalms 17:2 word 4
תֶּחֱזֶ֥ינָהte.che.Zei.nahmay they see
Lemma: חָזָה (cha.zah) · Strong's: H2372
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Plural (HVqi3fp)
Meaning: to see
Used 55 times. Also: Exodus 18:21, Exodus 24:11, Numbers 24:4, Numbers 24:16, Job 8:17, Job 15:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2372; TAHOT Psalms 17:2 word 5
מֵישָׁרִֽים\׃mei.sha.Rimuprightness<es>
Lemma: מֵישָׁר (me.shar) · Strong's: H4339
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: uprightness
Used 19 times. Also: 1 Chronicles 29:17, Psalms 9:8, Psalms 58:1, Psalms 75:2, Psalms 96:10, Psalms 98:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4339; TAHOT Psalms 17:2 word 6
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| May my vindication | → | מִשְׁפָּט H4941G justice: judgement |
| come | → | יָצָא H3318G to come out: come |
| from Your presence | → | פָּנֶה H6440H face |
| may Your eyes | → | עַ֫יִן H5869A eye |
| see | → | חָזָה H2372 to see |
| what is right | → | מֵישָׁר H4339 uprightness |
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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