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Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me, and shalt find nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress. (KJV)

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בָּ֘חַ֤נְתָּba.Chan.tayou have tested

Lemma: בָּחַן (ba.chan) · Strong's: H0974

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqp2ms)

Meaning: to test

Used 29 times. Also: Genesis 42:15, Genesis 42:16, 1 Chronicles 29:17, Job 7:18, Job 12:11, Job 23:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0974; TAHOT Psalms 17:3 word 1

לִבִּ֨י\׀li.Biheart my

Lemma: לֵב (lev) · Strong's: H3820A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: heart

Used 593 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 6:6, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 24:45 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3820A; TAHOT Psalms 17:3 word 2

פָּ֘קַ֤דְתָּpa.Kad.tayou have visited

Lemma: פָּקַד (pa.qad) · Strong's: H6485I

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqp2ms)

Meaning: to reckon: visit

Used 47 times. Also: Genesis 21:1, Genesis 50:24, Genesis 50:25, Exodus 3:16, Exodus 4:31, Exodus 13:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6485I; TAHOT Psalms 17:3 word 3

לַּ֗יְלָהLay.lahnight

Lemma: לַ֫יְלָה (lay.lah) · Strong's: H3915

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: night

Used 231 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 7:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3915; TAHOT Psalms 17:3 word 4

צְרַפְתַּ֥נִיtze.raf.Ta.niyou have tested me

Lemma: צָרַף (tsa.raph) · Strong's: H6884

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqp2ms)

Meaning: to refine

Used 32 times. Also: Judges 7:4, Judges 17:4, 2 Samuel 22:31, Nehemiah 3:8, Nehemiah 3:32, Psalms 12:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6884; TAHOT Psalms 17:3 word 5

בַל\־val-not

Lemma: בַּל (bal) · Strong's: H1077

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 68 times. Also: 1 Chronicles 16:30, Job 41:23, Psalms 10:4, Psalms 10:6, Psalms 10:11, Psalms 10:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1077; TAHOT Psalms 17:3 word 6

תִּמְצָ֑אtim.Tza'you will find

Lemma: מָצָא (ma.tsa) · Strong's: H4672

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)

Meaning: to find

Used 453 times. Also: Genesis 2:20, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 11:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4672; TAHOT Psalms 17:3 word 7

זַ֝מֹּתִ֗יza.mo.TiI have resolved

Lemma: זָמַם (za.mam) · Strong's: H2161

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)

Meaning: to plan

Used 13 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Deuteronomy 19:19, Psalms 31:13, Psalms 37:12, Proverbs 30:32, Proverbs 31:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2161; TAHOT Psalms 17:3 word 8

בַּל\־bal-not

Lemma: בַּל (bal) · Strong's: H1077

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 68 times. Also: 1 Chronicles 16:30, Job 41:23, Psalms 10:4, Psalms 10:6, Psalms 10:11, Psalms 10:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1077; TAHOT Psalms 17:3 word 9

יַעֲבָר\־ya.'a.vor-it will transgress

Lemma: עָבַר (a.var) · Strong's: H5674D

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to pass: trespass

Used 21 times. Also: Numbers 14:41, Numbers 22:18, Numbers 24:13, Deuteronomy 17:2, Deuteronomy 26:13, Joshua 7:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5674D; TAHOT Psalms 17:3 word 10

פִּֽי\׃Pimouth my

Lemma: פֶּה (peh) · Strong's: H6310G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: lip

Used 324 times. Also: Genesis 4:11, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 24:57, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 29:2, Genesis 29:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6310G; TAHOT Psalms 17:3 word 11

How the BSB renders it

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

You have tried	→	בָּחַן H0974 to test
my heart	→	לֵב H3820A heart
You have visited	→	פָּקַד H6485I to reckon: visit
[me] in the night	→	לַ֫יְלָה H3915 night
You have tested me	→	צָרַף H6884 to refine
and found	→	מָצָא H4672 to find
no [evil]	→	בַּל H1077 not
I have resolved	→	זָמַם H2161 to plan
not	→	בַּל H1077 not
to sin	→	עָבַר H5674D to pass: trespass
with my mouth	→	פֶּה H6310G lip

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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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