Psalms 18:23 Go deeper

I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity. (KJV)

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וָאֱהִ֣יva.'e.Hiand I have been

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqw1cs)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Psalms 18:23 word 1

תָמִ֣יםta.Mimblameless

Lemma: תָּמִים (ta.mim) · Strong's: H8549H

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: unblemished: blameless

Used 27 times. Also: Genesis 6:9, Genesis 17:1, Deuteronomy 18:13, Joshua 24:14, Judges 9:16, Judges 9:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8549H; TAHOT Psalms 18:23 word 2

עִמּ֑וֹi.Mowith him

Lemma: עִם (im) · Strong's: H5973A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: with

Used 980 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 18:16, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 19:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5973A; TAHOT Psalms 18:23 word 3

וָ֝אֶשְׁתַּמֵּ֗רva.'esh.ta.Merand I have kept myself

Lemma: שָׁמַר (sha.mar) · Strong's: H8104H

Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVtw1cs)

Meaning: to keep: guard

Used 160 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 3:24, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 28:15, Genesis 28:20, Genesis 30:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8104H; TAHOT Psalms 18:23 word 4

מֵעֲוֹנִֽי\׃me.'a.vo.Nifrom iniquity my

Lemma: עָוֺן (a.van) · Strong's: H5771G

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

Meaning: iniquity: crime

Used 180 times. Also: Genesis 15:16, Exodus 20:5, Exodus 34:7, Exodus 34:9, Leviticus 5:1, Leviticus 5:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5771G; TAHOT Psalms 18:23 word 5

How the BSB renders it

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

And I	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
have been blameless	→	תָּמִים H8549H unblemished: blameless
before Him	→	עִם H5973A with
and kept myself	→	שָׁמַר H8104H to keep: guard
from iniquity	→	עָוֺן H5771G iniquity: crime

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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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