Psalms 119:45
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | And I will walk at liberty: for I seek thy precepts. | And I will walk in freedom, for I have sought Your precepts. | And I shall walk at liberty; For I have sought thy precepts. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and I will walk about | וְאֶתְהַלְּכָ֥ה | ve-'et-ha-le-KHAH | H1980I | to goהוּךְ (hukh) (P'al) to go, come, walk, be brought Aramaic of ha.lakh (הָלַךְ ": walk" H1980) |
| in the broad place | בָרְחָבָ֑ה | va-re-cha-VAH | H7342H | broad: wideרָחָב (ra.chav) broad, wide Also means: ra.chav (רָחָב ": arrogant" H7342I) |
| for | כִּ֖י | ki | H3588A | forכִּי (ki) 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since 1a) that 1a1) yea, indeed 1b) when (of time) 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) 1c) because, since (causal connection) 1d) but (after negative) 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if 1f) but rather, but 1g) except that 1h) only, nevertheless 1i) surely 1j) that is 1k) but if 1l) for though 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore |
| precepts your | פִקֻּדֶ֣יךָ | fi-ku-DEI-cha | H6490 | preceptפִּקּוּד (piq.qud) precept, statute |
| I have sought | דָרָֽשְׁתִּי׃ | da-RA-she-ti | H1875 | to seekדָּרַשׁ (da.rash) 1) to resort to, seek, seek with care, enquire, require 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to resort to, frequent (a place), (tread a place) 1a2) to consult, enquire of, seek 1a2a) of God 1a2b) of heathen gods, necromancers 1a3) to seek deity in prayer and worship 1a3a) God 1a3b) heathen deities 1a4) to seek (with a demand), demand, require 1a5) to investigate, enquire 1a6) to ask for, require, demand 1a7) to practice, study, follow, seek with application 1a8) to seek with care, care for 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to allow oneself to be enquired of, consulted (only of God) 1b2) to be sought, be sought out … |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.