Psalms 119:85
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 | The proud have digged pits for me, which are not after thy law. | The arrogant have dug pits for me in violation of Your law. | The proud have digged pits for me, Who are not according to thy law. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| they have dug | כָּֽרוּ־ | ka-ru- | H3738B | to pierceכָּרָה (ka.rah) 1) to pierce, excavate, dig through 1a) (Qal) to dig 1b) (Niphal) to be dug |
| arrogant [people] | זֵדִ֣ים | ze-DIM | H2086 | arrogantזֵד (zed) 1) arrogant, proud, insolent, presumptuous 1a) the arrogant ones (as n coll pl) 1b) presumptuous (as adj) |
| pits | שִׁיח֑וֹת | shi-CHOT | H7882 | pitשִׁיחָה (shi.chah) pit |
| which | אֲ֝שֶׁ֗ר | 'a-SHER | H0834A | whichאֲשֶׁר (a.sher) A: 1) (relative part.) 1a) which, who 1b) that which 2) (conj) 2a) that (in obj clause) 2b) when 2c) since 2d) as 2e) conditional if B: Beth+ 1) in (that) which 2) (adv) 2a) where 3) (conj) 3a) in that, inasmuch as 3b) on account of C: Mem+ 1) from (or than) that which 2) from (the place) where 3) from (the fact) that, since D: Kaph+ 1) (conj.), according as, as, when 1a) according to that which, according as, as 1b) with a causal force: in so far as, since 1c) with a temporal force: when |
| not | לֹ֣א | lo' | H3808 | notלֹא (lo) 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time) Aramaic equivalent: la (לָא "not" H3809) |
| [are] according to law your | כְתוֹרָתֶֽךָ׃ | khe-to-ra-TE-kha | H8451 | instructionתּוֹרָה (to.rah) 1) law, direction, instruction 1a) instruction, direction (human or divine) 1a1) body of prophetic teaching 1a2) instruction in Messianic age 1a3) body of priestly direction or instruction 1a4) body of legal directives 1b) law 1b1) law of the burnt offering 1b2) of special law, codes of law 1c) custom, manner 1d) the Deuteronomic or Mosaic Law |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.