Psalms 51:7
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. | Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. | Purify me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| you will cleanse from sin me | תְּחַטְּאֵ֣נִי | te-cha-te-'E-ni | H2398 | to sinחָטָא (cha.ta) 1) to sin, miss, miss the way, go wrong, incur guilt, forfeit, purify from uncleanness 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to miss 1a2) to sin, miss the goal or path of right and duty 1a3) to incur guilt, incur penalty by sin, forfeit 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to bear loss 1b2) to make a sin-offering 1b3) to purify from sin 1b4) to purify from uncleanness 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to miss the mark 1c2) to induce to sin, cause to sin 1c3) to bring into guilt or condemnation or punishment 1d) (Hithpael) 1d1) to miss oneself, lose oneself, wander from the way 1d2) to purify oneself from uncleanness |
| with hyssop | בְאֵז֣וֹב | ve-'e-ZOV | H0231 | hyssopאֵזוֹב (e.zov) hyssop, a plant used for medicinal and religious purposes |
| so I may be pure | וְאֶטְהָ֑ר | ve-'et-HAR | H2891 | be pureטָהֵר (ta.her) 1) to be clean, be pure 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be clean (physically-of disease) 1a2) to be clean ceremonially 1a3) to purify, be clean morally, made clean 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to cleanse, purify 1b1a) physically 1b1b) ceremonially 1b1c) morally 1b2) to pronounce clean 1b3) to perform the ceremony of cleansing 1c) (Pual) to be cleansed, be pronounced clean 1d) (Hithpael) 1d1) to purify oneself 1d1a) ceremonially 1d1b) morally 1d2) to present oneself for purification |
| you will wash me | תְּ֝כַבְּסֵ֗נִי | te-kha-be-SE-ni | H3526H | to washכָּבַס (ka.vas) 1) to wash (by treading), be washed, perform the work of a fuller 1a) (Qal) washer, fuller, treader (participle) 1b) (Piel) to wash (garments, person) 1c) (Pual) to be washed 1d) (Hothpael) to be washed out |
| and more than snow | וּמִשֶּׁ֥לֶג | u-mi-SHE-leg | H7950 | snowשֶׁ֫לֶג (she.leg) snow Aramaic equivalent: te.lag (תְּלַג "snow" H8517) |
| I will become white | אַלְבִּֽין׃ | 'al-BIN | H3835A | to whitenלָבֵן (la.ven) 1) to be white 1a) (Hiphil) 1a1) to make white, become white, purify 1a2) to show whiteness, grow white 1b) (Hithpael) to become white, be purified (ethical) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.