Verse 2

{ "verseID": "Psalms.26.2", "source": "בְּחָנֵ֣נִי יְהוָ֣ה וְנַסֵּ֑נִי צָרְפָ֖ה כִלְיוֹתַ֣י וְלִבִּֽי׃", "text": "*Bəḥānēnî* *YHWH* and-*nassēnî* *ṣārəp̄âh* *ḵilyôṯay* and-*libbî*.", "grammar": { "*Bəḥānēnî*": "qal imperative with 1st person singular suffix - examine me/test me", "*YHWH*": "divine name - LORD", "*nassēnî*": "piel imperative with 1st person singular suffix - try me/test me", "*ṣārəp̄âh*": "qal imperative feminine - refine/test/purify", "*ḵilyôṯay*": "noun plural with 1st person singular possessive suffix - my kidneys/inward parts", "*libbî*": "noun with 1st person singular possessive suffix - my heart" }, "variants": { "*Bəḥānēnî*": "examine me/test me/prove me", "*nassēnî*": "try me/test me/prove me", "*ṣārəp̄âh*": "refine/test/purify (as with metal in fire)", "*ḵilyôṯay*": "my kidneys/my inward parts/my mind (seat of emotion and moral character)", "*libbî*": "my heart/my mind/my inner self" } }

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 7:9 : 9 { "verseID": "Psalms.7.9", "source": "יְהוָה֮ יָדִ֢ין עַ֫מִּ֥ים שָׁפְטֵ֥נִי יְהוָ֑ה כְּצִדְקִ֖י וּכְתֻמִּ֣י עָלָֽי׃", "text": "*YHWH* *yādîn* *ʿammîm* *shāpṭēnî* *YHWH* according to-*ṣidqî* and-according to-*tummî* upon-me", "grammar": { "*YHWH*": "divine name", "*yādîn*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will judge", "*ʿammîm*": "noun, masculine plural - peoples", "*shāpṭēnî*": "verb, qal imperative, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - judge me", "*YHWH*": "divine name", "*kəṣidqî*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - according to my righteousness", "*ûḵətummî*": "conjunction + preposition + noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - and according to my integrity", "*ʿālāy*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - upon me" }, "variants": { "*yādîn*": "will judge/will vindicate/will execute judgment", "*ʿammîm*": "peoples/nations/tribes", "*shāpṭēnî*": "judge me/vindicate me/defend my cause", "*ṣidqî*": "my righteousness/my justice/my righteous cause", "*tummî*": "my integrity/my blamelessness/my completeness" } }
  • Ps 17:3 : 3 { "verseID": "Psalms.17.3", "source": "בָּ֘חַ֤נְתָּ לִבִּ֨י ׀ פָּ֘קַ֤דְתָּ לַּ֗יְלָה צְרַפְתַּ֥נִי בַל־תִּמְצָ֑א זַ֝מֹּתִ֗י בַּל־יַעֲבָר־פִּֽי׃", "text": "*Bāḥantā* *libbî* *pāqadtā* *laylāh* *ṣǝraftanî* *bal-timṣā'* *zammōtî* *bal-ya'ăbār-pî*", "grammar": { "*Bāḥantā*": "verb, qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you have examined/tested", "*libbî*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my heart", "*pāqadtā*": "verb, qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you have visited/inspected", "*laylāh*": "noun, masculine singular - night", "*ṣǝraftanî*": "verb, qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - you have refined/tested me", "*bal-timṣā'*": "negative particle + verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you will not find", "*zammōtî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I have purposed/planned/thought", "*bal-ya'ăbār-pî*": "negative particle + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + noun + 1st person singular suffix - will not transgress my mouth" }, "variants": { "*pāqadtā*": "you have visited/inspected/attended to", "*ṣǝraftanî*": "you have refined/tested/tried me (as metal)", "*zammōtî*": "I have purposed/devised/planned/thought" } }
  • Ps 66:10 : 10 { "verseID": "Psalms.66.10", "source": "כִּֽי־בְחַנְתָּ֥נוּ אֱלֹהִ֑ים צְ֝רַפְתָּ֗נוּ כִּצְרָף־כָּֽסֶף׃", "text": "For-*bəḥantānû* *ʾĕlōhîm* *ṣəraptānû* as *ṣərāp*-*kāsep*", "grammar": { "*bəḥantānû*": "verb qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular + 1st person plural suffix - you tested us", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun masculine plural - God (despite plural form, treated as singular)", "*ṣəraptānû*": "verb qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular + 1st person plural suffix - you refined us", "*ṣərāp*": "verb qal infinitive construct - refining of", "*kāsep*": "noun masculine singular - silver" }, "variants": { "*bəḥantānû*": "you tested us/examined us/tried us", "*ṣəraptānû*": "you refined us/purified us/tried us", "*ṣərāp*": "refining/purifying/smelting", "*kāsep*": "silver/money" } }
  • Ps 139:23-24 : 23 { "verseID": "Psalms.139.23", "source": "חָקְרֵ֣נִי אֵ֭ל וְדַ֣ע לְבָבִ֑י בְּ֝חָנֵ֗נִי וְדַ֣ע שַׂרְעַפָּֽי׃", "text": "*ḥāqrēnî ʾēl* and-*daʿ ləbābî*; *bəḥānēnî* and-*daʿ śarʿappāy*", "grammar": { "*ḥāqrēnî*": "verb, Qal imperative masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - search me", "*ʾēl*": "noun, masculine singular - God", "*daʿ*": "verb, Qal imperative masculine singular - know", "*ləbābî*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my heart", "*bəḥānēnî*": "verb, Qal imperative masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - test me", "*śarʿappāy*": "noun, masculine plural + 1st person singular suffix - my thoughts" }, "variants": { "*ḥāqrēnî*": "search me/examine me/investigate me", "*ʾēl*": "God/deity/mighty one", "*daʿ*": "know/understand/perceive", "*ləbābî*": "my heart/my mind/my inner self", "*bəḥānēnî*": "test me/try me/examine me", "*śarʿappāy*": "my thoughts/my anxieties/my concerns" } } 24 { "verseID": "Psalms.139.24", "source": "וּרְאֵ֗ה אִם־דֶּֽרֶךְ־עֹ֥צֶב בִּ֑י וּ֝נְחֵ֗נִי בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ עוֹלָֽם׃", "text": "And-*rəʾēh* if-*derek-ʿōṣeb* in-me; and-*nəḥēnî* in-*derek ʿôlām*", "grammar": { "*rəʾēh*": "verb, Qal imperative masculine singular - see", "*derek-ʿōṣeb*": "noun, masculine singular construct + noun - way of pain/grief", "*nəḥēnî*": "verb, Qal imperative masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - lead me", "*derek*": "noun, masculine singular construct - way of", "*ʿôlām*": "noun, masculine singular - eternity/everlasting" }, "variants": { "*rəʾēh*": "see/look/observe", "*derek-ʿōṣeb*": "way of pain/grievous way/harmful way/idolatry", "*nəḥēnî*": "lead me/guide me/conduct me", "*derek ʿôlām*": "way of eternity/everlasting way/ancient path" } }
  • Jer 20:12 : 12 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.20.12", "source": "וַיהוָ֤ה צְבָאוֹת֙ בֹּחֵ֣ן צַדִּ֔יק רֹאֶ֥ה כְלָי֖וֹת וָלֵ֑ב אֶרְאֶ֤ה נִקְמָֽתְךָ֙ מֵהֶ֔ם כִּ֥י אֵלֶ֖יךָ גִּלִּ֥יתִי אֶת־רִיבִֽי׃", "text": "And *waYHWH* *ṣəbāʾôt* *bōḥēn* *ṣaddîq*, *rōʾeh* *kəlāyôt* and *wālēb*, *ʾerʾeh* *niqmātəḵā* from them for to you *gillîtî* *ʾet*-*rîbî*.", "grammar": { "*waYHWH*": "waw + proper noun, divine name - and the LORD", "*ṣəbāʾôt*": "noun, masculine plural - of hosts", "*bōḥēn*": "qal participle, masculine singular - testing/examining", "*ṣaddîq*": "adjective, masculine singular - righteous", "*rōʾeh*": "qal participle, masculine singular - seeing", "*kəlāyôt*": "noun, feminine plural - kidneys/inward parts", "*wālēb*": "waw + noun, masculine singular - and heart", "*ʾerʾeh*": "qal imperfect, 1st common singular - I will see", "*niqmātəḵā*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your vengeance", "*mēhem*": "preposition with 3rd masculine plural suffix - from them", "*ʾēlêḵā*": "preposition with 2nd masculine singular suffix - to you", "*gillîtî*": "piel perfect, 1st common singular - I have revealed", "*rîbî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st common singular suffix - my cause/case" }, "variants": { "*YHWH ṣəbāʾôt*": "LORD of hosts/LORD of armies", "*bōḥēn ṣaddîq*": "tester of the righteous/one who examines the righteous", "*kəlāyôt wālēb*": "kidneys and heart/inmost thoughts and emotions/mind and heart", "*niqmātəḵā*": "your vengeance/revenge/retribution", "*gillîtî*": "I have revealed/uncovered/disclosed", "*rîbî*": "my cause/case/complaint/controversy" } }
  • Zech 13:9 : 9 { "verseID": "Zechariah.13.9", "source": "וְהֵבֵאתִ֤י אֶת־הַשְּׁלִשִׁית֙ בָּאֵ֔שׁ וּצְרַפְתִּים֙ כִּצְרֹ֣ף אֶת־הַכֶּ֔סֶף וּבְחַנְתִּ֖ים כִּבְחֹ֣ן אֶת־הַזָּהָ֑ב ה֣וּא ׀ יִקְרָ֣א בִשְׁמִ֗י וַֽאֲנִי֙ אֶעֱנֶ֣ה אֹת֔וֹ אָמַ֙רְתִּי֙ עַמִּ֣י ה֔וּא וְה֥וּא יֹאמַ֖ר יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהָֽי׃", "text": "And *hēḇē'ṯî* *'eṯ*-*haššəlišîṯ* in *bā'ēš*, and *ṣərap̄tîm* like *kiṣrōp̄* *'eṯ*-*hakkeśep̄*, and *ḇəḥantîm* like *kiḇḥōn* *'eṯ*-*hazzāhāḇ*; *hû'* *yiqrā'* in *šəmî*, and *wa'ănî* *'e'ĕneh* *'ōṯô*; *'āmartî* '*'ammî* *hû'*', and *hû'* *yō'mar* '*YHWH* *'ĕlōhāy*'.", "grammar": { "*hēḇē'ṯî*": "verb, hiphil perfect, 1st person common singular with waw consecutive - and I will bring", "*haššəlišîṯ*": "adjective, feminine, singular with definite article - the third part", "*bā'ēš*": "noun, feminine, singular with preposition and definite article - in the fire", "*ṣərap̄tîm*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person common singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix and waw consecutive - and I will refine them", "*kiṣrōp̄*": "verb, qal infinitive construct with preposition - as the refining of", "*hakkeśep̄*": "noun, masculine, singular with definite article - the silver", "*ḇəḥantîm*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person common singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix and waw consecutive - and I will test them", "*kiḇḥōn*": "verb, qal infinitive construct with preposition - as the testing of", "*hazzāhāḇ*": "noun, masculine, singular with definite article - the gold", "*hû'*": "personal pronoun, 3rd person masculine singular - he", "*yiqrā'*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will call", "*šəmî*": "noun, masculine, singular construct with 1st person common singular suffix - my name", "*wa'ănî*": "personal pronoun, 1st person common singular with conjunctive waw - and I", "*'e'ĕneh*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st person common singular - I will answer", "*'ōṯô*": "direct object marker with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - him", "*'āmartî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person common singular - I will say/I have said", "*'ammî*": "noun, masculine, singular construct with 1st person common singular suffix - my people", "*yō'mar*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will say", "*'ĕlōhāy*": "noun, masculine, plural construct with 1st person common singular suffix - my God" }, "variants": { "*ṣərap̄tîm*": "I will refine them/I will purify them/I will smelt them", "*kiṣrōp̄*": "as the refining of/like the purification of", "*ḇəḥantîm*": "I will test them/I will try them/I will examine them", "*kiḇḥōn*": "as the testing of/like the trying of/as the examining of", "*yiqrā'*": "he will call/he will invoke/he will proclaim" } }
  • Job 13:23 : 23 { "verseID": "Job.13.23", "source": "כַּמָּ֣ה לִ֭י עֲוֺנ֣וֹת וְחַטָּא֑וֹת פִּֽשְׁעִ֥י וְ֝חַטָּאתִ֗י הֹדִיעֵֽנִי׃", "text": "*kammâ* *lî* *ʿăwōnôt̄* *weḥaṭṭāʾôt̄* *pišʿî* *weḥaṭṭāʾt̄î* *hôdîʿēnî*", "grammar": { "*kammâ*": "interrogative adverb - how many", "*lî*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - to me", "*ʿăwōnôt̄*": "noun, masculine plural - iniquities", "*weḥaṭṭāʾôt̄*": "conjunction + noun, feminine plural - and sins", "*pišʿî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my transgression", "*weḥaṭṭāʾt̄î*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - and my sin", "*hôdîʿēnî*": "verb, Hiphil imperative, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - make known to me" }, "variants": { "*ʿăwōnôt̄*": "iniquities/perversities/guilt", "*ḥaṭṭāʾôt̄*": "sins/offenses", "*pišʿî*": "my transgression/my rebellion", "*hôdîʿēnî*": "make known to me/inform me/reveal to me" } }
  • Job 31:4-6 : 4 { "verseID": "Job.31.4", "source": "הֲלֹא־ה֭וּא יִרְאֶ֣ה דְרָכָ֑י וְֽכָל־צְעָדַ֥י יִסְפּֽוֹר׃", "text": "*hălōʾ-hûʾ yirʾeh dərākāy* and-all-*ṣəʿāday yispôr*", "grammar": { "*hălōʾ*": "interrogative particle with negative - is not/does not", "*hûʾ*": "pronoun, 3rd person masculine singular - he", "*yirʾeh*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he sees", "*dərākāy*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my ways", "*ṣəʿāday*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my steps", "*yispôr*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he counts" }, "variants": { "*yirʾeh*": "sees/observes/watches", "*dərākāy*": "my ways/my paths/my conduct", "*ṣəʿāday*": "my steps/my footsteps", "*yispôr*": "counts/numbers/records" } } 5 { "verseID": "Job.31.5", "source": "אִם־הָלַ֥כְתִּי עִם־שָׁ֑וְא וַתַּ֖חַשׁ עַל־מִרְמָ֣ה רַגְלֽ͏ִי׃", "text": "If-*hālaktî* with-*šāwʾ* and-*tataḥaš* upon-*mirmâ raglî*", "grammar": { "*hālaktî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I walked/went", "*šāwʾ*": "noun, masculine singular - falsehood/emptiness", "*tataḥaš*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person feminine singular - it hastened", "*mirmâ*": "noun, feminine singular - deceit/treachery", "*raglî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my foot" }, "variants": { "*hālaktî*": "I walked/I have gone/I have conducted myself", "*šāwʾ*": "falsehood/emptiness/vanity/worthlessness", "*tataḥaš*": "hasten/rush/hurry", "*mirmâ*": "deceit/treachery/fraud" } } 6 { "verseID": "Job.31.6", "source": "יִשְׁקְלֵ֥נִי בְמֹאזְנֵי־צֶ֑דֶק וְיֵדַ֥ע אֱ֝ל֗וֹהַּ תֻּמָּתִֽי׃", "text": "*yišqəlēnî* in-*mōʾznê-ṣedeq* and-*yēdaʿ ʾĕlôah tummātî*", "grammar": { "*yišqəlēnî*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - he weighs me", "*mōʾznê*": "noun, masculine dual construct - scales of", "*ṣedeq*": "noun, masculine singular - righteousness/justice", "*yēdaʿ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he knows", "*ʾĕlôah*": "noun, masculine singular - God/deity", "*tummātî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my integrity" }, "variants": { "*yišqəlēnî*": "let him weigh me/may he weigh me", "*mōʾznê-ṣedeq*": "scales of righteousness/just balances", "*yēdaʿ*": "know/perceive/acknowledge", "*tummātî*": "my integrity/my innocence/my blamelessness" } }