Psalms 139:13

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

For thou didst form my inward parts: Thou didst cover me in my mother's womb.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כִּֽי־אַ֭תָּה קָנִ֣יתָ כִלְיֹתָ֑י תְּ֝סֻכֵּ֗נִי בְּבֶ֣טֶן אִמִּֽי׃

Transliteration

For-ʾattâ qānîtā my-kilyōtāy; təsukkēnî in-beṭen ʾimmî

Grammar Details

*ʾattâ*: independent personal pronoun, 2nd person masculine singular - you
*qānîtā*: verb, Qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular - you created/formed/possessed
*kilyōtāy*: noun, feminine plural + 1st person singular suffix - my kidneys/inward parts
*təsukkēnî*: verb, Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - you knit me together
*beṭen*: noun, feminine singular construct - womb of
*ʾimmî*: noun, feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my mother

Word Meanings

*qānîtā*: created/formed/possessed/acquired
*kilyōtāy*: my kidneys/my inward parts/my innermost being
*təsukkēnî*: knit me together/weave me/cover me/protect me
*beṭen*: womb/belly/body

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Jer 1:5 : 5 Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee, and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee; I have appointed thee a prophet unto the nations.
Ps 119:73 : 73 YODH. Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: Give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments.
Isa 44:2 : 2 Thus saith Jehovah that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, who will help thee: Fear not, O Jacob my servant; and thou, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen.
Job 10:9-9 : 9 Remember, I beseech thee, that thou hast fashioned me as clay; And wilt thou bring me into dust again? 10 Hast thou not poured me out as milk, And curdled me like cheese? 11 Thou hast clothed me with skin and flesh, And knit me together with bones and sinews. 12 Thou hast granted me life and lovingkindness; And thy visitation hath preserved my spirit.
Job 31:15 : 15 Did not he that made me in the womb make him? And did not one fashion us in the womb?
Ps 22:9-9 : 9 But thou art he that took me out of the womb; Thou didst make me trust [when I was] upon my mother's breasts. 10 I was cast upon thee from the womb; Thou art my God since my mother bare me.
Ps 71:6 : 6 By thee have I been holden up from the womb; Thou art he that took me out of my mother's bowels: My praise shall be continually of thee.
Isa 46:3 : 3 Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, that have been borne [by me] from their birth, that have been carried from the womb;

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