Psalms 89:31

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

If they break my statutes, And keep not my commandments;

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אִם־יַעַזְבוּ בָנָיו תּוֹרָתִי וּבְמִשְׁפָּטַי לֹא יֵלֵכוּן

Transliteration

If-yaʿazbû bānāyw tôrātî and-in-mišpāṭay not yēlēkûn

Grammar Details

*ʾim-yaʿazbû*: conjunction + verb, qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - if they forsake
*bānāyw*: noun + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his sons
*tôrātî*: noun + 1st person singular suffix - my law
*û-bᵉ-mišpāṭay*: conjunction + preposition + noun + 1st person singular suffix - and in my judgments
*lōʾ*: negative particle - not
*yēlēkûn*: verb, qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - they walk

Word Meanings

*yaʿazbû*: they forsake/abandon/leave
*bānāyw*: his sons/children/descendants
*tôrātî*: my law/instruction/teaching
*mišpāṭay*: my judgments/ordinances/regulations
*yēlēkûn*: they walk/follow/obey

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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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Referenced Verses

Ps 55:20 : 20 He hath put forth his hands against such as were at peace with him: He hath profaned his covenant.

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