Psalms 116:9

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{ "verseID": "Psalms.116.9", "source": "אֶ֭תְהַלֵּךְ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה בְּ֝אַרְצ֗וֹת הַֽחַיִּֽים׃", "text": "I *ʾethalēḵ* before *YHWH* in *ʾarṣôt* *ha-ḥayyîm*", "grammar": { "*ʾethalēḵ*": "verb, hithpael imperfect, 1st person singular - I will walk", "*li-pnê*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct - before/in presence of", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name", "*be-ʾarṣôt*": "preposition + noun, feminine plural construct - in lands of", "*ha-ḥayyîm*": "article + noun, masculine plural - the living" }, "variants": { "*ʾethalēḵ*": "I will walk/I will go about/I will live", "*li-pnê*": "before/in presence of/in the face of", "*ʾarṣôt*": "lands/countries/regions", "*ha-ḥayyîm*": "the living/the alive/life" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אֶ֭תְהַלֵּךְ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה בְּ֝אַרְצ֗וֹת הַֽחַיִּֽים׃

Transliteration

I ʾethalēḵ before YHWH in ʾarṣôt ha-ḥayyîm

Grammar Details

• *ʾethalēḵ*: verb, hithpael imperfect, 1st person singular - I will walk
• *li-pnê*: preposition + noun, masculine plural construct - before/in presence of
• *YHWH*: proper noun - divine name
• *be-ʾarṣôt*: preposition + noun, feminine plural construct - in lands of
• *ha-ḥayyîm*: article + noun, masculine plural - the living

Word Meanings

• *ʾethalēḵ*: I will walk/I will go about/I will live
• *li-pnê*: before/in presence of/in the face of
• *ʾarṣôt*: lands/countries/regions
• *ha-ḥayyîm*: the living/the alive/life

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  I will walk before the Lord in the land of the living.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  I will walk before the LORD in the land of the living.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  I will walk before the LORD in the land of the living.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  I will walk before the LORD in the land of the living.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  I will walk before Jehovah In the land of the living.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  I will walk before the LORD in the land of the living.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  I wil walke before ye LORDE, in the londe of the lyuynge.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  I shall walke before the Lord in the lande of the liuing.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  I wyll walke before the face of God: in the lande of the lyuyng.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  I will walk before the LORD in the land of the living.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  I will walk before Yahweh in the land of the living.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  I walk habitually before Jehovah In the lands of the living.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  I will walk before Jehovah In the land of the living.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  I will walk before Jehovah In the land of the living.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  I will go before the Lord in the land of the living.

• World English Bible (2000)

  I will walk before Yahweh in the land of the living.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  I will serve the LORD in the land of the living.

Referenced Verses

• Ps 27:13 : 13 { "verseID": "Psalms.27.13", "source": "לׅׄוּלֵׅׄ֗אׅׄ‪[4]‬ הֶ֭אֱמַנְתִּי לִרְא֥וֹת בְּֽטוּב־יְהוָ֗ה בְּאֶ֣רֶץ חַיִּֽים׃", "text": "*lûlēʾ* *heʾĕmantî* *lirʾôt* *bə-ṭûb*-*YHWH* *bə-ʾereṣ* *ḥayyîm*", "grammar": { "*lûlēʾ*": "conditional particle - if not/unless", "*heʾĕmantî*": "hiphil perfect 1st person singular - I believed", "*lirʾôt*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to see", "*bə-ṭûb*": "preposition + noun masculine singular construct - in goodness of", "*YHWH*": "divine name - tetragrammaton", "*bə-ʾereṣ*": "preposition + noun feminine singular construct - in land of", "*ḥayyîm*": "noun masculine plural - living/life" }, "variants": { "*lûlēʾ*": "if not/unless/had it not been that", "*heʾĕmantî*": "I believed/trusted/had faith", "*lirʾôt*": "to see/look upon/experience/perceive", "*ṭûb*": "goodness/welfare/prosperity/blessing", "*ʾereṣ*": "land/earth/ground/territory", "*ḥayyîm*": "living/life/lifetime/living ones" } }
• Ps 61:7 : 7 { "verseID": "Psalms.61.7", "source": "יָמִ֣ים עַל־יְמֵי־מֶ֣לֶךְ תּוֹסִ֑יף שְׁ֝נוֹתָ֗יו כְּמוֹ־דֹ֥ר וָדֹֽר׃", "text": "*yāmîm* upon-*yəmê-meleḵ tôsîp šənôtāyw* like-*dōr wādōr*", "grammar": { "*yāmîm*": "noun, masculine, plural - days", "*yəmê-meleḵ*": "construct phrase - days of a king", "*tôsîp*": "verb, imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you will add", "*šənôtāyw*": "noun, feminine, plural with 3rd person masculine singular possessive suffix - his years", "*dōr wādōr*": "idiomatic expression - generation and generation" }, "variants": { "*yāmîm*": "days/lifetime", "*tôsîp*": "you will add/increase/prolong", "*dōr wādōr*": "generation to generation/many generations/throughout generations" } }
• Isa 53:8 : 8 { "verseID": "Isaiah.53.8", "source": "מֵעֹ֤צֶר וּמִמִּשְׁפָּט֙ לֻקָּ֔ח וְאֶת־דּוֹר֖וֹ מִ֣י יְשׂוֹחֵ֑חַ כִּ֤י נִגְזַר֙ מֵאֶ֣רֶץ חַיִּ֔ים מִפֶּ֥שַׁע עַמִּ֖י נֶ֥גַע לָֽמוֹ׃", "text": "From *ʿotser* and from *mishpat* *luqqaḥ*, and *ʾet*-*doro* who *yesoḥeaḥ*? For he *nigzar* from *ʾerets* *ḥayyim*, from *peshaʿ* my *ʿammi* *negaʿ* to him.", "grammar": { "*me-ʿotser*": "preposition with masculine singular noun - from restraint/oppression", "*u-mi-mishpat*": "conjunction, preposition with masculine singular noun - and from judgment/justice", "*luqqaḥ*": "pual perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he was taken/taken away", "*we-ʾet-doro*": "conjunction, direct object marker with masculine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and his generation/contemporaries", "*mi*": "interrogative pronoun - who", "*yesoḥeaḥ*": "polel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - considers/meditates/talks about", "*ki*": "conjunction - for/because", "*nigzar*": "niphal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - was cut off", "*me-ʾerets*": "preposition with feminine singular noun - from the land of", "*ḥayyim*": "masculine plural noun - living/life", "*mi-peshaʿ*": "preposition with masculine singular construct - from transgression of", "*ʿammi*": "masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my people", "*negaʿ*": "masculine singular noun - plague/stroke", "*lamo*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix (poetic form) - to him" }, "variants": { "*ʿotser*": "restraint/oppression/prison/coercion", "*mishpat*": "judgment/justice/legal process", "*luqqaḥ*": "he was taken/he was taken away/he was seized", "*doro*": "his generation/his contemporaries/his age", "*yesoḥeaḥ*": "considers/meditates/talks about/declares", "*nigzar*": "was cut off/was separated/was excluded", "*ʾerets ḥayyim*": "land of the living/land of life", "*peshaʿ*": "transgression/rebellion/sin", "*ʿammi*": "my people/my nation", "*negaʿ*": "plague/stroke/blow/wound", "*lamo*": "to him/for him/upon him" } }
• Gen 17:1 : 1 { "verseID": "Genesis.17.1", "source": "וַיְהִ֣י אַבְרָ֔ם בֶּן־תִּשְׁעִ֥ים שָׁנָ֖ה וְתֵ֣שַׁע שָׁנִ֑ים וַיֵּרָ֨א יְהוָ֜ה אֶל־אַבְרָ֗ם וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלָיו֙ אֲנִי־אֵ֣ל שַׁדַּ֔י הִתְהַלֵּ֥ךְ לְפָנַ֖י וֶהְיֵ֥ה תָמִֽים׃", "text": "*wə-yhî* *ʾAḇrām* *ben*-*tišʿîm* *šānāh* *wə-tēšaʿ* *šānîm* *wa-yērāʾ* *YHWH* *ʾel*-*ʾAḇrām* *wa-yōʾmer* *ʾēlāyw* *ʾănî*-*ʾĒl* *Šadday* *hithalēḵ* *lə-p̄ānay* *we-hyēh* *tāmîm*", "grammar": { "*wə-yhî*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and it happened/came to pass", "*ʾAḇrām*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Abram", "*ben*": "construct state noun, masculine singular - son of", "*tišʿîm*": "cardinal number - ninety", "*šānāh*": "noun, feminine singular - year", "*wə-tēšaʿ*": "conjunction + cardinal number - and nine", "*šānîm*": "noun, feminine plural - years", "*wa-yērāʾ*": "conjunction + niphal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and appeared", "*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name - Yahweh/LORD", "*ʾel*": "preposition - to/unto", "*wa-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and said", "*ʾēlāyw*": "preposition + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - to him", "*ʾănî*": "1st person singular pronoun - I", "*ʾĒl*": "noun, divine name - God/deity", "*Šadday*": "divine epithet - Almighty/All-sufficient", "*hithalēḵ*": "hithpael imperative masculine singular - walk yourself/continually walk", "*lə-p̄ānay*": "preposition + noun + 1st person singular suffix - before me/in my presence", "*we-hyēh*": "conjunction + qal imperative masculine singular - and be", "*tāmîm*": "adjective, masculine singular - complete/whole/blameless/perfect" }, "variants": { "*yhî*": "to be/happen/exist", "*ʾĒl Šadday*": "God Almighty/All-sufficient One/God of the mountain", "*hithalēḵ*": "walk habitually/walk back and forth/live one's life", "*tāmîm*": "complete/whole/blameless/perfect/having integrity" } }
• 1 Kgs 2:4 : 4 { "verseID": "1 Kings.2.4", "source": "לְמַעַן֩ יָקִ֨ים יְהוָ֜ה אֶת־דְּבָר֗וֹ אֲשֶׁ֨ר דִּבֶּ֣ר עָלַי֮ לֵאמֹר֒ אִם־יִשְׁמְר֨וּ בָנֶ֜יךָ אֶת־דַּרְכָּ֗ם לָלֶ֤כֶת לְפָנַי֙ בֶּאֱמֶ֔ת בְּכָל־לְבָבָ֖ם וּבְכָל־נַפְשָׁ֑ם לֵאמֹ֕ר לֹֽא־יִכָּרֵ֤ת לְךָ֙ אִ֔ישׁ מֵעַ֖ל כִּסֵּ֥א יִשְׂרָאֵֽל", "text": "So that *yāqîm* *YHWH* *ʾet-dəbārô* which *dibber* concerning me *lēʾmōr* if *yišmərû* *bānêkā* *ʾet-darkām* to *lāleket* before me in *beʾĕmet* with all-*ləbābām* and with all-*nafšām* *lēʾmōr* not *yikkārēt* to you *ʾîš* from upon *kissēʾ* *yiśrāʾēl*", "grammar": { "*yāqîm*": "Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will establish/confirm", "*YHWH*": "divine name, tetragrammaton", "*dəbārô*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular possessive suffix and direct object marker - his word", "*dibber*": "Piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he spoke", "*lēʾmōr*": "Qal infinitive construct with prefixed preposition lamed - saying", "*yišmərû*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they will keep/observe", "*bānêkā*": "masculine plural noun with 2nd masculine singular possessive suffix - your sons", "*darkām*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine plural possessive suffix and direct object marker - their way", "*lāleket*": "Qal infinitive construct with prefixed preposition lamed - to walk", "*beʾĕmet*": "feminine singular noun with prefixed preposition bet - in truth", "*ləbābām*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine plural possessive suffix - their heart", "*nafšām*": "feminine singular noun with 3rd masculine plural possessive suffix - their soul", "*yikkārēt*": "Niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will be cut off", "*ʾîš*": "masculine singular noun - man", "*kissēʾ*": "masculine singular construct - throne of" }, "variants": { "*yāqîm*": "establish/confirm/fulfill/maintain", "*dibber*": "spoke/promised/declared", "*yišmərû*": "keep/observe/guard", "*darkām*": "way/path/conduct", "*beʾĕmet*": "in truth/faithfully/reliably", "*ləbābām*": "heart/mind/inner person", "*nafšām*": "soul/life/person/being", "*yikkārēt*": "be cut off/fail/be removed" } }
• 1 Kgs 8:25 : 25 { "verseID": "1 Kings.8.25", "source": "וְעַתָּ֞ה יְהוָ֣ה ׀ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל שְׁ֠מֹר לְעַבְדְּךָ֨ דָוִ֤ד אָבִי֙ אֵת֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר דִּבַּ֤רְתָּ לּוֹ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר לֹא־יִכָּרֵ֨ת לְךָ֥ אִישׁ֙ מִלְּפָנַ֔י יֹשֵׁ֖ב עַל־כִּסֵּ֣א יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל רַ֠ק אִם־יִשְׁמְר֨וּ בָנֶ֤יךָ אֶת־דַּרְכָּם֙ לָלֶ֣כֶת לְפָנַ֔י כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר הָלַ֖כְתָּ לְפָנָֽי׃", "text": "And now *YHWH* *ʾĕlōhê* *Yiśrāʾēl* *šəmōr* to-*ʿaḇdəḵā* *Dāwiḏ* my father *ʾēṯ* which *dibbartā* to-him *lēmōr* not-*yikkārēṯ* to-you *ʾîš* from-before-me *yōšēḇ* on-*kissēʾ* *Yiśrāʾēl* only if-*yišmərû* *ḇāneḵā* *ʾeṯ*-*darkām* to *lāleḵeṯ* before-me as *hālaḵtā* before-me", "grammar": { "*wəʿattāh*": "conjunction + adverb - and now", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name", "*ʾĕlōhê*": "masculine plural construct - God of", "*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*šəmōr*": "qal imperative masculine singular - keep", "*ləʿaḇdəḵā*": "preposition + masculine singular noun + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to your servant", "*Dāwiḏ*": "proper noun, masculine singular - David", "*ʾāḇî*": "masculine singular noun + 1st person singular possessive suffix - my father", "*ʾēṯ*": "direct object marker", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/that", "*dibbartā*": "piel perfect 2nd masculine singular - you spoke", "*lô*": "preposition + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - to him", "*lēmōr*": "qal infinitive construct - saying", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*yikkārēṯ*": "niphal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - will be cut off", "*ləḵā*": "preposition + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to/for you", "*ʾîš*": "masculine singular noun - man", "*millp̄ānay*": "preposition + plural noun + 1st person singular suffix - from before me", "*yōšēḇ*": "qal participle masculine singular - sitting/dwelling", "*ʿal*": "preposition - on/upon", "*kissēʾ*": "masculine singular construct - throne of", "*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*raq*": "adverb - only", "*ʾim*": "conditional particle - if", "*yišmərû*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - they will keep", "*ḇāneḵā*": "masculine plural noun + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your sons", "*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker", "*darkām*": "masculine singular noun + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their way", "*lāleḵeṯ*": "qal infinitive construct - to walk", "*ləp̄ānay*": "preposition + plural noun + 1st person singular suffix - before me", "*kaʾăšer*": "compound preposition - just as", "*hālaḵtā*": "qal perfect 2nd masculine singular - you walked", "*ləp̄ānāy*": "preposition + plural noun + 1st person singular suffix - before me" }, "variants": { "*šəmōr*": "keep/preserve/fulfill", "*yikkārēṯ*": "will be cut off/removed/eliminated", "*ʾîš*": "man/person/descendant", "*yōšēḇ*": "sitting/dwelling/reigning", "*kissēʾ*": "throne/seat of authority", "*yišmərû*": "they will keep/observe/guard", "*darkām*": "their way/path/conduct", "*lāleḵeṯ*": "to walk/go/follow", "*hālaḵtā*": "you walked/lived/conducted yourself" } }
• 1 Kgs 9:4 : 4 { "verseID": "1 Kings.9.4", "source": "וְאַתָּ֞ה אִם־תֵּלֵ֣ךְ לְפָנַ֗י כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר הָלַ֜ךְ דָּוִ֤ד אָבִ֙יךָ֙ בְּתָם־לֵבָ֣ב וּבְיֹ֔שֶׁר לַעֲשׂ֕וֹת כְּכֹ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֣ר צִוִּיתִ֑יךָ חֻקַּ֥י וּמִשְׁפָּטַ֖י תִּשְׁמֹֽר׃", "text": "And *wəʾattāh* if-*tēlēk* before-me, as which *hālak* *dāwid* your-*ʾābîkā* in-*tōm*-*lēbāb* and in-*yōšer* to *laʿăśôt* according to-all which *ṣiwwîtîkā*, my-*ḥuqqay* and my-*mišpāṭay* *tišmōr*.", "grammar": { "*wəʾattāh*": "conjunction + personal pronoun 2ms - and you", "*tēlēk*": "qal imperfect 2ms - you will walk", "*hālak*": "qal perfect 3ms - he walked", "*dāwid*": "proper noun - David", "*ʾābîkā*": "noun, masculine singular construct + 2ms suffix - your father", "*tōm*": "noun, masculine singular construct - integrity of", "*lēbāb*": "noun, masculine singular - heart", "*yōšer*": "noun, masculine singular - uprightness", "*laʿăśôt*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to do", "*ṣiwwîtîkā*": "piel perfect 1cs + 2ms suffix - I commanded you", "*ḥuqqay*": "noun, masculine plural construct + 1cs suffix - my statutes", "*mišpāṭay*": "noun, masculine plural construct + 1cs suffix - my judgments", "*tišmōr*": "qal imperfect 2ms - you will keep" }, "variants": { "*hālak*": "walked/went/followed", "*tōm*": "integrity/completeness/perfection", "*lēbāb*": "heart/mind/inner person", "*yōšer*": "uprightness/straightness/honesty", "*ḥuqqay*": "my statutes/decrees/ordinances", "*mišpāṭay*": "my judgments/ordinances/laws", "*tišmōr*": "you will keep/observe/guard" } }
• Luke 1:75 : 75 { "verseID": "Luke.1.75", "source": "Ἐν ὁσιότητι καὶ δικαιοσύνῃ ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ, πάσας τὰς ἡμέρας τῆς ζωῆς ἡμῶν.", "text": "In *hosiotēti* and *dikaiosynē enōpion* of him, all the *hēmeras* of the *zōēs* of us.", "grammar": { "*hosiotēti*": "dative feminine singular - holiness", "*dikaiosynē*": "dative feminine singular - righteousness", "*enōpion*": "preposition with genitive - before/in the presence of", "*hēmeras*": "accusative feminine plural - days", "*zōēs*": "genitive feminine singular - of life" }, "variants": { "*hosiotēti*": "holiness/piety/devotion", "*dikaiosynē*": "righteousness/justice/uprightness", "*enōpion*": "before/in the presence of/in the sight of", "*hēmeras*": "days/time periods", "*zōēs*": "life/existence" } }
• Luke 1:6 : 6 { "verseID": "Luke.1.6", "source": "Ἦσαν δὲ δίκαιοι ἀμφότεροι ἐνώπιον τοῦ Θεοῦ, πορευόμενοι ἐν πάσαις ταῖς ἐντολαῖς καὶ δικαιώμασιν τοῦ Κυρίου ἄμεμπτοι.", "text": "*Ēsan de dikaioi amphoteroi enōpion tou Theou, poreuomenoi en pasais tais entolais kai dikaiōmasin tou Kyriou amemptoi*.", "grammar": { "*Ēsan*": "imperfect, indicative, active, 3rd person plural - they were", "*de*": "particle - and, but, now", "*dikaioi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - righteous", "*amphoteroi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - both", "*enōpion*": "preposition + genitive - before, in the presence of", "*tou Theou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of God", "*poreuomenoi*": "present, middle, participle, nominative, masculine, plural - walking, proceeding", "*en pasais*": "preposition + dative, feminine, plural - in all", "*tais entolais*": "dative, feminine, plural - the commandments", "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*dikaiōmasin*": "dative, neuter, plural - ordinances, righteous requirements", "*tou Kyriou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of the Lord", "*amemptoi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - blameless" }, "variants": { "*dikaioi*": "righteous/just/upright", "*poreuomenoi*": "walking/proceeding/living", "*entolais*": "commandments/precepts/instructions", "*dikaiōmasin*": "ordinances/righteous requirements/regulations", "*amemptoi*": "blameless/faultless/without reproach" } }