Psalms 139:15

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{ "verseID": "Psalms.139.15", "source": "לֹא־נִכְחַ֥ד עָצְמִ֗י מִ֫מֶּ֥ךָּ אֲשֶׁר־עֻשֵּׂ֥יתִי בַסֵּ֑תֶר רֻ֝קַּ֗מְתִּי בְּֽתַחְתִּיּ֥וֹת אָֽרֶץ׃", "text": "Not-*nikḥad ʿāṣmî* from-you when-*ʿuśśêtî bassēter*; *ruqqamtî* in-*taḥtiyyôt ʾāreṣ*", "grammar": { "*nikḥad*": "verb, Niphal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - it was hidden", "*ʿāṣmî*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my bone/frame/substance", "*ʿuśśêtî*": "verb, Pual perfect 1st person singular - I was made", "*bassēter*": "preposition + definite article + noun - in the secret place", "*ruqqamtî*": "verb, Pual perfect 1st person singular - I was skillfully wrought/embroidered", "*taḥtiyyôt*": "noun, feminine plural construct - depths of", "*ʾāreṣ*": "noun, feminine singular - earth" }, "variants": { "*nikḥad*": "hidden/concealed/kept secret", "*ʿāṣmî*": "my bone/my frame/my substance/my strength", "*ʿuśśêtî*": "made/formed/created", "*bassēter*": "in secret/in the hidden place/in privacy", "*ruqqamtî*": "skillfully wrought/embroidered/woven together", "*taḥtiyyôt*": "depths/lowest parts", "*ʾāreṣ*": "earth/land/ground" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

לֹא־נִכְחַ֥ד עָצְמִ֗י מִ֫מֶּ֥ךָּ אֲשֶׁר־עֻשֵּׂ֥יתִי בַסֵּ֑תֶר רֻ֝קַּ֗מְתִּי בְּֽתַחְתִּיּ֥וֹת אָֽרֶץ׃

Transliteration

Not-nikḥad ʿāṣmî from-you when-ʿuśśêtî bassēter; ruqqamtî in-taḥtiyyôt ʾāreṣ

Grammar Details

• *nikḥad*: verb, Niphal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - it was hidden
• *ʿāṣmî*: noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my bone/frame/substance
• *ʿuśśêtî*: verb, Pual perfect 1st person singular - I was made
• *bassēter*: preposition + definite article + noun - in the secret place
• *ruqqamtî*: verb, Pual perfect 1st person singular - I was skillfully wrought/embroidered
• *taḥtiyyôt*: noun, feminine plural construct - depths of
• *ʾāreṣ*: noun, feminine singular - earth

Word Meanings

• *nikḥad*: hidden/concealed/kept secret
• *ʿāṣmî*: my bone/my frame/my substance/my strength
• *ʿuśśêtî*: made/formed/created
• *bassēter*: in secret/in the hidden place/in privacy
• *ruqqamtî*: skillfully wrought/embroidered/woven together
• *taḥtiyyôt*: depths/lowest parts
• *ʾāreṣ*: earth/land/ground

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  My frame was not hidden from You when I was made in the secret place, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  My frame was not hidden from You when I was made in secret and skillfully wrought in the depths of the earth.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  My frame{H6108} was not hidden{H3582} from thee, When I was made{H6213} in secret,{H5643} [And] curiously wrought{H7551} in the lowest parts{H8482} of the earth.{H776}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  My substance{H6108} was not hid{H3582}{(H8738)} from thee, when I was made{H6213}{(H8795)} in secret{H5643}, and curiously wrought{H7551}{(H8795)} in the lowest parts{H8482} of the earth{H776}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Thine eyes se myne vnparfitnesse, they stonde all writte i thy boke:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  My bones are not hid from thee, though I was made in a secret place, and facioned beneath in the earth.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  The substaunce of my body was not hyd from thee: when I was made in secrete and fashioned with distinct members in my mothers wombe.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, [and] curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  My frame wasn't hidden from you, When I was made in secret, Woven together in the depths of the earth.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  My substance was not hid from Thee, When I was made in secret, Curiously wrought in the lower part of earth.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  My frame was not hidden from thee, When I was made in secret, `And' curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  My frame was not hidden from thee, When I was made in secret, [And] curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  My frame was not unseen by you when I was made secretly, and strangely formed in the lowest parts of the earth.

• World English Bible (2000)

  My frame wasn't hidden from you, when I was made in secret, woven together in the depths of the earth.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  my bones were not hidden from you, when I was made in secret and sewed together in the depths of the earth.

Referenced Verses

• Ps 63:9 : 9 { "verseID": "Psalms.63.9", "source": "דָּבְקָ֣ה נַפְשִׁ֣י אַחֲרֶ֑יךָ בִּ֝֗י תָּמְכָ֥ה יְמִינֶֽךָ׃", "text": "*Dābəqāh* *napšî* *ʾaḥărekā* on me *tāməkāh* *yəmînekā*", "grammar": { "*Dābəqāh*": "verb, Qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - clings/cleaves", "*napšî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my soul", "*ʾaḥărekā*": "preposition with 2nd masculine singular suffix - after you", "*bî*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - on me/in me", "*tāməkāh*": "verb, Qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - upholds/sustains", "*yəmînekā*": "noun, feminine singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your right hand" }, "variants": { "*Dābəqāh*": "clings/cleaves/follows closely", "*napšî*": "my soul/my being/myself", "*tāməkāh*": "upholds/sustains/supports", "*yəmînekā*": "your right hand/your power" } }
• Ps 139:13 : 13 { "verseID": "Psalms.139.13", "source": "כִּֽי־אַ֭תָּה קָנִ֣יתָ כִלְיֹתָ֑י תְּ֝סֻכֵּ֗נִי בְּבֶ֣טֶן אִמִּֽי׃", "text": "For-*ʾattâ qānîtā* my-*kilyōtāy*; *təsukkēnî* in-*beṭen ʾimmî*", "grammar": { "*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" }, "variants": { "*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" } }
• Eccl 11:5 : 5 { "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.11.5", "source": "כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר אֵֽינְךָ֤ יוֹדֵ֙עַ֙ מַה־דֶּ֣רֶךְ הָר֔וּחַ כַּעֲצָמִ֖ים בְּבֶ֣טֶן הַמְּלֵאָ֑ה כָּ֗כָה לֹ֤א תֵדַע֙ אֶת־מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר יַעֲשֶׂ֖ה אֶת־הַכֹּֽל׃", "text": "As-which you-not *yôdēaʿ* what-*dereḵ* the-*rûaḥ* as-*ʿăṣāmîm* in-*beṭen* the-*mĕlēʾāh* thus not *tēdaʿ* [direct object marker]-*maʿăśēh* the-*ʾĕlōhîm* which *yaʿăśeh* [direct object marker]-the-all", "grammar": { "*yôdēaʿ*": "qal participle, masculine singular - knowing", "*dereḵ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - way of/path of", "*rûaḥ*": "noun, feminine singular - wind/spirit", "*ʿăṣāmîm*": "noun, feminine plural - bones", "*beṭen*": "noun, feminine singular construct - womb/belly of", "*mĕlēʾāh*": "adjective, feminine singular - full/pregnant woman", "*tēdaʿ*": "qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you will know", "*maʿăśēh*": "noun, masculine singular construct - work/deed of", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural - God", "*yaʿăśeh*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will do/make" }, "variants": { "*dereḵ*": "way/path/journey", "*rûaḥ*": "wind/breath/spirit", "*ʿăṣāmîm*": "bones/substance/essence", "*beṭen*": "womb/belly/inner part", "*mĕlēʾāh*": "full one/pregnant woman", "*maʿăśēh*": "work/deed/action", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "God/gods/divine being" } }
• Job 10:8-9 : 8 { "verseID": "Job.10.8", "source": "יָדֶ֣יךָ עִ֭צְּבוּנִי וַֽיַּעֲשׂ֑וּנִי יַ֥חַד סָ֝בִ֗יב וַֽתְּבַלְּעֵֽנִי׃", "text": "*yādêkā* *ʿiṣṣəbûnî* and *yyaʿăśûnî* *yaḥad* *sābîb* and *təballəʿēnî*", "grammar": { "*yādêkā*": "noun, dual construct with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your hands", "*ʿiṣṣəbûnî*": "Piel perfect, 3rd common plural with 1st person suffix - they formed me", "*yyaʿăśûnî*": "Qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine plural with 1st person suffix - they made me", "*yaḥad*": "adverb - together", "*sābîb*": "adverb - round about", "*təballəʿēnî*": "Piel imperfect with waw consecutive, 2nd masculine singular with 1st person suffix - you destroy me" }, "variants": { "*ʿiṣṣəbûnî*": "they formed me/they fashioned me/they shaped me", "*yyaʿăśûnî*": "they made me/they created me/they fashioned me", "*yaḥad*": "together/all at once/completely", "*sābîb*": "round about/all around/on every side", "*təballəʿēnî*": "you destroy me/you swallow me up/you consume me" } } 9 { "verseID": "Job.10.9", "source": "זְכָר־נָ֭א כִּי־כַחֹ֣מֶר עֲשִׂיתָ֑נִי וְֽאֶל־עָפָ֥ר תְּשִׁיבֵֽנִי׃", "text": "*zəkār*-*nāʾ* that like *kaḥōmer* *ʿăśîtānî* and to *ʿāpār* *təšîbēnî*", "grammar": { "*zəkār*": "Qal imperative, masculine singular - remember", "*nāʾ*": "particle of entreaty - please", "*kaḥōmer*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - like clay", "*ʿăśîtānî*": "Qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular with 1st person suffix - you made me", "*ʿāpār*": "noun, masculine singular - dust", "*təšîbēnî*": "Hiphil imperfect, 2nd masculine singular with 1st person suffix - you will return me" }, "variants": { "*kaḥōmer*": "like clay/like dirt/like mud", "*ʿăśîtānî*": "you made me/you formed me/you created me", "*ʿāpār*": "dust/dirt/earth", "*təšîbēnî*": "you will return me/you will cause me to return/you will bring me back" } } 10 { "verseID": "Job.10.10", "source": "הֲלֹ֣א כֶ֭חָלָב תַּתִּיכֵ֑נִי וְ֝כַגְּבִנָּ֗ה תַּקְפִּיאֵֽנִי׃", "text": "?not like *keḥālāb* *tattîkēnî* and like *kaggəbinnâ* *taqpîʾēnî*", "grammar": { "*keḥālāb*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - like milk", "*tattîkēnî*": "Hiphil imperfect, 2nd masculine singular with 1st person suffix - you poured me out", "*kaggəbinnâ*": "preposition + definite article + noun, feminine singular - like cheese", "*taqpîʾēnî*": "Hiphil imperfect, 2nd masculine singular with 1st person suffix - you curdled me" }, "variants": { "*keḥālāb*": "like milk/like liquid", "*tattîkēnî*": "you poured me out/you poured me", "*kaggəbinnâ*": "like cheese/like curd", "*taqpîʾēnî*": "you curdled me/you congealed me/you solidified me" } } 11 { "verseID": "Job.10.11", "source": "ע֣וֹר וּ֭בָשָׂר תַּלְבִּישֵׁ֑נִי וּֽבַעֲצָמ֥וֹת וְ֝גִידִ֗ים תְּסֹכְכֵֽנִי׃", "text": "*ʿôr* and *bāśār* *talbîšēnî* and with *baʿăṣāmôt* and *gîdîm* *təsōkəkēnî*", "grammar": { "*ʿôr*": "noun, masculine singular - skin", "*bāśār*": "noun, masculine singular - flesh", "*talbîšēnî*": "Hiphil imperfect, 2nd masculine singular with 1st person suffix - you clothed me", "*baʿăṣāmôt*": "preposition + noun, feminine plural - with bones", "*gîdîm*": "noun, masculine plural - sinews", "*təsōkəkēnî*": "Polel imperfect, 2nd masculine singular with 1st person suffix - you knit me together" }, "variants": { "*ʿôr*": "skin/hide", "*bāśār*": "flesh/body/meat", "*talbîšēnî*": "you clothed me/you covered me", "*gîdîm*": "sinews/tendons/veins", "*təsōkəkēnî*": "you knit me together/you interwove me/you covered me" } }
• Exod 11:5 : 5 { "verseID": "Exodus.11.5", "source": "וּמֵ֣ת כָּל־בְּכוֹר֮ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַיִם֒ מִבְּכ֤וֹר פַּרְעֹה֙ הַיֹּשֵׁ֣ב עַל־כִּסְא֔וֹ עַ֚ד בְּכ֣וֹר הַשִּׁפְחָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֖ר אַחַ֣ר הָרֵחָ֑יִם וְכֹ֖ל בְּכ֥וֹר בְּהֵמָֽה", "text": "And-*mēṯ* all-*bəḵôr* in-*ʾereṣ* *Miṣrayim* from-*bəḵôr* *Parʿōh* the-*yōšēḇ* upon-*kisʾô* until *bəḵôr* the-*šip̄ḥâh* *ʾăšer* behind the-*rēḥāyim* and-all *bəḵôr* *bəhēmâh*", "grammar": { "*mēṯ*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will die", "*bəḵôr*": "noun, masculine singular construct - firstborn of", "*ʾereṣ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - land of", "*Miṣrayim*": "proper name - Egypt", "*Parʿōh*": "proper name - Pharaoh", "*yōšēḇ*": "qal participle, masculine singular with definite article - the one sitting", "*kisʾô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his throne", "*šip̄ḥâh*": "noun, feminine singular with definite article - the female servant/maidservant", "*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - who/which/that", "*rēḥāyim*": "noun, dual with definite article - the millstones/handmill", "*bəhēmâh*": "noun, feminine singular - beast/cattle/livestock" }, "variants": { "*mēṯ*": "perfect with future meaning - he will die/shall die", "*šip̄ḥâh*": "female servant/maidservant/slave", "*rēḥāyim*": "millstones/grinding stones/handmill" } }
• Eph 4:9 : 9 { "verseID": "Ephesians.4.9", "source": "(Τὸ δὲ, Ἀνέβη, τί ἐστιν εἰ μὴ ὅτι καὶ κατέβη πρῶτον εἰς τὰ κατώτερα μέρη τῆς γῆς;", "text": "(The *de*, *Anebē*, what is it if not that also he *katebē* first into the lower *merē* of the *gēs*?", "grammar": { "*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and/now", "*Anebē*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - he ascended", "*katebē*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - he descended", "lower": "comparative adjective, accusative neuter plural - lower", "*merē*": "accusative neuter plural - parts/regions", "*gēs*": "genitive feminine singular - of earth/land" }, "variants": { "*Anebē*": "ascended/went up", "*katebē*": "descended/went down", "*merē*": "parts/regions/areas", "*gēs*": "earth/land/ground" } }