Psalms 89:31

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

If they break{H8762)} my statutes, and keep{H8799)} 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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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Ps 55:20 : 20 He hath put forth{H8804)} his hands against such as be at peace with him: he hath broken{H8765)} his covenant.

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