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Psalms 119:11

Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.

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בְּ֭לִבִּיbelibiin comfortablyלֵבpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “in comfortably”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything[phrase] care for, comfortably, consent, [idiom] considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart(-ed), [idiom] heed, [idiom] I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), [idiom] regard(-ed), [idiom]…צָפַ֣נְתִּיtsafantilurk privilyצָפַןverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “lurk privily”, a completed actionH6845to hide (by covering over); by implication, to hoard or reserve; figuratively to deny; specifically (favorably) to protect, (unfavorably) to lurkesteem, hide(-den one, self), lay up, lurk (be set) privily, (keep) secret(-ly, place).אִמְרָתֶ֑ךָimratekhacommandmentאִמְרָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “commandment”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH565{something said}commandment, speech, word.לְ֝מַ֗עַןlemaanthatמַעַןpreposition — “that”H4616properly, heed, i.e. purpose; used only adverbially, on account of (as a motive or an aim), teleologically, in order thatbecause of, to the end (intent) that, for (to,... 's sake), [phrase] lest, that, to.לֹ֣אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…אֶֽחֱטָאechetaby faultחָטָאverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “by fault”, an unfinished actionH2398properly, to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemnbear the blame, cleanse, commit (sin), by fault, harm he hath done, loss, miss, (make) offend(-er), offer for sin, purge, purify (self), make reconciliation, (cause, make) sin(-ful, -ness), trespass.לָֽךְlakhetoלָֽךְpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “to”to

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Thy word have I laid up in my heart, that I might not sin against Thee.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Thy word have I laid up in my heart, That I might not sin against thee.

Young’s Literal Translation

In my heart I have hid Thy saying, That I sin not before Thee.

World English Bible

I have hidden your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.

Darby Translation

Thy *word have I hid in my heart, that I might not sin against thee.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Thy word have I laid up in my heart, that I might not sin against Thee.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

I have hidden thine oracles in my heart, that I might not sin against thee.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ μου ἔκρυψα τὰ λόγιά σου, ὅπως ἂν μὴ ἁμάρτω σοι.