King James Version

Psalms 119:70

Their heart is as fat as grease; but I delight in thy law.

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טָפַ֣שׁtafashbe fatטָפַשׁverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be fat”, a completed actionH2954properly, apparently to be thick; figuratively, to be stupidbe fat.כַּחֵ֣לֶבkachelevas fatחֶלֶבpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as fat”, the ordinary formH2459fat, whether literally or figuratively; hence, the richest or choice part[idiom] best, fat(-ness), [idiom] finest, grease, marrow.לִבָּ֑םlibamcomfortablyלֵבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “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]…אֲ֝נִ֗יanimineאֲנִיpronoun, personal, 1st person, common, singular — “mine”H589II, (as for) me, mine, myself, we, [idiom] which, [idiom] who.תּוֹרָתְךָ֥toratekhalawתּוֹרָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “law”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8451a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuchlaw.שִֽׁעֲשָֽׁעְתִּיshiashaetidandleשָׁעַעverb, pilpel, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “dandle”, a completed actionH8173(in a good acceptation) to look upon (with complacency), i.e. fondle, please or amuse (self); (in a bad one) to look about (in dismay), i.e. starecry (out) (by confusion with H7768 (שָׁוַע)), dandle, delight (self), play, shut.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Their heart is gross like fat; but I delight in Thy law.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Their heart is as fat as grease; But I delight in thy law.

Young’s Literal Translation

Insensate as fat hath been their heart, I — in Thy law I have delighted.

World English Bible

Their heart is as callous as the fat, but I delight in your law.

Darby Translation

Their heart is as fat as grease: as for me, I delight in thy law.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Their heart is gross like fat; but I delight in Thy law.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Their heart has been curdled like milk; but I have meditated on thy law.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐτυρώθη ὡς γάλα ἡ καρδία αὐτῶν, ἐγὼ δὲ τὸν νόμον σου ἐμελέτησα.