In Psalms 119 of Psalms .
They had almost consumed me upon earth; but I forsook not thy precepts.
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כִּ֭מְעַט kimat as little כִּ֭מְעַט kimat as little מְעַט preposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as little”, the ordinary form H4592 a little or few (often adverbial or compar.) almost (some, very) few(-er, -est), lightly, little (while), (very) small (matter, thing), some, soon, [idiom] very. כִּלּ֣וּנִי kiluni cease כִּלּ֣וּנִי kiluni cease כָּלָה verb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “cease”, a completed action H3615 to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitived (to complete, prepare, consume) accomplish, cease, consume (away), determine, destroy (utterly), be (when... were) done, (be an) end (of), expire, (cause to) fail, faint, finish, fulfil, [idiom] fully, [idiom] have, leave (off), long, bring to pass, wholly reap, make cle… בָאָ֑רֶץ vaarets in earth בָאָ֑רֶץ vaarets in earth אֶרֶץ preposition, with the article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “in earth”, the ordinary form H776 the earth (at large, or partitively a land) [idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world. וַ֝אֲנִ֗י vaani and mine וַ֝אֲנִ֗י vaani and mine אֲנִי conjunction, pronoun, personal, 1st person, common, singular — “and mine” H589 I I, (as for) me, mine, myself, we, [idiom] which, [idiom] who. לֹא ־ lo no , -r, לֹא lo no , -r, לֹא particle, negative — “no , -r,” H3808 not (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… עָזַ֥בְתִּי azavti commit self עָזַ֥בְתִּי azavti commit self עָזַב verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “commit self”, a completed action H5800 to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc. commit self, fail, forsake, fortify, help, leave (destitute, off), refuse, [idiom] surely. פִקֻּודֶֽיךָ ׃ fiquvdeykha commandment פִקֻּודֶֽיךָ fiquvdeykha commandment פִּקּוּד noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “commandment”, the of-form, joined to the next word H6490 properly, appointed, i.e. a mandate (of God; plural only, collectively, for the Law) commandment, precept, statute. Jewish translation (JPS 1917)
They had almost consumed me upon earth; but as for me, I forsook not Thy precepts.
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American Standard Version (1901) They had almost consumed me upon earth; But I forsook not thy precepts.
Young’s Literal Translation Almost consumed me on earth have they, And I — I have not forsaken Thy precepts.
World English Bible They had almost wiped me from the earth, but I didn’t forsake your precepts.
Darby Translation They had almost consumed me upon the earth; but as for me, I forsook not thy precepts.
Jewish Publication Society (1917) They had almost consumed me upon earth; but as for me, I forsook not Thy precepts.
Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English They nearly made an end of me in the earth; but I forsook not thy commandments.
Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851) Παρὰ βραχὺ συνετέλεσάν με ἐν τῇ γῇ, ἐγὼ δὲ οὐκ ἐγκατέλιπον τὰς ἐντολάς σου.
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