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Psalms 119:9

Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word.

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בַּמֶּ֣הbamehin howמָהpreposition, particle, interrogative — “in how”H4100properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senseshow (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.יְזַכֶּהyezakehbe cleanזָכָהverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be clean”, an unfinished actionH2135to be translucent; figuratively, to be innocentbe (make) clean, cleanse, be clear, count pure.נַּ֭עַרnaarboyנַעַרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “boy”, the ordinary formH5288(concretely) a boy (as active), from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a servant; also (by interch. of sex), a girl (of similar latitude in age)babe, boy, child, damsel (from the margin), lad, servant, young (man).אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).אָרְח֑וֹarechvomannerאֹרַחnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “manner”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH734a well-trodden road (literally or figuratively); also a caravanmanner, path, race, rank, traveller, troop, (by-, high-) way.לִ֝שְׁמֹ֗רlishmorto bewardשָׁמַרpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to beward”, the to-form of the verbH8104properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man).כִּדְבָרֶֽךָkidvarekhaas causeדָּבָרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “as cause”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a causeact, advice, affair, answer, [idiom] any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, [phrase] chronicles, commandment, [idiom] commune(-ication), [phrase] concern(-ing), [phrase] confer, counsel, [phrase] dea…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

BETH. Wherewithal shall a young man keep his way pure? By taking heed thereto according to Thy word.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Wherewith shall a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed thereto according to thy word.

Young’s Literal Translation

[Beth.] With what doth a young man purify his path? To observe — according to Thy word.

World English Bible

How can a young man keep his way pure? By living according to your word.

Darby Translation

BETH. Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his path? by taking heed according to thy word.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

BETH. Wherewithal shall a young man keep his way pure? By taking heed thereto according to Thy word.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Wherewith shall a young man direct his way? by keeping thy words.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐν τίνι κατορθώσει νεώτερος τὴν ὁδὸν αὐτοῦ; ἐν τῷ φυλάξασθαι τοὺς λόγους σου.