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Psalms 139:6

Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it.

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פלאיהflyhsecretפִּלְאִיadjective, adjective, feminine, singular, absolute — “secret”, the ordinary formH6383remarkablesecret, wonderful.פְּלִ֣יאָֽהpeliahsecretפִּלְאִיadjective, adjective, feminine, singular, absolute — “secret”, the ordinary formH6383remarkablesecret, wonderful.דַ֣עַתdaatcunningדַּעַתnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “cunning”, the ordinary formH1847knowledgecunning, (ig-) norantly, know(-ledge), (un-) awares (wittingly).מִמֶּ֑נִּיmimenifromמִןpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “from”H4480properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many sensesabove, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with.נִ֝שְׂגְּבָ֗הnisgevahbe excellentשָׂגַבverb, niphal, participle, absolute — “be excellent”, a verb used as a describing wordH7682to be (causatively, make) lofty, especially inaccessible; by implication, safe, strong; used literally and figurativelydefend, exalt, be excellent, (be, set on) high, lofty, be safe, set up (on high), be too strong.לֹאlono , -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…א֥וּכַֽלukhalbe ableיָכֹלverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “be able”, an unfinished actionH3201to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)be able, any at all (ways), attain, can (away with, (-not)), could, endure, might, overcome, have power, prevail, still, suffer.לָֽהּlahtoלָֽהּpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “to”to

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; too high, I cannot attain unto it.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; It is high, I cannot attain unto it.

Young’s Literal Translation

Knowledge too wonderful for me, It hath been set on high, I am not able for it.

World English Bible

This knowledge is beyond me. It’s lofty. I can’t attain it.

Darby Translation

O knowledge too wonderful for me! it is high, I cannot [attain] unto it.

Douay-Rheims

The proud have hidden a net for me. And they have stretched out cords for a snare: they have laid for me a stumblingblock by the wayside.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; too high, I cannot attain unto it.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The knowledge of thee is too wonderful for me; it is very difficult, I cannot attain to it.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐθαυμαστώθη ἡ γνῶσίς σου ἐξ ἐμοῦ, ἐκραταιώθη, οὐ μὴ δύνωμαι πρὸς αὐτήν.