King James Version

Psalms 19:10

More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 19:11.

הַֽנֶּחֱמָדִ֗יםhanechemadimthe delightחָמַדdefinite article, verb, niphal, participle, absolute — “the delight”, a verb used as a describing wordH2530to delight inbeauty, greatly beloved, covet, delectable thing, ([idiom] great) delight, desire, goodly, lust, (be) pleasant (thing), precious (thing).מִ֭זָּהָבmizahavfrom goldזָהָבpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “from gold”, the ordinary formH2091gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear skygold(-en), fair weather.וּמִפַּ֣זumipazand from fine goldפָּזconjunction, preposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and from fine gold”, the ordinary formH6337pure (gold); hence, gold itself (as refined)fine (pure) gold.רָ֑בravaboundרַבadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “abound”, the ordinary formH7227abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)(in) abound(-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great(-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, (time)), (do, have) many(-ifold, things, a time), (ship-)master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply(-tude),…וּמְתוּקִ֥יםumetuqimand sweetמָתוֹקconjunction, adjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “and sweet”, the ordinary formH4966sweetsweet(-er, -ness).מִ֝דְּבַ֗שׁmidvashfrom honeyדְּבַשׁpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “from honey”, the ordinary formH1706honey (from its stickiness); by analogy, syruphoney(-comb).וְנֹ֣פֶתvenofetand honeycombנֹפֶתconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and honeycomb”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5317a dripping i.e. of honey (from the comb)honeycomb.צוּפִֽיםtsufimhoneycombצוּףnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “honeycomb”, the ordinary formH6688comb of honey (from dripping)honeycomb.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(19-11) More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold; sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.

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American Standard Version (1901)

More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold; Sweeter also than honey and the droppings of the honeycomb.

Young’s Literal Translation

They are more desirable than gold, Yea, than much fine gold; and sweeter than honey, Even liquid honey of the comb.

World English Bible

They are more to be desired than gold, yes, than much fine gold, sweeter also than honey and the extract of the honeycomb.

Darby Translation

They are more precious than gold, yea, than much fine gold; and sweeter than honey and the dropping of the honeycomb.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(19-11) More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold; sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

To be desired more than gold, and much precious stone: sweeter also than honey and the honey-comb.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐπιθυμητὰ ὑπὲρ χρυσίον καὶ λίθον τίμιον πολὺν, καὶ γλυκύτερα ὑπὲρ μέλι καὶ κηρίον.