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Psalms 26:2

Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; try my reins and my heart.

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בְּחָנֵ֣נִיbechaneniexamineבָּחַןverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “examine”, a commandH974to test (especially metals); generally and figuratively, to investigateexamine, prove, tempt, try (trial).יְהוָ֣הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).וְנַסֵּ֑נִיvenaseniand adventureנָסָהconjunction, verb, piel, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “and adventure”, a commandH5254to test; by implication, to attemptadventure, assay, prove, tempt, try.צרופהtsrvfhcastצָרַףverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, paragogic he — “cast”, a commandH6884to fuse (metal), i.e. refine (literally or figuratively)cast, (re-) fine(-er), founder, goldsmith, melt, pure, purge away, try.צָרְפָ֖הtsarefahcastצָרַףverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, paragogic he — “cast”, a commandH6884to fuse (metal), i.e. refine (literally or figuratively)cast, (re-) fine(-er), founder, goldsmith, melt, pure, purge away, try.כִלְיוֹתַ֣יkhilyotaykidneysכִּלְיָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “kidneys”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3629a kidney (as an essential organ); figuratively, the mind (as the interior self)kidneys, reins.וְלִבִּֽיvelibiand comfortablyלֵבconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “and 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]…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Examine me, O LORD, and try me; test my reins and my heart.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Examine me, O Jehovah, and prove me; Try my heart and my mind.

Young’s Literal Translation

Try me, O Jehovah, and prove me, Purified [are] my reins and my heart.

World English Bible

Examine me, Yahweh, and prove me. Try my heart and my mind.

Darby Translation

Prove me, Jehovah, and test me; try my reins and my heart:

Douay-Rheims

Whilst the wicked draw near against me, to eat my flesh. My enemies that trouble me, have themselves been weakened, and have fallen.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Examine me, O LORD, and try me; test my reins and my heart.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Prove me, O Lord, and try me; purify as with fire my reins and my heart.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Δοκίμασόν με, Κύριε, καὶ πείρασόν με, πύρωσον τοὺς νεφρούς μου καὶ τὴν καρδίαν μου.