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Psalms 26:6

I will wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O LORD:

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אֶרְחַ֣ץerchatsbatheרָחַץverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “bathe”, an unfinished actionH7364to lave (the whole or a part of a thing)bathe (self), wash (self).בְּנִקָּי֣וֹןbeniqayonin cleannessנִקָּיוֹןpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in cleanness”, the ordinary formH5356clearness (literally or figuratively)cleanness, innocency.כַּפָּ֑יkapayhand , -dle,כַּףnoun, common, feminine, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “hand , -dle,”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3709the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-tree); figuratively, powerbranch, [phrase] foot, hand((-ful), -dle, (-led)), hollow, middle, palm, paw, power, sole, spoon.וַאֲסֹבְבָ֖הvaasovevahand bringסָבַבconjunction, verb, poel, cohortative, 1st person, common, singular — “and bring”, a determination or requestH5437to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figurativelybring, cast, fetch, lead, make, walk, [idiom] whirl, [idiom] round about, be about on every side, apply, avoid, beset (about), besiege, bring again, carry (about), change, cause to come about, [idiom] circuit, (fetch a) compass (about, rou…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).מִזְבַּחֲךָ֣mizbachakhaaltarמִזְבֵּחַnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “altar”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4196an altaraltar.יְהוָֽהyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

I will wash my hands in innocency; so will I compass Thine altar, O LORD,

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American Standard Version (1901)

I will wash my hands in innocency: So will I compass thine altar, O Jehovah;

Young’s Literal Translation

I wash in innocency my hands, And I compass Thine altar, O Jehovah.

World English Bible

I will wash my hands in innocence, so I will go about your altar, Yahweh,

Darby Translation

I will wash my hands in innocency, and will encompass thine altar, O Jehovah,

Douay-Rheims

He hath exalted me upon a rock: and now he hath lifted up my head above my enemies. I have gone round, and have offered up in his tabernacle a sacrifice of jubilation: I will sing, and recite a psalm to the Lord.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

I will wash my hands in innocency; so will I compass Thine altar, O LORD,

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

I will wash my hands in innocency, and compass thine altar, O Lord:

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Νίψομαι ἐν ἀθώοις τὰς χεῖράς μου, καὶ κυκλώσω τὸ θυσιαστήριόν σου, Κύριε·