King James Version

Psalms 34:20

He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 34:21.

שֹׁמֵ֥רshomerbewardשָׁמַרverb, qal, participle, absolute — “beward”, a verb used as a describing wordH8104properly, 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).כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).עַצְמוֹתָ֑יוatsmotayvbodyעֶצֶםnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “body”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6106a bone (as strong); by extension, the body; figuratively, the substance, i.e. (as pron.) selfsamebody, bone, [idiom] life, (self-) same, strength, [idiom] very.אַחַ֥תachatfirstאֶחָדadjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “first”, the ordinary formH259properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) firsta, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), [phrase] eleven, every, few, first, [phrase] highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,מֵ֝הֵ֗נָּהmehenahfrom theirהֵנָּהpreposition, pronoun, personal, 3rd person, feminine, plural — “from their”H2007themselves (often used emphatic for the copula, also in indirect relation)[idiom] in, [idiom] such (and such things), their, (into) them, thence, therein, these, they (had), on this side, whose, wherein.לֹ֣אlono , -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…נִשְׁבָּֽרָהnishbarahbreakשָׁבַרverb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “break”, a completed actionH7665to burst (literally or figuratively)break (down, off, in pieces, up), broken (-hearted), bring to the birth, crush, destroy, hurt, quench, [idiom] quite, tear, view (by mistake for H7663 (שָׂבַר)).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(34-21) He keepeth all his bones; not one of them is broken.

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American Standard Version (1901)

He keepeth all his bones: Not one of them is broken.

Young’s Literal Translation

He is keeping all his bones, One of them hath not been broken.

World English Bible

He protects all of his bones. Not one of them is broken.

Darby Translation

He keepeth all his bones; not one of them is broken.

Douay-Rheims

For they spoke indeed peaceably to me; and speaking in the anger of the earth they devised guile.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(34-21) He keepeth all his bones; not one of them is broken.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

He keeps all their bones: not one of them shall be broken.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ὁ Κύριος. Φυλάσσει πάντα τὰ ὀστᾶ αὐτῶν, ἓν ἐξ αὐτῶν οὐ συντριβήσεται.

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John 19:36 John 19:36 · King James VersionFor these things were done, that the scripture should be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken.John 19:36 · King James VersionOpen the Source
scripture should be fulfilled · no bone broken · NT explicit
For these things were done, that the scripture should be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken.

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