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Psalms 89:35

Once have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie unto David.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 89:36.

אַ֭חַתachatfirstאֶחָדadjective, 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,נִשְׁבַּ֣עְתִּיnishbatiswearשָׁבַעverb, niphal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “swear”, a completed actionH7650to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)adjure, charge (by an oath, with an oath), feed to the full (by mistake for H7646 (שָׂבַע)), take an oath, [idiom] straitly, (cause to, make to) swear.בְקָדְשִׁ֑יveqadeshiin consecratedקֹדֶשׁpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “in consecrated”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6944a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctityconsecrated (thing), dedicated (thing), hallowed (thing), holiness, ([idiom] most) holy ([idiom] day, portion, thing), saint, sanctuary.אִֽםimoh thatאִםconjunction — “oh that”H518used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not(and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), t…לְדָוִ֥דledavidto Davidדָּוִדpreposition, noun, proper name — “to David”H1732David, the youngest son of JesseDavid.אֲכַזֵּֽבakhazevlieכָּזַבverb, piel, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “lie”, an unfinished actionH3576to lie (i.e. deceive), literally or figurativelyfail, (be found a, make a) liar, lie, lying, be in vain.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(89-36) Once have I sworn by My holiness: Surely I will not be false unto David;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Once have I sworn by my holiness: I will not lie unto David:

Young’s Literal Translation

Once I have sworn by My holiness, I lie not to David,

World English Bible

Once I have sworn by my holiness, I will not lie to David.

Darby Translation

Once have I sworn by my holiness; I will not lie unto David:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(89-36) Once have I sworn by My holiness: Surely I will not be false unto David;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Once have I sworn by my holiness, that I will not lie to David.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἅπαξ ὤμοσα ἐν τῷ ἁγίῳ μου, εἰ τῷ Δαυὶδ ψεύσομαι.