2 Samuel

2 Samuel 22:22–25

²²For I have kept the ways of the LORD

and have not wickedly departed from my God.

²³For all His ordinances are before me;

I have not disregarded His statutes.

²⁴And I have been blameless before Him

and kept myself from iniquity.

²⁵So the LORD has repaid me according to my righteousness,

according to my cleanness in His sight.^d

Footnotes

d 22:25 Hebrew; LXX and Vulgate (see also Psalm 18:24|PSA 18:24) according to the cleanness of my hands

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I have kept	שָׁמַ֖רְתִּי	šā·mar·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
the ways	דַּרְכֵ֣י	dar·ḵê	Noun - common plural construct	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
of the LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
and have not	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
wickedly departed	רָשַׁ֖עְתִּי	rā·ša‘·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H7561 be wicked, act wickedly
from my God	מֵאֱלֹהָֽי׃	mê·’ĕ·lō·hāy	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H430 God

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
all	כָל־	ḵāl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
His ordinances	מִשְׁפָּטוֹ	miš·på̄·ṭō	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H4941 judgment
before me	לְנֶגְדִּ֑י	lə·neḡ·dî	Preposition-l; first person common singular	H5048 what is conspicuous or in front
I have not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
disregarded	אָס֥וּר	’ā·sūr	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H5493 turn aside
His statutes	וְחֻקֹּתָ֖יו	wə·ḥuq·qō·ṯāw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H2708 something prescribed, enactment, statute

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And I	וָאֶהְיֶ֥ה	wā·’eh·yeh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
have been blameless	תָמִ֖ים	ṯā·mîm	Adjective - masculine singular	H8549 complete, sound
before Him	ל֑וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
and kept myself	וָאֶשְׁתַּמְּרָ֖ה	wā·’eš·tam·mə·rāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singular	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
from iniquity	מֵעֲוֺנִֽי׃	mê·‘ă·wō·nî	Preposition-m; Noun - common singular construct; first person common singular	H5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So the LORD	יְהוָ֛ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
has repaid	וַיָּ֧שֶׁב	way·yā·šeḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
me	לִ֖י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
according to my righteousness	כְּצִדְקָתִ֑י	kə·ṣiḏ·qā·ṯî	Preposition-k; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H6666 righteousness
according to my cleanness	כְּבֹרִ֖י	kə·ḇō·rî	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1252 cleanness, pureness
in	לְנֶ֥גֶד	lə·ne·ḡeḏ	Preposition-l	H5048 what is conspicuous or in front
His sight	עֵינָֽיו׃	‘ê·nāw	Noun - cdc; third person masculine singular	H5869 eye