Psalms

Psalm 119:36

³⁶Turn my heart to Your testimonies

and not to covetous gain.

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
Turn	הַט־	haṭ-	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular	H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend
my heart	לִ֭בִּי	lib·bî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Your testimonies	עֵדְוֺתֶ֗יךָ	‘ê·ḏə·wō·ṯe·ḵā	Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H5715 testimony
and not	וְאַ֣ל	wə·’al	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
covetous gain	בָּֽצַע׃	bā·ṣa‘	Noun - masculine singular	H1215 gain made by violence, unjust gain, profit

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.