Psalms

Psalm 139:15–16

¹⁵My frame was not hidden from You

when I was made in secret,

when I was woven together

in the depths of the earth.

¹⁶Your eyes saw my unformed body;

all my days were written in Your book

and ordained for me

before one of them came to be.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
My frame	עָצְמִ֗י	‘ā·ṣə·mî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H6108 might, bones
was not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
hidden	נִכְחַ֥ד	niḵ·ḥaḏ	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3582 hide, efface
from You	מִ֫מֶּ֥ךָּ	mim·me·kā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
when	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
I was made	עֻשֵּׂ֥יתִי	‘uś·śê·ṯî	Verb - Pual - Perfect - first person common singular	H6213 do, make
in secret	בַסֵּ֑תֶר	ḇas·sê·ṯer	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5643 covering, hiding-place, secrecy
when I was woven together	רֻ֝קַּ֗מְתִּי	ruq·qam·tî	Verb - Pual - Perfect - first person common singular	H7551 variegate
in the depths	בְּֽתַחְתִּיּ֥וֹת	bə·ṯaḥ·tî·yō·wṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct	H8482 lower, lowest
of the earth	אָֽרֶץ׃	’ā·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Your eyes	עֵינֶ֗יךָ	‘ê·ne·ḵā	Noun - cdc; second person masculine singular	H5869 eye
saw	רָ֘א֤וּ	rā·’ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H7200 see
my unformed body	גָּלְמִ֤י׀	gā·lə·mî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1564 embryo
all	כֻּלָּ֪ם	kul·lām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H3605 the whole, all
my days	יָמִ֥ים	yā·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3117 day
were written	יִכָּ֫תֵ֥בוּ	yik·kā·ṯê·ḇū	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3789 write
in	וְעַֽל־	wə·‘al-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5921 height
Your book	סִפְרְךָ֮	sip̄·rə·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H5612 missive, document, writing, book
and ordained for me	יֻצָּ֑רוּ	yuṣ·ṣā·rū	Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person common plural	H3335 form, fashion
before one of them came to be	אֶחָ֣ד	’e·ḥāḏ	Number - masculine singular	H259 one

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

Psalm 139:15 Ecclesiastes 11:5 · Psalm 139:13 · Job 10:8–11 · Psalm 63:9

Psalm 139:16 Psalm 56:8 · Malachi 3:16 · Revelation 20:12

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.