Psalms

Psalm 139:16

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
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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.