Psalms

Psalm 24:4

⁴He who has clean hands and a pure heart,

who does not lift up his soul to an idol^b

or swear deceitfully.

Footnotes

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He who has clean	נְקִ֥י	nə·qî	Adjective - masculine singular construct	H5355 clean, free from, exempt
hands	כַפַּ֗יִם	ḵap·pa·yim	Noun - fd	H3709 hollow, or flat of the hand, palm, sole of foot, pan
and a pure	וּֽבַר־	ū·ḇar-	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular construct	H1249 corn
heart	לֵ֫בָ֥ב	lê·ḇāḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H3824 inner man, mind, will, heart
who	אֲשֶׁ֤ר׀	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
does not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
lift up	נָשָׂ֣א	nā·śā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
his soul	נַפְשִׁ֑י	nap̄·šî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
to an idol	לַשָּׁ֣וְא	laš·šāw	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7723 emptiness, vanity
or	וְלֹ֖א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
swear	נִשְׁבַּ֣ע	niš·ba‘	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7650 swear
deceitfully	לְמִרְמָֽה׃	lə·mir·māh	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H4820 deceit, treachery

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.