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Psalm 26:2

Hebrew
בְּחָנֵ֣נִי יְהוָ֣הplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigיְהוָֹה

hebrew

Meaning

* Yahweh - God's personal name

It is not a generic term for “god”, but rather the word יְהוָֹה (YHWH) is the name by which God uniquely identifies himself in the Old Testament.

First appearing in Genesis 2:4, it occurs over 6,000 times in the Old Testament.Exodus 3:14Deuteronomy 6:4Psalm 23:1Romans 10:13Joel 2:32Exodus 20:7Psalm 18:1Exodus 15:3Psalm 8:1Genesis 2:41 Samuel 1:3Judges 6:24Genesis 22:14Jeremiah 23:6
וְנַסֵּ֑נִי צרופה צָרְפָ֖ה כִלְיוֹתַ֣י וְלִבִּֽיplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigלֵב

hebrew

Meaning:

* The heart * Used figuratively for the feelings, the will and even the intellect * The centre of anything

Noun, masculine (although conceptually neutral, being used for both men and women). Occurs nearly 600 times in the Old Testament.1 Samuel 25:37Genesis 6:5Exodus 8:151 Samuel 24:51 Samuel 16:7Jeremiah 17:9Deuteronomy 10:16Deuteronomy 6:5Deuteronomy 6:5Psalm 9:1 (NIV)(verse 2 in the Hebrew Bible)Deuteronomy 6:5Genesis 6:51 Samuel 1:13Psalm 95:10Deuteronomy 6:5…
ESV
Prove me, O LORD, and try me; test my heart and my mind.
NIV
Test me, O LORD, and try me, examine my heart and my mind;
NLT
Put me on trial, LORD, and cross-examine me. Test my motives and my heart.
LXX
δοκίμασόν με κύριε καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί

greek

Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and”
πείρασόν με πύρωσον τοὺςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
νεφρούς μου καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί

greek

Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and”
τὴνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
καρδίαν μου
KJV
Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; try my reins and my heart.

Psalm 26:1 ← Psalm 26:2 → Psalm 26:3

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