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I have gone astrayתָּעִיתִיlikeכְּa lostאֹבֵדsheep;שֶׂהseekבַּקֵּשׁyour servant,עַבְדֶּךָforכִּיyour commandmentsמִצְוֺתֶיךָI have notלֹאforgotten.שָׁכָחְתִּי
Psalms 119:176
Study it in the app“I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek your servant, for your commandments I have not forgotten.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 119:176, word by word
- I have gone astrayתָּעִיתִיtaiti
wander, go astray
Wander, go astray, be lost; in the causative form, make wander, lead astray.
Where else “taiti” appears- a lostאֹבֵדoved
be lost
To be lost or out of place, like an animal that strays.
Where else “oved” appears- sheepשֶׂהse
lamb, sheep
One animal of the flock: a lamb, a sheep or a young goat.
Where else “se” appears- seekבַּקֵּשׁbakesh
seek
To go after someone or something in order to find it.
Where else “bakesh” appears- your servantעַבְדֶּavde
your servant
"Your servant": a humble way to say "I".
Where else “avde” appears- your commandmentsמִצְוֺתֶיmitsvote
commandment
An order of God that must be kept.
Where else “mitsvote” appears- forgottenשָׁכָחְתִּיshachachti
forget
Forget.
Where else “shachachti” appears
The context
175Let my soul live and praise you, and let your rules help me.
176 · This verse (above)