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I will washאֶרְחַץin innocenceבְּנִקָּיוֹןmy hands,כַּפָּיand go aroundוַאֲסֹבְבָהyour altar,אֶת מִזְבַּחֲךָYHWH,יְהוָה
Psalms 26:6
Study it in the app“I will wash in innocence my hands, and go around your altar, YHWH,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 26:6, word by word
- I will washאֶרְחַץerchats
wash
Wash; wash oneself, bathe.
Where else “erchats” appears- in innocenceנִקָּיוֹןnikayon
innocence
Being free of any guilt.
Where else “nikayon” appears- my handsכַּפָּkapa
palm
The flat, hollow part of the hand; also what someone does or can do with it.
Where else “kapa” appears- and go aroundאֲסֹבְבָהasovva
go around
To follow a road that circles instead of going straight.
Where else “asovva” appears- your altarמִזְבַּחֲmizbaach
altar
Altar: a structure of stone or earth on which sacrifices are offered to God.
Where else “mizbaach” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears
The context
5I have hated the assembly of evildoers, and with the wicked I will not sit.
6 · This verse (above)
7to make heard the voice of thanksgiving and to recount all your wonders.