כִּֽי־כָל־מִשְׁפָּטָ֣יו

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 כִּֽי־כָל־מִשְׁפָּטָ֣יו

   KI-KOL-mish-pa-TAIV

   for all his judgments
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 כִּֽי־כָל־מִשְׁפָּטָ֣יו לְנֶגְדִּ֣י וְחֻקֹּתָ֖יו

   KI-KOL-mish-pa-TAIV le-neg-DI ve-khu-kot-TAIV

   for all his judgments are before me and his statutes
3. clause🔊 כִּֽי־כָל־מִשְׁפָּטָ֣יו לְנֶגְדִּ֣י וְחֻקֹּתָ֖יו לֹ֣א־אָסִ֑יר

   KI-KOL-mish-pa-TAIV le-neg-DI ve-khu-kot-TAIV LO-a-SIR

   for all his judgments are before me and his statutes I do not turn aside
4. sentence🔊 כִּֽי־כָל־מִשְׁפָּטָ֣יו לְנֶגְדִּ֣י וְחֻקֹּתָ֖יו לֹ֣א־אָסִ֑יר מֶ֝נִּ֗י׃

   KI-KOL-mish-pa-TAIV le-neg-DI ve-khu-kot-TAIV LO-a-SIR ME-ni

   for all his judgments are before me and his statutes I do not turn aside from me

Exegesis

The verse begins with the causal conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} ‘for’, introducing the rationale for the psalmist’s commitment.

The noun phrase kol mishpatav {כָּל־מִשְׁפָּטָיו | kol miš-pā-ṭāw} functions as the subject with mishpatav in construct state bearing a third person masculine singular suffix denoting his judgments.

Root and etymology

Root🔊 ש־פ־טsh-p-t

“judgment, decision”

• 🔊 שֹׁפֵטšō-pēṭjudgeJudges 2:16