Psalm 24:4
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
He who has cleanנְקִ֥י
(ne·ki)
5355a: clean, free from, exemptfrom naqah
handsכַפַּ֗יִם
(chap·pa·yim)
3709: hollow or flat of the hand, palm, sole (of the foot), a panfrom kaphaph
and a pureוּֽבַר־
(u·var-)
1249: pure, cleanfrom barar
heart,לֵ֫בָ֥ב
(le·vav)
3824: inner man, mind, will, heartfrom an unused word
Whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר
(a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
has not liftedנָשָׂ֣א
(na·sa)
5375: to lift, carry, takea prim. root
up his soulנַפְשִׁ֑י
(naf·shi;)
5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word
to falsehoodלַשָּׁ֣וְא
(la·sha·ve)
7723: emptiness, vanityfrom an unused word
And has not swornנִשְׁבַּ֣ע
(nish·ba)
7650: to sweardenominative verb from sheba
deceitfully.לְמִרְמָֽה׃
(le·mir·mah.)
4820: deceit, treacheryfrom ramah


















KJV Lexicon
He that hath clean
naqiy  (naw-kee')
innocent -- blameless, clean, clear, exempted, free, guiltless, innocent, quit.
hands
kaph  (kaf)
the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-tree); figuratively, power
and a pure
bar  (bar)
beloved; also pure, empty -- choice, clean, clear, pure.
heart
lebab  (lay-bawb')
the heart (as the most interior organ)
who hath not lifted up
nasa'  (naw-saw')
to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. and rel. (as follows)
his soul
nephesh  (neh'-fesh)
a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
unto vanity
shav'  (shawv)
evil (as destructive), literally (ruin) or morally (especially guile); figuratively idolatry (as false, subjective), uselessness (as deceptive, objective; also adverbially, in vain) -- false(-ly), lie, lying, vain, vanity.
nor sworn
shaba`  (shaw-bah')
propr. to be complete; to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)
deceitfully
mirmah  (meer-maw')
fraud -- craft, deceit(-ful, -fully), false, feigned, guile, subtilly, treachery.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
He who has clean hands and a pure heart, Who has not lifted up his soul to falsehood And has not sworn deceitfully.

King James Bible
He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The one who has clean hands and a pure heart, who has not set his mind on what is false, and who has not sworn deceitfully.

International Standard Version
The one who has innocent hands and a pure heart; the person who does not delight in what is false and does not swear an oath deceitfully.

NET Bible
The one whose deeds are blameless and whose motives are pure, who does not lie, or make promises with no intention of keeping them.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
He who purifies his hands and is chosen in his heart, and does not swear in his soul with lies nor swears with deceit.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
[The one who] has clean hands and a pure heart and does not long for what is false or lie when he is under oath.

King James 2000 Bible
He that has clean hands, and a pure heart; who has not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.
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