Open English Translation (OET)

Hebrew wordlink #264675

OSHB Psa 119:5 אַחֲלַי (ʼaḩₐlay) Strongs=305 Lemma=‘אַחֲלַי’
contextual word gloss=‘Would_that!’ word gloss=‘Oh_that’
Morphology=Tj PoS=interjection_particle
Year=-444

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Only use of identical word form ‘אַחֲלַי’ (Morphology=Tj PoS=interjection_particle) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘אַחֲלַי’ (Morphology=Tj PoS=interjection_particle) is always and only glossed as ‘would_that!’.

PSA 119:5 contextual word gloss=‘would_that!’ word gloss=‘oh_that’ OSHB PSA 119:5 word 1

OET-LV: 5 Would _that they _will _be _steadfast ways _of_my to_guard/protect decrees _of_your. (PSA_119:5)

OET-RV: 5 If only I could be consistent
⇔ in keeping your rules, (PSA 119:5)