Lexicon
עֵדָה
e.dah
H5713B
H:N-F Hebrew

testimony

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Hebrew
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e.dah denotes divine testimonies presented as directives to keep, know, love, and obey.

The attested plural forms denote divine testimonies as an instructed body of directives: they are commanded, kept, known, understood, loved, and described as sure. In the supplied passages, the term remains within this single pattern rather than displaying separate lexical uses.

Senses in use

  1. Divine directives to be kept and known · dominant

    The plural noun occurs among commandments, statutes, and judgments in Deuteronomy 4:45 and in an injunction to keep what God commanded in Deuteronomy 6:17. In Psalm 119:125 the APB renders the clause "that I may know your testimonies," while Psalm 119:167 joins keeping them with loving them greatly; Psalm 93:5 presents them as "very sure."

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB consistently presents the term with "testimonies," including clauses about keeping, knowing, loving, and their being sure. Because the APB is a whole-verse translation, these renderings confirm the clauses' overall presentation rather than isolating every contribution of the Hebrew form.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture