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you knit me together in my mother&#8217s womb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/139.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother’s womb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/139.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/139.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For You formed my inmost being; You knit me together in my mother’s womb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/139.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/139.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For You formed my inward parts; You covered me in my mother’s womb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/139.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For You created my innermost parts; You wove me in my mother’s womb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/139.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />For You formed my inward parts; You wove me in my mother&#8217s womb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/139.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />For Thou didst form my inward parts; Thou didst weave me in my mother’s womb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/139.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For You formed my inward parts; You wove me in my mother’s womb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/139.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />For You formed my innermost parts; You knit me [together] in my mother’s womb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/139.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For it was you who created my inward parts; you knit me together in my mother’s womb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/139.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For it was You who created my inward parts; You knit me together in my mother&#8217s womb. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/139.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For thou didst form my inward parts: Thou didst cover me in my mother's womb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/139.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You are the one who put me together inside my mother's body, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/139.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/139.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You alone created my inner being. You knitted me together inside my mother.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/139.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You created every part of me; you put me together in my mother's womb. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/139.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />It was you who formed my internal organs, fashioning me within my mother's womb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/139.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For You formed my inmost being; You knit me together in my mother’s womb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/139.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Certainly you made my mind and heart; you wove me together in my mother's womb. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/139.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For you formed my inmost being. You knit me together in my mother's womb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/139.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/139.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For you formed my inmost being. You knit me together in my mother’s womb. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/139.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For You have possessed my reins, "" You cover me in my mother’s belly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/139.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For Thou -- Thou hast possessed my reins, Thou dost cover me in my mother's belly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/139.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For thou didst possess my reins: thou wilt cover me in my mother's womb.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/139.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast protected me from my mother's womb. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/139.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 138:13>For you have possessed my temperament. You have supported me from the womb of my mother.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/139.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />You formed my inmost being; you knit me in my mother’s womb. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/139.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For it was you who formed my inward parts; you knit me together in my mother’s womb.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/139.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For thou hast made my heart; thou hast accepted me from my mother's womb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/139.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because you have prepared my kidneys and you have carried me from the womb of my mother.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/139.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For Thou hast made my reins; Thou hast knit me together in my mother's womb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/139.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For thou, O Lord, hast possessed my reins; thou hast helped me from my mother's womb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/139-13.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=17300" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/139.htm">You Have Searched Me and Known Me</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">12</span>even the darkness is not dark to You, but the night shines like the day, for darkness is as light to You. <span class="reftext">13</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tāh (Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">You</a> <a href="/hebrew/7069.htm" title="7069: qā·nî·ṯā (V-Qal-Perf-2ms) -- A primitive root; to erect, i.e. Create; by extension, to procure, especially by purchase; by implication to own.">formed</a> <a href="/hebrew/3629.htm" title="3629: ḵil·yō·ṯāy (N-fpc:: 1cs) -- A kidney. Feminine of kliy; a kidney; figuratively, the mind.">my inmost being;</a> <a href="/hebrew/5526.htm" title="5526: tə·suk·kê·nî (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms:: 1cs) -- Or sakak; a primitive root; properly, to entwine as a screen; by implication, to fence in, cover over, protect.">You knit me together</a> <a href="/hebrew/517.htm" title="517: ’im·mî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- A mother. A primitive word; a mother; in a wide sense (like 'ab).">in my mother’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/990.htm" title="990: bə·ḇe·ṭen (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- From an unused root probably meaning to be hollow; the belly, especially the womb; also the bosom or body of anything.">womb.</a> </span><span class="reftext">14</span>I praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Marvelous are Your works, and I know this very well.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/1-5.htm">Jeremiah 1:5</a></span><br />“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/31-15.htm">Job 31:15</a></span><br />Did not He who made me in the womb also make them? Did not the same One form us in the womb?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/44-24.htm">Isaiah 44:24</a></span><br />Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer who formed you from the womb: “I am the LORD, who has made all things, who alone stretched out the heavens, who by Myself spread out the earth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/10-8.htm">Job 10:8-12</a></span><br />Your hands shaped me and altogether formed me. Would You now turn and destroy me? / Please remember that You molded me like clay. Would You now return me to dust? / Did You not pour me out like milk, and curdle me like cheese? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/1-27.htm">Genesis 1:27</a></span><br />So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/11-5.htm">Ecclesiastes 11:5</a></span><br />As you do not know the path of the wind, or how the bones are formed in a mother’s womb, so you cannot understand the work of God, the Maker of all things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/49-1.htm">Isaiah 49:1</a></span><br />Listen to Me, O islands; pay attention, O distant peoples: The LORD called Me from the womb; from the body of My mother He named Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-41.htm">Luke 1:41-44</a></span><br />When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. / In a loud voice she exclaimed, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! / And why am I so honored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/2-10.htm">Ephesians 2:10</a></span><br />For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/2-7.htm">Genesis 2:7</a></span><br />Then the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/64-8.htm">Isaiah 64:8</a></span><br />But now, O LORD, You are our Father; we are the clay, and You are the potter; we are all the work of Your hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/33-4.htm">Job 33:4</a></span><br />The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/17-28.htm">Acts 17:28</a></span><br />‘For in Him we live and move and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are His offspring.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/12-18.htm">1 Corinthians 12:18</a></span><br />But in fact, God has arranged the members of the body, every one of them, according to His design.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/1-16.htm">Colossians 1:16</a></span><br />For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For you have possessed my reins: you have covered me in my mother's womb.</p><p class="hdg">for thou</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/10-9.htm">Job 10:9-12</a></b></br> Remember, I beseech thee, that thou hast made me as the clay; and wilt thou bring me into dust again? … </p><p class="hdg">covered me</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/22-9.htm">Psalm 22:9,10</a></b></br> But thou <i>art</i> he that took me out of the womb: thou didst make me hope <i>when I was</i> upon my mother's breasts… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/71-6.htm">Psalm 71:6</a></b></br> By thee have I been holden up from the womb: thou art he that took me out of my mother's bowels: my praise <i>shall be</i> continually of thee.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/31-15.htm">Job 31:15</a></b></br> Did not he that made me in the womb make him? and did not one fashion us in the womb?</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/58-3.htm">Belly</a> <a href="/psalms/132-11.htm">Body</a> <a href="/psalms/139-11.htm">Cover</a> <a href="/psalms/139-11.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/psalms/104-30.htm">Created</a> <a href="/psalms/136-25.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/psalms/119-73.htm">Form</a> <a href="/psalms/119-73.htm">Formed</a> <a href="/psalms/103-1.htm">Inmost</a> <a href="/psalms/109-18.htm">Inward</a> <a href="/psalms/122-3.htm">Joined</a> <a href="/job/40-17.htm">Knit</a> <a href="/psalms/131-2.htm">Mother's</a> <a href="/psalms/139-9.htm">Parts</a> <a href="/psalms/105-21.htm">Possessed</a> <a href="/psalms/73-21.htm">Reins</a> <a href="/psalms/139-2.htm">Thou</a> <a href="/psalms/133-1.htm">Together</a> <a href="/psalms/127-3.htm">Womb</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-7.htm">Wove</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/proverbs/13-25.htm">Belly</a> <a href="/psalms/139-16.htm">Body</a> <a href="/psalms/140-7.htm">Cover</a> <a href="/psalms/140-7.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/psalms/148-5.htm">Created</a> <a href="/psalms/145-21.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/proverbs/31-30.htm">Form</a> <a href="/psalms/139-14.htm">Formed</a> <a href="/proverbs/18-8.htm">Inmost</a> <a href="/proverbs/14-33.htm">Inward</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/9-4.htm">Joined</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-14.htm">Knit</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-8.htm">Mother's</a> <a href="/psalms/139-15.htm">Parts</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-22.htm">Possessed</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-16.htm">Reins</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-16.htm">Thou</a> <a href="/psalms/139-15.htm">Together</a> <a href="/proverbs/30-16.htm">Womb</a> <a href="/judges/16-14.htm">Wove</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 139</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/139-1.htm">David praises God for his all-seeing providence</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/139-17.htm">And for this infinite mercies</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/139-19.htm">He defies the wicked</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/139-23.htm">He prays for sincerity</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/psalms/139.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div><b>For You formed</b><br />The Hebrew word for "formed" is "קָנָה" (qanah), which conveys the idea of acquiring or creating. This word emphasizes God's active role as the Creator, not just of the universe, but of each individual life. In a conservative Christian perspective, this underscores the belief in God's intimate involvement in the creation of every person, affirming the sanctity and intentionality of human life from its very inception.<p><b>my inmost being</b><br />The phrase "inmost being" is translated from the Hebrew "כִּלְיָה" (kilyah), which literally refers to the kidneys, often considered the seat of emotion and affection in ancient Hebrew thought. This highlights the depth of God's creative work, reaching into the very core of our emotional and spiritual existence. It suggests that God is not only concerned with our physical form but also with our inner life, shaping our personality and character.<p><b>You knit me together</b><br />The imagery of "knit me together" comes from the Hebrew "סָכַךְ" (sakhakh), which means to weave or to cover. This metaphor of knitting or weaving suggests a careful, deliberate process, akin to an artisan crafting a masterpiece. It reflects the intricate and purposeful design God employs in forming each person, emphasizing the uniqueness and value of every individual. This imagery also conveys a sense of protection and care, as God envelops us in His creative work.<p><b>in my mother’s womb</b><br />The "mother’s womb" is a sacred space in this context, representing the beginning of life and the mystery of God's creative power. The Hebrew word "בֶּטֶן" (beten) for "womb" signifies the hidden, nurturing environment where life is formed. This phrase affirms the belief that life begins at conception and that God is actively involved in the development of life from the earliest stages. It serves as a powerful reminder of the divine origin and purpose of every human being, reinforcing the conservative Christian view of the sanctity of life.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/139.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(13) <span class= "bld">For </span>. . .--The mystery of birth regarded as one of the greatest mysteries (see <a href="/ecclesiastes/11-5.htm" title="As you know not what is the way of the spirit, nor how the bones do grow in the womb of her that is with child: even so you know not the works of God who makes all.">Ecclesiastes 11:5</a>), is a proof of God's omniscience.<p><span class= "bld">Possessed.</span>--The context seems to require <span class= "ital">formed, fashioned, </span>as, according to Gesenius, in <a href="/deuteronomy/32-6.htm" title="Do you thus requite the LORD, O foolish people and unwise? is not he your father that has bought you? has he not made you, and established you?">Deuteronomy 32:6</a>, (Authorised Version "bought") (Comp. <a href="/genesis/14-19.htm" title="And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:">Genesis 14:19</a>, where <span class= "ital">maker </span>should be read for possessor.)<p>For "reins" see <a href="/psalms/16-7.htm" title="I will bless the LORD, who has given me counsel: my reins also instruct me in the night seasons.">Psalm 16:7</a>.<p><span class= "bld">Covered me.</span>--Most critics render here <span class= "ital">didst weave me. </span>(Comp. <a href="/job/10-11.htm" title="You have clothed me with skin and flesh, and have fenced me with bones and sinews.">Job 10:11</a>.) But the usual sense of the word <span class= "ital">cover </span>or <span class= "ital">protect, </span>suits equally well. The prime thought is that every birth is a divine creation. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/139.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 13.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">For thou hast possessed my reins</span>. Thou knowest me and seest me always, because thou madest me. Thy omniscience and thy omnipresence both rest upon thine omnipotence. <span class="cmt_word">Thou hast covered me</span> (rather, <span class="accented">woven me</span>) <span class="accented"><span class="cmt_word"></span>in my mother's womb</span> (comp. <a href="/job/10-11.htm">Job 10:11</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/139-13.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">For</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You</span><br /><span class="heb">אַ֭תָּה</span> <span class="translit">(’at·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> </span><span class="str2">Thou and thee, ye and you</span><br /><br /><span class="word">formed</span><br /><span class="heb">קָנִ֣יתָ</span> <span class="translit">(qā·nî·ṯā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7069.htm">Strong's 7069: </a> </span><span class="str2">To erect, create, to procure, by purchase, to own</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my inmost being;</span><br /><span class="heb">כִלְיֹתָ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(ḵil·yō·ṯāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3629.htm">Strong's 3629: </a> </span><span class="str2">A kidney, the mind</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You knit me together</span><br /><span class="heb">תְּ֝סֻכֵּ֗נִי</span> <span class="translit">(tə·suk·kê·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5526.htm">Strong's 5526: </a> </span><span class="str2">To entwine as a, screen, to fence in, cover over, protect</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in my mother’s</span><br /><span class="heb">אִמִּֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(’im·mî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_517.htm">Strong's 517: </a> </span><span class="str2">A mother, )</span><br /><br /><span class="word">womb.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּבֶ֣טֶן</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḇe·ṭen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_990.htm">Strong's 990: </a> </span><span class="str2">The belly, the womb, the bosom, body of anything</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/139-13.htm">Psalm 139:13 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/139-13.htm">Psalm 139:13 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/139-13.htm">Psalm 139:13 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/139-13.htm">Psalm 139:13 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/139-13.htm">Psalm 139:13 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/139-13.htm">Psalm 139:13 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/139-13.htm">Psalm 139:13 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/139-13.htm">Psalm 139:13 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/139-13.htm">Psalm 139:13 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/139-13.htm">Psalm 139:13 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/139-13.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 139:13 For you formed my inmost being (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/139-12.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 139:12"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 139:12" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/139-14.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 139:14"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 139:14" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>