Psalm 26:6
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
I shall washאֶרְחַ֣ץ
(er·chatz)
7364: to wash, wash off or away, bathea prim. root
my handsכַּפָּ֑י
(kap·pai;)
3709: hollow or flat of the hand, palm, sole (of the foot), a panfrom kaphaph
in innocence,בְּנִקָּיֹ֣ון
(be·nik·ka·yo·vn)
5356: innocencyfrom naqah
And I will go aboutוַאֲסֹבְבָ֖ה
(va·'a·so·ve·vah)
5437: to turn about, go around, surrounda prim. root
Your altar,מִזְבַּחֲךָ֣
(miz·ba·cha·cha)
4196: an altarfrom zabach
O LORD,יְהוָֽה׃
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah


















KJV Lexicon
I will wash
rachats  (raw-khats')
to lave (the whole or a part of a thing) -- bathe (self), wash (self).
mine 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
in innocency
niqqayown  (nik-kaw-yone')
clearness -- cleanness, innocency.
so will I compass
cabab  (saw-bab')
to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively (as follows)
thine altar
mizbeach  (miz-bay'-akh)
an altar -- altar.
O LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
I shall wash my hands in innocence, And I will go about Your altar, O LORD,

King James Bible
I will wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O LORD:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I wash my hands in innocence and go around Your altar, LORD,

International Standard Version
I wash my hands innocently. I go around your altar, LORD,

NET Bible
I maintain a pure lifestyle, so I can appear before your altar, O LORD,

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
I have washed my hands purely, and I have gone around your altar, Lord Jehovah.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I will wash my hands in innocence. I will walk around your altar, O LORD,

King James 2000 Bible
I will wash my hands in innocence: so will I go about your altar, O LORD:
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