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He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail. (KJV)

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רַגְלֵ֤יrag.Lei[the] feet of

Lemma: רֶ֫גֶל (re.gel) · Strong's: H7272

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)

Meaning: foot

Used 240 times. Also: Genesis 8:9, Genesis 18:4, Genesis 19:2, Genesis 24:32, Genesis 29:1, Genesis 30:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7272; TAHOT 1 Samuel 2:9 word 1

יִשְׁמֹ֔רyish.Morhe will protect

Lemma: שָׁמַר (sha.mar) · Strong's: H8104H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to keep: guard

Used 160 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 3:24, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 28:15, Genesis 28:20, Genesis 30:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8104H; TAHOT 1 Samuel 2:9 word 2

וּרְשָׁעִ֖יםu.re.sha.'Imand wicked [people]

Lemma: רָשָׁע (ra.sah) · Strong's: H7563

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: wicked

Used 262 times. Also: Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:25, Exodus 2:13, Exodus 9:27, Exodus 23:1, Exodus 23:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7563; TAHOT 1 Samuel 2:9 word 3

בַּחֹ֣שֶׁךְba.Cho.shekhin the darkness

Lemma: חֹ֫שֶׁךְ (cho.shekh) · Strong's: H2822

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: darkness

Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:18, Exodus 10:21, Exodus 10:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2822; TAHOT 1 Samuel 2:9 word 4

יִדָּ֑מּוּyi.Da.muthey will be silenced

Lemma: דָּמַם (da.mam) · Strong's: H1826I

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVNi3mp)

Meaning: to silence: destroyed

Used 5 times. Also: Jeremiah 8:14, Jeremiah 25:37, Jeremiah 51:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1826I; TAHOT 1 Samuel 2:9 word 5

כִּֽי\־ki-for

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT 1 Samuel 2:9 word 6

לֹ֥אlo'not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT 1 Samuel 2:9 word 7

בְכֹ֖חַve.Kho.achby strength

Lemma: כֹּחַ (ko.ach) · Strong's: H3581B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: strength

Used 124 times. Also: Genesis 4:12, Genesis 31:6, Genesis 49:3, Exodus 9:16, Exodus 15:6, Exodus 32:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3581B; TAHOT 1 Samuel 2:9 word 8

יִגְבַּר\־yig.bar-he will prevail

Lemma: גָּבַר (ga.var) · Strong's: H1396

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to prevail

Used 25 times. Also: Genesis 7:18, Genesis 7:19, Genesis 7:20, Genesis 7:24, Genesis 49:26, Exodus 17:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1396; TAHOT 1 Samuel 2:9 word 9

אִֽישׁ\׃'Ishanyone

Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376I

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: man: anyone

Used 546 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 11:3, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 13:11, Genesis 13:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0376I; TAHOT 1 Samuel 2:9 word 10

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

He guards	→	שָׁמַר H8104H to keep: guard
the steps	→	רֶ֫גֶל H7272 foot
of His faithful ones	→	חָסִיד H2623 pious
but the wicked	→	רָשָׁע H7563 wicked
perish	→	דָּמַם H1826I to silence: destroyed
in darkness	→	חֹ֫שֶׁךְ H2822 darkness
for	→	כִּי H3588A for
by his own strength	→	כֹּחַ H3581B strength
shall no	→	לֹא H3808 not
man	→	אִישׁ H0376I man: anyone
prevail	→	גָּבַר H1396 to prevail

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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