2 Samuel 22:10 Go deeper

He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and darkness was under his feet. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

וַיֵּ֥טvai.Yetand he bowed

Lemma: נָטָה (na.tah) · Strong's: H5186

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to stretch

Used 212 times. Also: Genesis 12:8, Genesis 24:14, Genesis 26:25, Genesis 33:19, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 38:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5186; TAHOT 2 Samuel 22:10 word 1

שָׁמַ֖יִםsha.Ma.yim[the] heavens

Lemma: שָׁמַיִם (sha.ma.yim) · Strong's: H8064

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

Meaning: heaven

Used 421 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8064; TAHOT 2 Samuel 22:10 word 2

וַיֵּרַ֑דvai.ye.Radand he came down

Lemma: יָרַד (ya.rad) · Strong's: H3381

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to go down

Used 378 times. Also: Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 12:10, Genesis 15:11, Genesis 18:21, Genesis 24:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3381; TAHOT 2 Samuel 22:10 word 3

וַעֲרָפֶ֖לva.'a.ra.Feland thick darkness

Lemma: עֲרָפֶל (a.ra.phel) · Strong's: H6205

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

Meaning: cloud

Used 15 times. Also: Exodus 20:21, Deuteronomy 4:11, Deuteronomy 5:22, 1 Kings 8:12, 2 Chronicles 6:1, Job 22:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6205; TAHOT 2 Samuel 22:10 word 4

תַּ֥חַתTa.chat[was] under

Lemma: תַּחַת (ta.chat) · Strong's: H8478G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: underneath: under

Used 238 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 7:19, Genesis 16:9, Genesis 18:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8478G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 22:10 word 5

רַגְלָֽיו\׃rag.Lavfeet his

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 2 Samuel 22:10 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

He parted	→	נָטָה H5186 to stretch
the heavens	→	שָׁמַיִם H8064 heaven
and came down	→	יָרַד H3381 to go down
with dark clouds	→	עֲרָפֶל H6205 cloud
beneath	→	תַּחַת H8478G underneath: under
His feet	→	רֶ֫גֶל H7272 foot

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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