2 Samuel 22:12 Go deeper

And he made darkness pavilions round about him, dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies. (KJV)

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וַיָּ֥שֶׁתvai.Ya.shetand he put

Lemma: שִׁית (shit) · Strong's: H7896G

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

Meaning: to set: make

Used 47 times. Also: Genesis 30:40, Genesis 41:33, Exodus 10:1, Exodus 21:22, Exodus 21:30, Exodus 23:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7896G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 22:12 word 1

חֹ֛שֶׁךְCho.shekhdarkness

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 2 Samuel 22:12 word 2

סְבִיבֹתָ֖יוse.vi.vo.Tavaround him

Lemma: סָבִיב (sa.viv) · Strong's: H5439G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: around

Used 283 times. Also: Genesis 35:5, Genesis 41:48, Exodus 16:13, Exodus 19:12, Exodus 25:11, Exodus 25:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5439G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 22:12 word 3

סֻכּ֑וֹתsu.Kotshelters

Lemma: סֻכָּה (suk.kah) · Strong's: H5521

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: booth

Used 31 times. Also: Genesis 33:17, Leviticus 23:34, Leviticus 23:42, Leviticus 23:43, Deuteronomy 16:13, Deuteronomy 16:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5521; TAHOT 2 Samuel 22:12 word 4

חַֽשְׁרַת\־chash.rat-a sieve of

Lemma: חַשְׁרָה (chash.rah) · Strong's: H2841

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: collection

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2841; TAHOT 2 Samuel 22:12 word 5

מַ֖יִםMa.yimwaters

Lemma: מַי (ma.yim) · Strong's: H4325G

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

Meaning: water

Used 573 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4325G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 22:12 word 6

עָבֵ֥י'a.Veidark clouds of

Lemma: עָב (av) · Strong's: H5645

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: cloud

Used 31 times. Also: Exodus 19:9, Judges 5:4, 2 Samuel 23:4, 1 Kings 18:44, 1 Kings 18:45, Job 20:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5645; TAHOT 2 Samuel 22:12 word 7

שְׁחָקִֽים\׃she.cha.Kimclouds

Lemma: שַׁ֫חַק (sha.chaq) · Strong's: H7834

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

Meaning: cloud

Used 21 times. Also: Deuteronomy 33:26, Job 35:5, Job 36:28, Job 37:18, Job 37:21, Job 38:37 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7834; TAHOT 2 Samuel 22:12 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

He made	→	שִׁית H7896G to set: make
darkness	→	חֹ֫שֶׁךְ H2822 darkness
a canopy	→	סֻכָּה H5521 booth
around Him	→	סָבִיב H5439G around
a gathering	→	חַשְׁרָה H2841 collection
of water	→	מַי H4325G water
and thick clouds	→	עָב H5645 cloud

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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