2 Samuel 22:4 Go deeper

I will call on the LORD , who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies. (KJV)

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מְהֻלָּ֖לme.hu.Lal[the one] to be praised

Lemma: הָלַל (ha.lal) · Strong's: H1984B

Parsing: Verb · Pual (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVPsmsa)

Meaning: to boast: praise

Used 122 times. Also: Genesis 12:15, Judges 16:24, 2 Samuel 14:25, 1 Chronicles 16:4, 1 Chronicles 16:25, 1 Chronicles 16:36 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1984B; TAHOT 2 Samuel 22:4 word 1

אֶקְרָ֣א'ek.Ra'I called out to

Lemma: קָרָא (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7121G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqi1cs)

Meaning: to call: call to

Used 363 times. Also: Genesis 3:9, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 12:8, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 16:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7121G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 22:4 word 2

יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahweh

Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: LORD

Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 22:4 word 3

וּמֵאֹיְבַ֖יu.me.'o.ye.Vaiand from enemies my

Lemma: אֹיֵב (o.yev) · Strong's: H0341

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)

Meaning: enemy

Used 280 times. Also: Genesis 22:17, Genesis 49:8, Exodus 15:6, Exodus 15:9, Exodus 23:4, Exodus 23:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0341; TAHOT 2 Samuel 22:4 word 4

אִוָּשֵֽׁעַ\׃'i.va.She.a'I am delivered

Lemma: יָשַׁע (ya.sah) · Strong's: H3467

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVNi1cs)

Meaning: to save

Used 205 times. Also: Exodus 2:17, Exodus 14:30, Numbers 10:9, Deuteronomy 20:4, Deuteronomy 22:27, Deuteronomy 28:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3467; TAHOT 2 Samuel 22:4 word 5

How the BSB renders it

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

I will call upon	→	קָרָא H7121G to call: call to
the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
[who is worthy] to be praised	→	הָלַל H1984B to boast: praise
so shall I be saved	→	יָשַׁע H3467 to save
from my enemies	→	אֹיֵב H0341 enemy

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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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