Isaiah 38:16 Go deeper

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O Lord, by these things men live, and in all these things is the life of my spirit: so wilt thou recover me, and make me to live. (KJV)

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אֲדֹנָ֖י'a.do.NaiO Lord

Lemma: אֲדֹנָי (a.do.nai) · Strong's: H0136

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: Lord

Used 440 times. Also: Genesis 15:2, Genesis 15:8, Genesis 18:27, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:31, Genesis 18:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0136; TAHOT Isaiah 38:16 word 1

עֲלֵיהֶ֣ם'a.lei.Hemon them

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Isaiah 38:16 word 2

יִֽחְי֑וּyich.Yupeople live

Lemma: חָיָה (cha.yah) · Strong's: H2421

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

Meaning: to live

Used 279 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2421; TAHOT Isaiah 38:16 word 3

וּלְכָל\־u.le.khol-and to all

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

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

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Isaiah 38:16 word 4

חַיֵּ֣יchai.Yei[the] life of

Lemma: חַיִּים (chay.yim) · Strong's: H2416E

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

Meaning: life

Used 143 times. Also: Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 3:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2416E; TAHOT Isaiah 38:16 word 5

רוּחִ֔יru.Chispirit my

Lemma: רוּחַ (ru.ach) · Strong's: H7307G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: spirit

Used 216 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 6:3, Genesis 26:35, Genesis 41:8, Genesis 41:38, Genesis 45:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7307G; TAHOT Isaiah 38:16 word 6

וְתַחֲלִימֵ֖נִיve.ta.cha.li.Me.niand may you restore to health me

Lemma: חָלַם (cha.lam) · Strong's: H2492A

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhu2ms)

Meaning: be healthy

Used 2 times. Also: Job 39:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2492A; TAHOT Isaiah 38:16 word 7

וְהַחֲיֵֽנִי\׃ve.ha.cha.Ye.niand preserve alive me

Lemma: חָיָה (cha.yah) · Strong's: H2421

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhv2ms)

Meaning: to live

Used 279 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2421; TAHOT Isaiah 38:16 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

O Lord	→	אֲדֹנָי H0136 Lord
by [such things]	→	עַל H5921A upon
men live	→	חָיָה H2421 to live
and in all	→	כֹּל H3605 all
[of them]	→
my spirit	→	רוּחַ H7307G spirit
[finds] life	→	חַיִּים H2416E life
You have restored me to health	→	חָלַם H2492A be healthy
and have let me live	→	חָיָה H2421 to live

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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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