Isaiah 38:17 Go deeper

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Behold, for peace I had great bitterness: but thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back. (KJV)

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הִנֵּ֥הhi.Nehhere!

Lemma: הִנֵּה (hin.neh) · Strong's: H2009

Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)

Meaning: behold

Used 841 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:31, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 8:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2009; TAHOT Isaiah 38:17 word 1

לְשָׁל֖וֹםle.sha.Lomfor welfare

Lemma: שָׁלוֹם (sha.lom) · Strong's: H7965I

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

Meaning: peace: well-being

Used 54 times. Also: Genesis 29:6, Genesis 37:14, Genesis 43:27, Genesis 43:28, Exodus 18:7, Deuteronomy 29:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7965I; TAHOT Isaiah 38:17 word 2

מַר\־mar-it was bitter

Lemma: מָרַר (ma.rar) · Strong's: H4843

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to provoke

Used 16 times. Also: Genesis 49:23, Exodus 1:14, Exodus 23:21, Ruth 1:13, Ruth 1:20, 2 Kings 4:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4843; TAHOT Isaiah 38:17 word 3

מָ֑רMarbitterly

Lemma: מַר (mar) · Strong's: H4751

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HAabsa)

Meaning: bitter

Used 37 times. Also: Genesis 27:34, Exodus 15:23, Numbers 5:18, Numbers 5:19, Numbers 5:23, Numbers 5:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4751; TAHOT Isaiah 38:17 word 4

וְאַתָּ֞הve.'a.Tahand you

Lemma: אַתָּ֫ה (at.tah) · Strong's: H0859A

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Second · Masculine · Singular (HPp2ms)

Meaning: you(m.s.)

Used 739 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:15, Genesis 3:19, Genesis 4:7, Genesis 4:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0859A; TAHOT Isaiah 38:17 word 5

חָשַׁ֤קְתָּcha.Shak.tayou loved

Lemma: חָשַׁק (cha.shaq) · Strong's: H2836A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqp2ms)

Meaning: to desire

Used 8 times. Also: Genesis 34:8, Deuteronomy 7:7, Deuteronomy 10:15, Deuteronomy 21:11, 1 Kings 9:19, 2 Chronicles 8:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2836A; TAHOT Isaiah 38:17 word 6

נַפְשִׁי֙naf.Shilife my

Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315H

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

Meaning: soul: life

Used 206 times. Also: Genesis 1:30, Genesis 9:4, Genesis 9:5, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5315H; TAHOT Isaiah 38:17 word 7

מִשַּׁ֣חַתmi.Sha.chatfrom [the] pit of

Lemma: שַׁ֫חַת (sha.chat) · Strong's: H7845G

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

Meaning: Pit: hell

Used 13 times. Also: Job 33:18, Job 33:24, Job 33:28, Job 33:30, Psalms 16:10, Psalms 30:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7845G; TAHOT Isaiah 38:17 word 8

בְּלִ֔יbe.Lidestruction

Lemma: בְּלִי (be.li) · Strong's: H1097

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

Meaning: without

Used 58 times. Also: Genesis 31:20, Exodus 14:11, Deuteronomy 4:42, Deuteronomy 9:28, Deuteronomy 19:4, Deuteronomy 28:55 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1097; TAHOT Isaiah 38:17 word 9

כִּ֥יkifor

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 Isaiah 38:17 word 10

הִשְׁלַ֛כְתָּhish.Lakh.tayou threw away

Lemma: שָׁלַךְ (sha.lakh) · Strong's: H7993

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhp2ms)

Meaning: to throw

Used 125 times. Also: Genesis 21:15, Genesis 37:20, Genesis 37:22, Genesis 37:24, Exodus 1:22, Exodus 4:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7993; TAHOT Isaiah 38:17 word 11

אַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.Reibehind

Lemma: אַחַר (a.char) · Strong's: H0310A

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HAcmpc)

Meaning: after

Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0310A; TAHOT Isaiah 38:17 word 12

גֵוְךָ֖ge.ve.Khaback your

Lemma: גֵּו (gev) · Strong's: H1460A

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

Meaning: back

Used 6 times. Also: Proverbs 10:13, Proverbs 19:29, Proverbs 26:3, Isaiah 50:6, Isaiah 51:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1460A; TAHOT Isaiah 38:17 word 13

כָּל\־kol-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 38:17 word 14

חֲטָאָֽי\׃cha.ta.'Aisins my

Lemma: חֵטְא (chet) · Strong's: H2399

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

Meaning: sin

Used 32 times. Also: Genesis 41:9, Leviticus 19:17, Leviticus 20:20, Leviticus 22:9, Leviticus 24:15, Numbers 9:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2399; TAHOT Isaiah 38:17 word 15

How the BSB renders it

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

Surely	→	הִנֵּה H2009 behold
for my own welfare	→	שָׁלוֹם H7965I peace: well-being
I had such great	→	מַר H4751 bitter
anguish	→	מָרַר H4843 to provoke
but Your	→	אַתָּ֫ה H0859A you(m.s.)
love	→	חָשַׁק H2836A to desire
has delivered me	→	נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315H soul: life
from the pit	→	שַׁ֫חַת H7845G Pit: hell
of oblivion	→	בְּלִי H1097 without
for	→	כִּי H3588A for
You have cast	→	שָׁלַךְ H7993 to throw
all	→	כֹּל H3605 all
my sins	→	חֵטְא H2399 sin
behind	→	אַחַר H0310A after
Your back	→	גֵּו H1460A back

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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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