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I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; the earth with her bars was about me for ever: yet hast thou brought up my life from corruption, O LORD my God. (KJV)
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לְקִצְבֵ֤יle.kitz.Veito extremities of
Lemma: קֶ֫צֶב (qe.tsev) · Strong's: H7095
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: shape
Used 3 times. Also: 1 Kings 6:25, 1 Kings 7:37 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7095; TAHOT Jonah 2:6 word 1
הָרִים֙ha.Rimmountains
Lemma: הַר (har) · Strong's: H2022G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: mountain: mount
Used 451 times. Also: Genesis 7:19, Genesis 7:20, Genesis 8:4, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2022G; TAHOT Jonah 2:6 word 2
יָרַ֔דְתִּיya.Rad.tiI went down
Lemma: יָרַד (ya.rad) · Strong's: H3381
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)
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 Jonah 2:6 word 3
הָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzthe earth
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: land: country/planet
Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Jonah 2:6 word 4
בְּרִחֶ֥יהָbe.ri.Chei.habars its
Lemma: בְּרִיחַ (be.ri.ach) · Strong's: H1280
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: bar
Used 38 times. Also: Exodus 26:26, Exodus 26:27, Exodus 26:28, Exodus 26:29, Exodus 36:31, Exodus 36:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1280; TAHOT Jonah 2:6 word 5
בַעֲדִ֖יva.'a.Di[were] behind me
Lemma: בַּ֫עַד (be.ad) · Strong's: H1157
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HAcbsc)
Meaning: about/through/for
Used 105 times. Also: Genesis 7:16, Genesis 20:7, Genesis 20:18, Genesis 26:8, Exodus 8:28, Exodus 32:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1157; TAHOT Jonah 2:6 word 6
לְעוֹלָ֑םle.'o.Lamfor ever
Lemma: עוֹלָם (o.lam) · Strong's: H5769G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: forever: enduring
Used 388 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 6:3, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 9:16, Genesis 13:15, Genesis 17:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5769G; TAHOT Jonah 2:6 word 7
וַתַּ֧עַלva.Ta.'aland you brought up
Lemma: עָלָה (a.lah) · Strong's: H5927H
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhw2ms)
Meaning: to ascend: establish
Used 153 times. Also: Genesis 37:28, Genesis 46:4, Genesis 50:24, Genesis 50:25, Exodus 3:8, Exodus 3:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5927H; TAHOT Jonah 2:6 word 8
מִשַּׁ֛חַתmi.Sha.chatfrom [the] pit
Lemma: שַׁ֫חַת (sha.chat) · Strong's: H7845G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
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 Jonah 2:6 word 9
חַיַּ֖יchai.Yailife my
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 Jonah 2:6 word 10
יְהוָ֥הYah.wehO Yahweh
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 Jonah 2:6 word 11
אֱלֹהָֽי\׃'e.lo.HaiGod my
Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: God
Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Jonah 2:6 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| To the roots | → | קֶ֫צֶב H7095 shape |
| of the mountains | → | הַר H2022G mountain: mount |
| I descended | → | יָרַד H3381 to go down |
| the earth | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet |
| beneath me | → | בַּ֫עַד H1157 about/through/for |
| barred me in | → | בְּרִיחַ H1280 bar |
| forever | → | עוֹלָם H5769G forever: enduring |
| But You raised | → | עָלָה H5927H to ascend: establish |
| my life | → | חַיִּים H2416E life |
| from the pit | → | שַׁ֫חַת H7845G Pit: hell |
| O LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| my God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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