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For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling. (KJV)
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כִּ֤יkifor
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 Psalms 116:8 word 1
חִלַּ֥צְתָּchi.Latz.tayou have rescued
Lemma: חָלַץ (cha.lats) · Strong's: H2502A
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVpp2ms)
Meaning: to rescue
Used 23 times. Also: Leviticus 14:40, Leviticus 14:43, Deuteronomy 25:9, Deuteronomy 25:10, 2 Samuel 22:20, Job 36:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2502A; TAHOT Psalms 116:8 word 2
נַפְשִׁ֗יnaf.Shilife my
Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: soul
Used 245 times. Also: Genesis 34:3, Genesis 34:8, Genesis 35:18, Genesis 42:21, Genesis 49:6, Exodus 23:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5315G; TAHOT Psalms 116:8 word 3
מִ֫מָּ֥וֶתmi.Ma.vetfrom death
Lemma: מָ֫וֶת (ma.vet) · Strong's: H4194
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: death
Used 155 times. Also: Genesis 21:16, Genesis 25:11, Genesis 26:18, Genesis 27:2, Genesis 27:7, Genesis 27:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4194; TAHOT Psalms 116:8 word 4
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Psalms 116:8 word 5
עֵינִ֥י'ei.Nieye my
Lemma: עַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H5869A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: eye
Used 461 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 13:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5869A; TAHOT Psalms 116:8 word 6
מִן\־min-from
Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: from
Used 1184 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT Psalms 116:8 word 7
דִּמְעָ֑הdim.'Ahtear[s]
Lemma: דִּמְעָה (dim.ah) · Strong's: H1832
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: tears
Used 23 times. Also: 2 Kings 20:5, Psalms 6:6, Psalms 39:12, Psalms 42:3, Psalms 56:8, Psalms 80:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1832; TAHOT Psalms 116:8 word 8
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Psalms 116:8 word 9
רַגְלִ֥יrag.Lifoot my
Lemma: רֶ֫גֶל (re.gel) · Strong's: H7272
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: foot
Used 240 times. Also: Genesis 8:9, Genesis 18:4, Genesis 19:2, Genesis 24:32, Genesis 29:1, Genesis 30:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7272; TAHOT Psalms 116:8 word 10
מִדֶּֽחִי\׃mi.De.chifrom stumbling
Lemma: דְּחִי (de.chi) · Strong's: H1762
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: falling
Used 2 times. Also: Psalms 56:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1762; TAHOT Psalms 116:8 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| For | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| You have delivered | → | חָלַץ H2502A to rescue |
| my soul | → | נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315G soul |
| from | → | מִן־ H4480A from |
| death | → | מָ֫וֶת H4194 death |
| my eyes | → | עַ֫יִן H5869A eye |
| from tears | → | דִּמְעָה H1832 tears |
| my feet | → | רֶ֫גֶל H7272 foot |
| from stumbling | → | דְּחִי H1762 falling |
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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