Psalms 119:42 Go deeper

So shall I have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me: for I trust in thy word. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

וְאֶֽעֱנֶ֣הve.'e.'e.Nehso I may answer

Lemma: עָנָה (a.nah) · Strong's: H6030B

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqu1cs)

Meaning: to answer

Used 314 times. Also: Genesis 18:27, Genesis 23:5, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:14, Genesis 24:50, Genesis 27:37 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6030B; TAHOT Psalms 119:42 word 1

חֹרְפִ֣יcho.re.Fi[the] [one who] taunts me

Lemma: חָרַף (cha.raph) · Strong's: H2778A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HVqrmsc)

Meaning: to taunt

Used 39 times. Also: Judges 5:18, Judges 8:15, 1 Samuel 17:10, 1 Samuel 17:25, 1 Samuel 17:26, 1 Samuel 17:36 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2778A; TAHOT Psalms 119:42 word 2

דָבָ֑רda.Vara word

Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697M

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

Meaning: word: because

Used 33 times. Also: Genesis 12:17, Genesis 20:11, Genesis 20:18, Genesis 43:18, Exodus 8:12, Exodus 18:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1697M; TAHOT Psalms 119:42 word 3

כִּֽי\־ki-for

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 119:42 word 4

בָ֝טַחְתִּיVa.tach.tiI trust

Lemma: בָּטַח (ba.tach) · Strong's: H0982

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)

Meaning: to trust

Used 120 times. Also: Deuteronomy 28:52, Judges 9:26, Judges 18:7, Judges 18:10, Judges 18:27, Judges 20:36 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0982; TAHOT Psalms 119:42 word 5

בִּדְבָרֶֽךָ\׃bid.va.Re.khain word your

Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697G

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

Meaning: word

Used 867 times. Also: Genesis 11:1, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 15:4, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:52, Genesis 27:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1697G; TAHOT Psalms 119:42 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

Then I can answer him	→	עָנָה H6030B to answer
who taunts	→	חָרַף H2778A to taunt
for	→	כִּי H3588A for
I trust	→	בָּטַח H0982 to trust
in Your word	→	דָּבָר H1697M word: because
. . .	→	דָּבָר H1697M word: because

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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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