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Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul: (KJV)

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אֲ֭זַי'A.zaithen

Lemma: אֲזַי (a.zay) · Strong's: H0233

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: in that case

Used 3 times. Also: Psalms 124:3, Psalms 124:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0233; TAHOT Psalms 124:4 word 1

הַמַּ֣יִםha.Ma.yimthe waters

Lemma: מַי (ma.yim) · Strong's: H4325G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: water

Used 573 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4325G; TAHOT Psalms 124:4 word 2

שְׁטָפ֑וּנוּshe.ta.Fu.nuthey had overflowed us

Lemma: שָׁטַף (sha.taph) · Strong's: H7857

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to overflow

Used 31 times. Also: Leviticus 6:28, Leviticus 15:11, Leviticus 15:12, 1 Kings 22:38, 2 Chronicles 32:4, Job 14:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7857; TAHOT Psalms 124:4 word 3

נַ֗֜חְלָהNach.laha torrent <towards>

Lemma: נַ֫חַל (na.chal) · Strong's: H5158A

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

Meaning: torrent: river

Used 70 times. Also: Genesis 32:23, Leviticus 11:9, Leviticus 11:10, Leviticus 23:40, Deuteronomy 2:37, Deuteronomy 3:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5158A; TAHOT Psalms 124:4 word 4

עָבַ֥ר'a.Varit had passed

Lemma: עָבַר (a.var) · Strong's: H5674A

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

Meaning: to pass

Used 493 times. Also: Genesis 8:1, Genesis 12:6, Genesis 15:17, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 23:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5674A; TAHOT Psalms 124:4 word 5

עַל\־'al-over

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 Psalms 124:4 word 6

נַפְשֵֽׁנוּ\׃naf.She.nuself our

Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315I

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

Meaning: soul: myself

Used 129 times. Also: Genesis 27:4, Genesis 27:19, Genesis 27:25, Genesis 27:31, Leviticus 7:18, Leviticus 7:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5315I; TAHOT Psalms 124:4 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

then	→	אֲזַי H0233 in that case
the floods	→	מַי H4325G water
would have engulfed us	→	שָׁטַף H7857 to overflow
[then] the torrent	→	נַ֫חַל H5158A torrent: river
would have overwhelmed	→	עָבַר H5674A to pass
. . .	→	עַל H5921A upon
us	→	נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315I soul: myself

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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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