Psalms 136:15 Go deeper
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But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red sea: for his mercy endureth for ever. (KJV)
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וְנִ֘עֵ֤רve.Ni.'Erand he shook off
Lemma: נָעַר (na.ar) · Strong's: H5287
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpq3ms)
Meaning: to shake
Used 11 times. Also: Exodus 14:27, Judges 16:20, Nehemiah 5:13, Job 38:13, Psalms 109:23, Isaiah 33:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5287; TAHOT Psalms 136:15 word 1
פַּרְעֹ֣הpar.'OhPharaoh
Lemma: פַּרְעֹה (par.oh) · Strong's: H6547J
Parsing: Noun · Title · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNtmsa)
Meaning: Pharaoh
Used 118 times. Also: Exodus 3:10, Exodus 3:11, Exodus 4:21, Exodus 4:22, Exodus 5:1, Exodus 5:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6547J; TAHOT Psalms 136:15 word 2
וְחֵיל֣וֹve.chei.Loand army his
Lemma: חַ֫יִל (cha.yil) · Strong's: H2428A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: strength: soldiers
Used 109 times. Also: Exodus 14:4, Exodus 14:9, Exodus 14:17, Exodus 14:28, Exodus 15:4, Numbers 31:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2428A; TAHOT Psalms 136:15 word 3
בְיַם\־ve.yam-in [the] sea of
Lemma: יָם (yam) · Strong's: H3220G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: sea
Used 321 times. Also: Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3220G; TAHOT Psalms 136:15 word 4
ס֑וּףSufreed[s]
Lemma: סוּף (suph) · Strong's: H5488G
Parsing: Noun · Title · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNtmsa)
Meaning: Red (Sea)
Used 24 times. Also: Exodus 10:19, Exodus 13:18, Exodus 15:4, Exodus 15:22, Exodus 23:31, Numbers 14:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5488G; TAHOT Psalms 136:15 word 5
כִּ֖יkifor
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 136:15 word 6
לְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.Lam[is] for 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 Psalms 136:15 word 7
חַסְדּֽוֹ\׃chas.Docovenant loyalty his
Lemma: חֶ֫סֶד (che.sed) · Strong's: H2617A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: kindness
Used 241 times. Also: Genesis 19:19, Genesis 20:13, Genesis 21:23, Genesis 24:12, Genesis 24:14, Genesis 24:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2617A; TAHOT Psalms 136:15 word 8
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| but swept | → | נָעַר H5287 to shake |
| Pharaoh | → | פַּרְעֹה H6547J Pharaoh |
| and his army | → | חַ֫יִל H2428A strength: soldiers |
| into the Red | → | סוּף H5488G Red (Sea) |
| . . . | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| Sea | → | יָם H3220G sea |
| His loving devotion | → | חֶ֫סֶד H2617A kindness |
| endures forever | → | עוֹלָם H5769G forever: enduring |
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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