Psalms 139:8 Go deeper

If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there . (KJV)

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אִם\־'im-if

Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: if

Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0518A; TAHOT Psalms 139:8 word 1

אֶסַּ֣ק'e.SakI will ascend

Lemma: סָלֵק (na.saq) · Strong's: H5266

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqi1cs)

Meaning: to ascend

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5266; TAHOT Psalms 139:8 word 2

שָׁ֭מַיִםSha.ma.yimheavens

Lemma: שָׁמַיִם (sha.ma.yim) · Strong's: H8064

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

Meaning: heaven

Used 421 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8064; TAHOT Psalms 139:8 word 3

שָׁ֣םsham[are] there

Lemma: שָׁם (sham) · Strong's: H8033G

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: there

Used 832 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:10, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 3:23, Genesis 10:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8033G; TAHOT Psalms 139:8 word 4

אָ֑תָּה'A.tahyou

Lemma: אַתָּ֫ה (at.tah) · Strong's: H0859A

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Second · Masculine · Singular (HPp2ms)

Meaning: you(m.s.)

Used 739 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:15, Genesis 3:19, Genesis 4:7, Genesis 4:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0859A; TAHOT Psalms 139:8 word 5

וְאַצִּ֖יעָהve.'a.Tzi.'ahand I will spread as a bed

Lemma: יָצַע (ya.tsa) · Strong's: H3331

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhc1cs)

Meaning: to lay

Used 4 times. Also: Esther 4:3, Isaiah 14:11, Isaiah 58:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3331; TAHOT Psalms 139:8 word 6

שְּׁא֣וֹלshe.'olSheol

Lemma: שְׁאוֹל (she.ol) · Strong's: H7585

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: hell: Sheol

Used 66 times. Also: Genesis 37:35, Genesis 42:38, Genesis 44:29, Genesis 44:31, Numbers 16:30, Numbers 16:33 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7585; TAHOT Psalms 139:8 word 7

הִנֶּֽךָּ\׃hi.Ne.kathere [are] you

Lemma: הֵן (hen) · Strong's: H2005

Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)

Meaning: look!

Used 316 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 11:6, Genesis 15:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2005; TAHOT Psalms 139:8 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

If	→	אִם H0518A if
I ascend	→	סָלֵק H5266 to ascend
to the heavens	→	שָׁמַיִם H8064 heaven
You	→	אַתָּ֫ה H0859A you(m.s.)
are there	→	שָׁם H8033G there
if I make my bed	→	יָצַע H3331 to lay
in Sheol	→	שְׁאוֹל H7585 hell: Sheol
You are there	→	הֵן H2005 look!

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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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