Psalms 18:14 Go deeper

Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them. (KJV)

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וַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.Lachand he sent out

Lemma: שָׁלַח (sha.lach) · Strong's: H7971G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to send: depart

Used 669 times. Also: Genesis 3:23, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:8, Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 12:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7971G; TAHOT Psalms 18:14 word 1

חִ֭צָּיוChi.tzavarrows his

Lemma: חֵץ (chets) · Strong's: H2671

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: arrow

Used 51 times. Also: Genesis 49:23, Numbers 24:8, Deuteronomy 32:23, Deuteronomy 32:42, 1 Samuel 20:20, 1 Samuel 20:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2671; TAHOT Psalms 18:14 word 2

וַיְפִיצֵ֑םvay.fi.Tzemand he scattered them

Lemma: פּוּץ (puts) · Strong's: H6327A

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)

Meaning: to scatter

Used 61 times. Also: Genesis 10:18, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:8, Genesis 11:9, Genesis 49:7, Exodus 5:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6327A; TAHOT Psalms 18:14 word 3

וּבְרָקִ֥יםu.ve.ra.Kimand lightning flashes

Lemma: בָּרָק (ba.raq) · Strong's: H1300B

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

Meaning: lightning

Used 21 times. Also: Exodus 19:16, Deuteronomy 32:41, 2 Samuel 22:15, Job 20:25, Job 38:35, Psalms 77:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1300B; TAHOT Psalms 18:14 word 4

רָ֝בravhe shot

Lemma: רָבַב (ra.vav) · Strong's: H7232

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

Meaning: to multiply ten thousand

Used 2 times. Also: Genesis 49:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7232; TAHOT Psalms 18:14 word 5

וַיְהֻמֵּֽם\׃vay.hu.Memand he routed them

Lemma: הָמַם (ha.mam) · Strong's: H2000

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to confuse

Used 12 times. Also: Exodus 14:24, Exodus 23:27, Deuteronomy 2:15, Deuteronomy 7:23, Joshua 10:10, Judges 4:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2000; TAHOT Psalms 18:14 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

He shot	→	שָׁלַח H7971G to send: depart
His arrows	→	חֵץ H2671 arrow
and scattered [the foes]	→	פּוּץ H6327A to scatter
He hurled	→	רָבַב H7232 to multiply ten thousand
lightning	→	בָּרָק H1300B lightning
and routed them	→	הָמַם H2000 to confuse

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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