Psalms 18:16 Go deeper

He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

יִשְׁלַ֣חyish.Lachhe stretched out

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

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

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 18:16 word 1

מִ֭מָּרוֹםMi.ma.romfrom a high place

Lemma: מָרוֹם (ma.rom) · Strong's: H4791

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

Meaning: height

Used 54 times. Also: Judges 5:18, 2 Samuel 22:17, 2 Kings 19:22, 2 Kings 19:23, Job 5:11, Job 16:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4791; TAHOT Psalms 18:16 word 2

יִקָּחֵ֑נִיyi.ka.Che.nihe took hold of me

Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to take: take

Used 770 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3947G; TAHOT Psalms 18:16 word 3

יַֽ֝מְשֵׁ֗נִיyam.She.nihe drew me

Lemma: מָשָׁה (ma.shah) · Strong's: H4871

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhi3ms)

Meaning: to draw

Used 3 times. Also: Exodus 2:10, 2 Samuel 22:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4871; TAHOT Psalms 18:16 word 4

מִמַּ֥יִםmi.Ma.yimfrom 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 18:16 word 5

רַבִּֽים\׃ra.Bimmany

Lemma: רַב (rav) · Strong's: H7227A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)

Meaning: many

Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 21:34, Genesis 24:25, Genesis 25:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7227A; TAHOT Psalms 18:16 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

He reached down	→	שָׁלַח H7971G to send: depart
from on high	→	מָרוֹם H4791 height
and took hold of me	→	לָקַח H3947G to take: take
He drew me	→	מָשָׁה H4871 to draw
out of deep	→	רַב H7227A many
waters	→	מַי H4325G water

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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