Psalms 18:32 Go deeper

It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect. (KJV)

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הָ֭אֵלHa.'el<the> God

Lemma: אֵל (el) · Strong's: H0410G

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

Meaning: God

Used 205 times. Also: Genesis 16:13, Genesis 17:1, Genesis 21:33, Genesis 28:3, Genesis 31:13, Genesis 35:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0410G; TAHOT Psalms 18:32 word 1

הַמְאַזְּרֵ֣נִיham.'a.ze.Re.ni[is] the [one who] has girded me

Lemma: אָזַר (a.zar) · Strong's: H0247

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HVprmsc)

Meaning: to gird

Used 16 times. Also: 1 Samuel 2:4, 2 Samuel 22:40, 2 Kings 1:8, Job 30:18, Job 38:3, Job 40:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0247; TAHOT Psalms 18:32 word 2

חָ֑יִלCha.yilstrength

Lemma: חַ֫יִל (cha.yil) · Strong's: H2428G

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

Meaning: strength

Used 90 times. Also: Genesis 47:6, Exodus 18:21, Exodus 18:25, Numbers 24:18, Deuteronomy 3:18, Joshua 1:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2428G; TAHOT Psalms 18:32 word 3

וַיִּתֵּ֖ןvai.yi.Tenand he has made

Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414I

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

Meaning: to give: make

Used 128 times. Also: Genesis 9:12, Genesis 17:2, Genesis 17:5, Genesis 17:6, Genesis 17:20, Genesis 42:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5414I; TAHOT Psalms 18:32 word 4

תָּמִ֣יםta.Mimblameless

Lemma: תָּמִים (ta.mim) · Strong's: H8549H

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: unblemished: blameless

Used 27 times. Also: Genesis 6:9, Genesis 17:1, Deuteronomy 18:13, Joshua 24:14, Judges 9:16, Judges 9:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8549H; TAHOT Psalms 18:32 word 5

דַּרְכִּֽי\׃dar.Kiway my

Lemma: דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) · Strong's: H1870G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: way: conduct

Used 321 times. Also: Genesis 6:12, Genesis 18:19, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 31:35, Exodus 18:20, Exodus 32:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1870G; TAHOT Psalms 18:32 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

[It is] God	→	אֵל H0410G God
who arms me	→	אָזַר H0247 to gird
with strength	→	חַ֫יִל H2428G strength
and makes	→	נָתַן H5414I to give: make
my way	→	דֶּ֫רֶךְ H1870G way: conduct
clear	→	תָּמִים H8549H unblemished: blameless

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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