Psalms 18:39 Go deeper

For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

וַתְּאַזְּרֵ֣נִיva.te.'a.ze.Re.niand you girded me

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

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVpw2ms)

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 18:39 word 1

חַ֭יִלCha.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 18:39 word 2

לַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.Mahfor the battle

Lemma: מִלְחָמָה (mil.cha.mah) · Strong's: H4421

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: battle

Used 319 times. Also: Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:8, Exodus 1:10, Exodus 13:17, Exodus 15:3, Exodus 17:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4421; TAHOT Psalms 18:39 word 3

תַּכְרִ֖יעַtakh.Ri.a'you made bow down

Lemma: כָּרַע (ka.ra) · Strong's: H3766

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhi2ms)

Meaning: to bow

Used 36 times. Also: Genesis 49:9, Numbers 24:9, Judges 5:27, Judges 7:5, Judges 7:6, Judges 11:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3766; TAHOT Psalms 18:39 word 4

קָמַ֣יka.Mai[those who] rose against me

Lemma: קוּם (qum) · Strong's: H6965B

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)

Meaning: to arise: rise

Used 376 times. Also: Genesis 4:8, Genesis 13:17, Genesis 18:16, Genesis 19:1, Genesis 19:14, Genesis 19:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6965B; TAHOT Psalms 18:39 word 5

תַּחְתָּֽי\׃tach.Taiunder me

Lemma: תַּחַת (ta.chat) · Strong's: H8478G

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

Meaning: underneath: under

Used 238 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 7:19, Genesis 16:9, Genesis 18:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8478G; TAHOT Psalms 18:39 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

You have armed me	→	אָזַר H0247 to gird
with strength	→	חַ֫יִל H2428G strength
for battle	→	מִלְחָמָה H4421 battle
You have subdued	→	כָּרַע H3766 to bow
my foes	→	קוּם H6965B to arise: rise
beneath me	→	תַּחַת H8478G underneath: under

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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