Psalms 18:44 Go deeper

As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves unto me. (KJV)

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לְשֵׁ֣מַֽעle.She.ma'to [the] hearing of

Lemma: שֵׁ֫מַע (she.ma) · Strong's: H8088B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: report

Used 17 times. Also: Genesis 29:13, Exodus 23:1, Numbers 14:15, Deuteronomy 2:25, 1 Kings 10:1, 2 Chronicles 9:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8088B; TAHOT Psalms 18:44 word 1

אֹ֭זֶן'O.zenan ear

Lemma: אֹ֫זֶן (o.zen) · Strong's: H0241H

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

Meaning: ear: hearing

Used 34 times. Also: Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:13, Genesis 23:16, Exodus 10:2, Exodus 11:2, Exodus 24:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0241H; TAHOT Psalms 18:44 word 2

יִשָּׁ֣מְעוּyi.Sha.me.'uthey become obedient

Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085H

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVNi3mp)

Meaning: to hear: obey

Used 133 times. Also: Genesis 21:12, Genesis 22:18, Genesis 26:5, Genesis 27:8, Genesis 27:13, Genesis 27:43 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8085H; TAHOT Psalms 18:44 word 3

בְּנֵֽי\־be.nei-sons of

Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121I

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

Meaning: son: type of

Used 47 times. Also: Genesis 6:2, Genesis 6:4, Genesis 17:27, Exodus 12:43, Leviticus 22:25, Judges 20:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1121I; TAHOT Psalms 18:44 word 4

נֵ֝כָ֗רne.Kharforeignness

Lemma: נֵכָר (ne.khar) · Strong's: H5236

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

Meaning: foreign

Used 36 times. Also: Genesis 17:12, Genesis 17:27, Genesis 35:2, Genesis 35:4, Exodus 12:43, Leviticus 22:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5236; TAHOT Psalms 18:44 word 5

יְכַחֲשׁוּ\־ye.kha.cha.shu-they cringe

Lemma: כָּחַשׁ (ka.chash) · Strong's: H3584

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVpi3mp)

Meaning: to deceive

Used 22 times. Also: Genesis 18:15, Leviticus 6:2, Leviticus 6:3, Leviticus 19:11, Deuteronomy 33:29, Joshua 7:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3584; TAHOT Psalms 18:44 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

When they hear me	→	שֵׁ֫מַע H8088B report
. . .	→	אֹ֫זֶן H0241H ear: hearing
they obey	→	שָׁמַע H8085H to hear: obey
me	→
foreigners	→	בֵּן H1121I son: type of
. . .	→	נֵכָר H5236 foreign
cower	→	כָּחַשׁ H3584 to deceive
before me	→

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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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