Psalms 21:4 Go deeper

He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him, even length of days for ever and ever. (KJV)

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חַיִּ֤ים\׀chai.Yimlife

Lemma: חַיִּים (chay.yim) · Strong's: H2416E

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

Meaning: life

Used 143 times. Also: Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 3:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2416E; TAHOT Psalms 21:4 word 1

שָׁאַ֣לsha.'Alhe asked

Lemma: שָׁאַל (sha.al) · Strong's: H7592

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

Meaning: to ask

Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 24:47, Genesis 24:57, Genesis 26:7, Genesis 32:17, Genesis 32:29, Genesis 37:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7592; TAHOT Psalms 21:4 word 2

מִ֭מְּךָMi.me.khafrom you

Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: from

Used 1184 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT Psalms 21:4 word 3

נָתַ֣תָּהna.Ta.tahyou gave [it]

Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqp2ms)

Meaning: to give: give

Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT Psalms 21:4 word 4

אֹ֥רֶךְ'O.rekhlength of

Lemma: אֹ֫רֶךְ (o.rekh) · Strong's: H0753

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

Meaning: length

Used 95 times. Also: Genesis 6:15, Genesis 13:17, Exodus 25:10, Exodus 25:17, Exodus 25:23, Exodus 26:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0753; TAHOT Psalms 21:4 word 5

יָ֝מִ֗יםya.Mimdays

Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G

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

Meaning: day

Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Psalms 21:4 word 6

עוֹלָ֥םo.Lamforever

Lemma: עוֹלָם (o.lam) · Strong's: H5769G

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

Meaning: forever: enduring

Used 388 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 6:3, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 9:16, Genesis 13:15, Genesis 17:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5769G; TAHOT Psalms 21:4 word 7

וָעֶֽד\׃va.'Edand ever

Lemma: עַד (ad) · Strong's: H5703

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

Meaning: perpetuity

Used 48 times. Also: Exodus 15:18, 1 Chronicles 28:9, Job 19:24, Job 20:4, Psalms 9:5, Psalms 9:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5703; TAHOT Psalms 21:4 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

He asked You for	→	שָׁאַל H7592 to ask
. . .	→	מִן־ H4480A from
life	→	חַיִּים H2416E life
and You granted it	→	נָתַן H5414G to give: give
length	→	אֹ֫רֶךְ H0753 length
of days	→	יוֹם H3117G day
forever	→	עוֹלָם H5769G forever: enduring
and ever	→	עַד H5703 perpetuity

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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