Psalms 28:1 Go deeper
Unto thee will I cry, O LORD my rock; be not silent to me: lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit. (KJV)
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אֵ֘לֶ֤יךָ'e.Lei.khato you
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Psalms 28:1 word 1
יְהוָ֨ה\׀Yah.wehO Yahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Psalms 28:1 word 2
אֶקְרָ֗א'ek.Ra'I call out
Lemma: קָרָא (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7121G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqi1cs)
Meaning: to call: call to
Used 363 times. Also: Genesis 3:9, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 12:8, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 16:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7121G; TAHOT Psalms 28:1 word 3
צוּרִי֮tzu.RiO rock my
Lemma: צוּר (tsur) · Strong's: H6697H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: rock
Used 76 times. Also: Exodus 17:6, Exodus 33:21, Exodus 33:22, Numbers 23:9, Deuteronomy 8:15, Deuteronomy 32:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6697H; TAHOT Psalms 28:1 word 4
אַֽל\־'al-may not
Lemma: אַל (al) · Strong's: H0408
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 723 times. Also: Genesis 13:8, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 19:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0408; TAHOT Psalms 28:1 word 5
תֶּחֱרַ֪שׁte.che.Rashyou be deaf
Lemma: חָרֵשׁ (cha.resh) · Strong's: H2790B
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqj2ms)
Meaning: be quiet
Used 47 times. Also: Genesis 24:21, Genesis 34:5, Exodus 14:14, Numbers 30:4, Numbers 30:7, Numbers 30:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2790B; TAHOT Psalms 28:1 word 6
מִ֫מֶּ֥נִּיmi.Me.nifrom me
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 28:1 word 7
פֶּן\־pen-lest
Lemma: פֶּן־ (pen) · Strong's: H6435
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: lest
Used 133 times. Also: Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 19:15, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6435; TAHOT Psalms 28:1 word 8
תֶּֽחֱשֶׁ֥הte.che.Shehyou should be silent
Lemma: חָשָׁה (cha.shah) · Strong's: H2814
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)
Meaning: be silent
Used 16 times. Also: Judges 18:9, 1 Kings 22:3, 2 Kings 2:3, 2 Kings 2:5, 2 Kings 7:9, Nehemiah 8:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2814; TAHOT Psalms 28:1 word 9
מִמֶּ֑נִּיmi.Me.nifrom me
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 28:1 word 10
וְ֝נִמְשַׁ֗לְתִּיve.nim.Shal.tiand I will be equal
Lemma: מָשַׁל (ma.shal) · Strong's: H4911A
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVNq1cs)
Meaning: to liken
Used 7 times. Also: Job 30:19, Psalms 49:12, Psalms 49:20, Psalms 143:7, Isaiah 14:10, Isaiah 46:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4911A; TAHOT Psalms 28:1 word 11
עִם\־'im-with
Lemma: עִם (im) · Strong's: H5973A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: with
Used 980 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 18:16, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 19:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5973A; TAHOT Psalms 28:1 word 12
י֥וֹרְדֵיYor.dei[those who] go down
Lemma: יָרַד (ya.rad) · Strong's: H3381
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)
Meaning: to go down
Used 378 times. Also: Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 12:10, Genesis 15:11, Genesis 18:21, Genesis 24:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3381; TAHOT Psalms 28:1 word 13
בֽוֹר\׃Vor<of> [the] pit
Lemma: בּוֹר (bor) · Strong's: H0953A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: pit
Used 65 times. Also: Genesis 37:20, Genesis 37:22, Genesis 37:24, Genesis 37:28, Genesis 37:29, Genesis 40:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0953A; TAHOT Psalms 28:1 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Of David | → | דָּוִד H1732 David |
| To You | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| O LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| I call | → | קָרָא H7121G to call: call to |
| be not | → | אַל H0408 not |
| deaf | → | חָרֵשׁ H2790B be quiet |
| to me | → | מִן־ H4480A from |
| O my Rock | → | צוּר H6697H rock |
| For if | → | פֶּן־ H6435 lest |
| You remain silent | → | חָשָׁה H2814 be silent |
| . . . | → | מִן־ H4480A from |
| I will be | → | מָשַׁל H4911A to liken |
| like | → | עִם H5973A with |
| those descending | → | יָרַד H3381 to go down |
| to the Pit | → | בּוֹר H0953A pit |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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