Psalms 35:17 Go deeper

Lord, how long wilt thou look on? rescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions. (KJV)

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אֲדֹנָי֮'a.do.NaiO Lord

Lemma: אֲדֹנָי (a.do.nai) · Strong's: H0136

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: Lord

Used 440 times. Also: Genesis 15:2, Genesis 15:8, Genesis 18:27, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:31, Genesis 18:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0136; TAHOT Psalms 35:17 word 1

כַּמָּ֪הka.Mahhow long?

Lemma: מָה (mah) · Strong's: H4100

Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)

Meaning: what?

Used 748 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 12:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4100; TAHOT Psalms 35:17 word 2

תִּ֫רְאֶ֥הtir.'Ehwill you look

Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)

Meaning: to see: see

Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT Psalms 35:17 word 3

הָשִׁ֣יבָהha.Shi.vahbring back !

Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725H

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhv2ms)

Meaning: to return: rescue

Used 103 times. Also: Genesis 37:22, Genesis 40:13, Genesis 40:21, Genesis 41:13, Exodus 4:7, Exodus 23:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7725H; TAHOT Psalms 35:17 word 4

נַ֭פְשִׁיNaf.shilife my

Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315I

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: soul: myself

Used 129 times. Also: Genesis 27:4, Genesis 27:19, Genesis 27:25, Genesis 27:31, Leviticus 7:18, Leviticus 7:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5315I; TAHOT Psalms 35:17 word 5

מִשֹּׁאֵיהֶ֑םmi.sho.'ei.Hemfrom ravages their

Lemma: שׁוֹא (sho) · Strong's: H7722A

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

Meaning: ravage

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7722A; TAHOT Psalms 35:17 word 6

מִ֝כְּפִירִ֗יםmi.ke.fi.Rimfrom young lions

Lemma: כְּפִיר (ke.phir) · Strong's: H3715A

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

Meaning: lion

Used 31 times. Also: Judges 14:5, Job 4:10, Job 38:39, Psalms 17:12, Psalms 34:10, Psalms 58:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3715A; TAHOT Psalms 35:17 word 7

יְחִידָתִֽי\׃ye.chi.da.Tionly [life] my

Lemma: יָחִיד (ya.chid) · Strong's: H3173

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HAafsc)

Meaning: only

Used 12 times. Also: Genesis 22:2, Genesis 22:12, Genesis 22:16, Judges 11:34, Psalms 22:20, Psalms 25:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3173; TAHOT Psalms 35:17 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

How long	→	מָה H4100 what?
O Lord	→	אֲדֹנָי H0136 Lord
will You look on	→	רָאָה H7200G to see: see
Rescue	→	שׁוּב H7725H to return: rescue
my soul	→	נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315I soul: myself
from their ravages	→	שׁוֹא H7722A ravage
my precious life	→	יָחִיד H3173 only
from these lions	→	כְּפִיר H3715A lion

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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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