Psalms 38:2 Go deeper

For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presseth me sore. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

כִּֽי\־ki-for

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Psalms 38:2 word 1

חִ֭צֶּיךָChi.tzei.khaarrows your

Lemma: חֵץ (chets) · Strong's: H2671

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

Meaning: arrow

Used 51 times. Also: Genesis 49:23, Numbers 24:8, Deuteronomy 32:23, Deuteronomy 32:42, 1 Samuel 20:20, 1 Samuel 20:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2671; TAHOT Psalms 38:2 word 2

נִ֣חֲתוּNi.cha.tuthey have penetrated

Lemma: נָחֵת (na.chat) · Strong's: H5181

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVNp3cp)

Meaning: to descend

Used 11 times. Also: 1 Samuel 2:10, 2 Samuel 22:35, Job 17:16, Job 21:13, Psalms 18:34, Psalms 65:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5181; TAHOT Psalms 38:2 word 3

וַתִּנְחַ֖תva.tin.Chatand it has come down

Lemma: נָחֵת (na.chat) · Strong's: H5181

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)

Meaning: to descend

Used 11 times. Also: 1 Samuel 2:10, 2 Samuel 22:35, Job 17:16, Job 21:13, Psalms 18:34, Psalms 65:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5181; TAHOT Psalms 38:2 word 4

עָלַ֣י'a.Laion me

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Psalms 38:2 word 5

יָדֶֽךָ\׃ya.De.khahand your

Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: hand

Used 722 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3027G; TAHOT Psalms 38:2 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

For	→	כִּי H3588A for
Your arrows	→	חֵץ H2671 arrow
have pierced me deeply	→	נָחֵת H5181 to descend
and Your hand	→	יָד H3027G hand
has pressed down	→	נָחֵת H5181 to descend
on me	→	עַל H5921A upon

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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