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Hear my prayer, O LORD , and give ear unto my cry; hold not thy peace at my tears: for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were . (KJV)
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שִֽׁמְעָ֥ה\־shim.'Ah-hear !
Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)
Meaning: to hear: hear
Used 959 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 16:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8085G; TAHOT Psalms 39:12 word 1
תְפִלָּתִ֨י\׀te.fi.la.Tiprayer my
Lemma: תְּפִלָּה (te.phil.lah) · Strong's: H8605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: prayer
Used 77 times. Also: 2 Samuel 7:27, 1 Kings 8:28, 1 Kings 8:29, 1 Kings 8:38, 1 Kings 8:45, 1 Kings 8:49 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8605; TAHOT Psalms 39:12 word 2
יְהוָ֡הYah.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 39:12 word 3
וְשַׁוְעָתִ֨י\׀ve.shav.'a.Tiand cry for help my
Lemma: שַׁוְעָה (shav.ah) · Strong's: H7775
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: cry
Used 11 times. Also: Exodus 2:23, 1 Samuel 5:12, 2 Samuel 22:7, Psalms 18:6, Psalms 34:15, Psalms 40:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7775; TAHOT Psalms 39:12 word 4
הַאֲזִינָה֮ha.'a.zi.Nahgive ear to !
Lemma: אָזַן (a.zan) · Strong's: H0238
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhv2ms)
Meaning: to listen
Used 41 times. Also: Genesis 4:23, Exodus 15:26, Numbers 23:18, Deuteronomy 1:45, Deuteronomy 32:1, Judges 5:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0238; TAHOT Psalms 39:12 word 5
אֶֽל\־'el-to
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 39:12 word 6
דִּמְעָתִ֗יdim.'a.Titear[s] my
Lemma: דִּמְעָה (dim.ah) · Strong's: H1832
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: tears
Used 23 times. Also: 2 Kings 20:5, Psalms 6:6, Psalms 42:3, Psalms 56:8, Psalms 80:5, Psalms 116:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1832; TAHOT Psalms 39:12 word 7
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 39:12 word 8
תֶּ֫חֱרַ֥שׁte.che.Rashyou be silent
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 39:12 word 9
כִּ֤יkifor
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 39:12 word 10
גֵ֣רger[am] a sojourner
Lemma: גֵּר (ger) · Strong's: H1616
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: sojourner
Used 92 times. Also: Genesis 15:13, Genesis 23:4, Exodus 2:22, Exodus 12:19, Exodus 12:48, Exodus 12:49 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1616; TAHOT Psalms 39:12 word 11
אָנֹכִ֣י'a.no.KhiI
Lemma: אָֽנֹכִ֫י (a.no.khi) · Strong's: H0595
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · First · Either gender · Singular (HPp1bs)
Meaning: I
Used 359 times. Also: Genesis 3:10, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 15:2, Genesis 15:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0595; TAHOT Psalms 39:12 word 12
עִמָּ֑ךְ'i.Makhwith you
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 39:12 word 13
תּ֝וֹשָׁ֗בto.Shava resident alien
Lemma: תּוֹשָׁב (to.shav) · Strong's: H8453A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: sojourner
Used 14 times. Also: Genesis 23:4, Exodus 12:45, Leviticus 22:10, Leviticus 25:6, Leviticus 25:23, Leviticus 25:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8453A; TAHOT Psalms 39:12 word 14
כְּכָל\־ke.khol-like all
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Psalms 39:12 word 15
אֲבוֹתָֽי\׃'a.vo.Taiancestors my
Lemma: אָב (av) · Strong's: H0001G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: father
Used 1209 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 4:21, Genesis 9:18, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 9:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0001G; TAHOT Psalms 39:12 word 16
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Hear | → | שָׁמַע H8085G to hear: hear |
| my prayer | → | תְּפִלָּה H8605 prayer |
| O LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| and give ear | → | אָזַן H0238 to listen |
| to my cry for help | → | שַׁוְעָה H7775 cry |
| do not | → | אַל H0408 not |
| be deaf | → | חָרֵשׁ H2790B be quiet |
| to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| my weeping | → | דִּמְעָה H1832 tears |
| For | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| I | → | אָֽנֹכִ֫י H0595 I |
| am a foreigner | → | גֵּר H1616 sojourner |
| dwelling with You | → | עִם H5973A with |
| a stranger | → | תּוֹשָׁב H8453A sojourner |
| like all | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| my fathers | → | אָב H0001G father |
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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