Psalms 42:2 Go deeper

My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God? (KJV)

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צָמְאָ֬הtza.me.'Ahit thirsts

Lemma: צָמֵא (tsa.me) · Strong's: H6770

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)

Meaning: to thirst

Used 10 times. Also: Exodus 17:3, Judges 4:19, Judges 15:18, Ruth 2:9, Job 24:11, Psalms 63:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6770; TAHOT Psalms 42:2 word 1

נַפְשִׁ֨י\׀naf.Shibeing my

Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315G

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

Meaning: soul

Used 245 times. Also: Genesis 34:3, Genesis 34:8, Genesis 35:18, Genesis 42:21, Genesis 49:6, Exodus 23:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5315G; TAHOT Psalms 42:2 word 2

לֵאלֹהִים֮le.lo.Himfor God

Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G

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

Meaning: God

Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Psalms 42:2 word 3

לְאֵ֪לle.'Elfor [the] God

Lemma: אֵל (el) · Strong's: H0410G

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

Meaning: God

Used 205 times. Also: Genesis 16:13, Genesis 17:1, Genesis 21:33, Genesis 28:3, Genesis 31:13, Genesis 35:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0410G; TAHOT Psalms 42:2 word 4

חָ֥יchailiving

Lemma: חַי (chay) · Strong's: H2416A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: alive

Used 242 times. Also: Genesis 1:20, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:30, Genesis 2:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2416A; TAHOT Psalms 42:2 word 5

מָתַ֥יma.Taiwhen?

Lemma: מָתַי (ma.tay) · Strong's: H4970

Parsing: Particle · Interrogative (HTi)

Meaning: how

Used 43 times. Also: Genesis 30:30, Exodus 8:9, Exodus 10:3, Exodus 10:7, Numbers 14:27, 1 Samuel 1:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4970; TAHOT Psalms 42:2 word 6

אָב֑וֹא'a.Vo'will I go

Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqi1cs)

Meaning: to come (in): come

Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Psalms 42:2 word 7

וְ֝אֵרָאֶ֗הve.'e.ra.'Ehand I may appear?

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

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVNu1cs)

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 42:2 word 8

פְּנֵ֣יpe.Nei[the] presence of

Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G

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

Meaning: face: before

Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT Psalms 42:2 word 9

אֱלֹהִֽים\׃'E.lo.HimGod

Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G

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

Meaning: God

Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Psalms 42:2 word 10

How the BSB renders it

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

My soul	→	נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315G soul
thirsts	→	צָמֵא H6770 to thirst
for God	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God
the living	→	חַי H2416A alive
God	→	אֵל H0410G God
When	→	מָתַי H4970 how
shall I come	→	בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come
and appear	→	רָאָה H7200G to see: see
in	→	פָּנֶה H6440G face: before
God’s presence	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God

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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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