Psalms 55:18 Go deeper
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He hath delivered my soul in peace from the battle that was against me: for there were many with me. (KJV)
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פָּ֘דָ֤הpa.Dahhe will ransom
Lemma: פָּדָה (pa.dah) · Strong's: H6299
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to ransom
Used 59 times. Also: Exodus 13:13, Exodus 13:15, Exodus 21:8, Exodus 34:20, Leviticus 19:20, Leviticus 27:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6299; TAHOT Psalms 55:18 word 1
בְשָׁל֣וֹםve.sha.Lomin peace
Lemma: שָׁלוֹם (sha.lom) · Strong's: H7965I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: peace: well-being
Used 54 times. Also: Genesis 29:6, Genesis 37:14, Genesis 43:27, Genesis 43:28, Exodus 18:7, Deuteronomy 29:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7965I; TAHOT Psalms 55:18 word 2
נַ֭פְשִׁיNaf.shilife 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 55:18 word 3
מִקֲּרָב\־mi.ka.rov-from battle
Lemma: קְרָב (qe.rav) · Strong's: H7128
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: battle
Used 9 times. Also: 2 Samuel 17:11, Job 38:23, Psalms 55:21, Psalms 68:30, Psalms 78:9, Psalms 144:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7128; TAHOT Psalms 55:18 word 4
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 55:18 word 5
בְ֝רַבִּ֗יםve.ra.Bim<in> many [people]
Lemma: רַב (rav) · Strong's: H7227A
Parsing: Aampa (Aampa)
Meaning: many
Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 21:34, Genesis 24:25, Genesis 25:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7227A; TAHOT Psalms 55:18 word 6
הָי֥וּha.Yuthey are
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Psalms 55:18 word 7
עִמָּדִֽי\׃'i.ma.Diwith me
Lemma: עִמָּדִי (im.mad) · Strong's: H5978
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: with me
Used 42 times. Also: Genesis 3:12, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 20:9, Genesis 20:13, Genesis 21:23, Genesis 28:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5978; TAHOT Psalms 55:18 word 8
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| He redeems | → | פָּדָה H6299 to ransom |
| my soul | → | נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315G soul |
| in peace | → | שָׁלוֹם H7965I peace: well-being |
| from the battle | → | קְרָב H7128 battle |
| [waged] against me | → | |
| even though | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| many | → | רַב H7227A many |
| oppose | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| me | → | עִמָּדִי H5978 with me |
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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