Psalms 55:23 Go deeper

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But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee. (KJV)

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וְאַתָּ֤הve.'a.Tahand you

Lemma: אַתָּ֫ה (at.tah) · Strong's: H0859A

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Second · Masculine · Singular (HPp2ms)

Meaning: you(m.s.)

Used 739 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:15, Genesis 3:19, Genesis 4:7, Genesis 4:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0859A; TAHOT Psalms 55:23 word 1

אֱלֹהִ֨ים\׀'E.lo.HimO 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 55:23 word 2

תּוֹרִדֵ֬ם\׀to.ri.Demyou will bring down them

Lemma: יָרַד (ya.rad) · Strong's: H3381

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhi2ms)

Meaning: to go down

Used 378 times. Also: Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 12:10, Genesis 15:11, Genesis 18:21, Genesis 24:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3381; TAHOT Psalms 55:23 word 3

לִבְאֵ֬רliv.'Erto [the] pit of

Lemma: בְּאֵר (be.er) · Strong's: H0875

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

Meaning: well

Used 37 times. Also: Genesis 14:10, Genesis 16:14, Genesis 21:19, Genesis 21:25, Genesis 21:30, Genesis 24:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0875; TAHOT Psalms 55:23 word 4

שַׁ֗חַתSha.chat[the] pit

Lemma: שַׁ֫חַת (sha.chat) · Strong's: H7845G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: Pit: hell

Used 13 times. Also: Job 33:18, Job 33:24, Job 33:28, Job 33:30, Psalms 16:10, Psalms 30:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7845G; TAHOT Psalms 55:23 word 5

אַנְשֵׁ֤י'an.Sheipeople of

Lemma: אֱנוֹשׁ (e.nosh) · Strong's: H0582

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

Meaning: human

Used 564 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 12:20, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 13:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0582; TAHOT Psalms 55:23 word 6

דָמִ֣יםda.Mimblood<s>

Lemma: דָּם (dam) · Strong's: H1818

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

Meaning: blood

Used 359 times. Also: Genesis 4:10, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 9:4, Genesis 9:5, Genesis 9:6, Genesis 37:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1818; TAHOT Psalms 55:23 word 7

וּ֭מִרְמָהU.mir.mahand deceit

Lemma: מִרְמָה (mir.mah) · Strong's: H4820

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: deceit

Used 39 times. Also: Genesis 27:35, Genesis 34:13, 2 Kings 9:23, Job 15:35, Job 31:5, Psalms 5:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4820; TAHOT Psalms 55:23 word 8

לֹא\־lo'-not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Psalms 55:23 word 9

יֶחֱצ֣וּye.che.Tzuthey will divide in half

Lemma: חָצָה (cha.tsah) · Strong's: H2673

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

Meaning: to divide

Used 15 times. Also: Genesis 32:7, Genesis 33:1, Exodus 21:35, Numbers 31:27, Numbers 31:42, Judges 7:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2673; TAHOT Psalms 55:23 word 10

יְמֵיהֶ֑םye.mei.Hemdays their

Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G

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

Meaning: day

Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Psalms 55:23 word 11

וַ֝אֲנִ֗יva.'a.Niand I

Lemma: אֲנִי (a.ni) · Strong's: H0589

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · First · Either gender · Singular (HPp1bs)

Meaning: I

Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 6:17, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 14:23, Genesis 15:7, Genesis 17:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0589; TAHOT Psalms 55:23 word 12

אֶבְטַח\־'ev.tach-I will trust

Lemma: בָּטַח (ba.tach) · Strong's: H0982

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

Meaning: to trust

Used 120 times. Also: Deuteronomy 28:52, Judges 9:26, Judges 18:7, Judges 18:10, Judges 18:27, Judges 20:36 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0982; TAHOT Psalms 55:23 word 13

How the BSB renders it

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

But You	→	אַתָּ֫ה H0859A you(m.s.)
O God	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God
will bring them down	→	יָרַד H3381 to go down
to the Pit	→	בְּאֵר H0875 well
of destruction	→	שַׁ֫חַת H7845G Pit: hell
men	→	H0376
of bloodshed	→	דָּם H1818 blood
and deceit	→	מִרְמָה H4820 deceit
will not	→	לֹא H3808 not
live out half	→	חָצָה H2673 to divide
their days	→	יוֹם H3117G day
But I	→	אֲנִי H0589 I
will trust	→	בָּטַח H0982 to trust
in You	→

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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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