Psalms 69:15 Go deeper
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Let not the waterflood overflow me, neither let the deep swallow me up, and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me. (KJV)
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אַל\־'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 69:15 word 1
תִּשְׁטְפֵ֤נִי\׀tish.te.Fe.niit overflow me
Lemma: שָׁטַף (sha.taph) · Strong's: H7857
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqj3fs)
Meaning: to overflow
Used 31 times. Also: Leviticus 6:28, Leviticus 15:11, Leviticus 15:12, 1 Kings 22:38, 2 Chronicles 32:4, Job 14:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7857; TAHOT Psalms 69:15 word 2
שִׁבֹּ֣לֶתshi.Bo.leta flood of
Lemma: שִׁבֹּ֫לֶת (shib.bol) · Strong's: H7641A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: stream
Used 2 times. Also: Psalms 69:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7641A; TAHOT Psalms 69:15 word 3
מַ֭יִםMa.yimwater
Lemma: מַי (ma.yim) · Strong's: H4325G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: water
Used 573 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4325G; TAHOT Psalms 69:15 word 4
וְאַל\־ve.'al-and 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 69:15 word 5
תִּבְלָעֵ֣נִיtiv.la.'E.niit swallow up me
Lemma: בָּלַע (ba.la) · Strong's: H1104
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqj3fs)
Meaning: to swallow up
Used 48 times. Also: Genesis 41:7, Genesis 41:24, Exodus 7:12, Exodus 15:12, Numbers 4:20, Numbers 16:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1104; TAHOT Psalms 69:15 word 6
מְצוּלָ֑הme.tzu.Lah[the] deep
Lemma: מְצוֹלָה (me.tso.lah) · Strong's: H4688
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: depth
Used 11 times. Also: Exodus 15:5, Nehemiah 9:11, Job 41:31, Psalms 68:22, Psalms 69:2, Psalms 88:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4688; TAHOT Psalms 69:15 word 7
וְאַל\־ve.'al-and 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 69:15 word 8
תֶּאְטַר\־te'.tar-it close
Lemma: אָטַר (a.tar) · Strong's: H0332
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqj3fs)
Meaning: to shut
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0332; TAHOT Psalms 69:15 word 9
עָלַ֖י'a.Laiover 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 69:15 word 10
בְּאֵ֣רbe.'Er[the] pit
Lemma: בְּאֵר (be.er) · Strong's: H0875
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
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 69:15 word 11
פִּֽיהָ\׃Pi.hamouth its
Lemma: פֶּה (peh) · Strong's: H6310G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: lip
Used 324 times. Also: Genesis 4:11, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 24:57, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 29:2, Genesis 29:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6310G; TAHOT Psalms 69:15 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Do not | → | אַל H0408 not |
| let the floods | → | שִׁבֹּ֫לֶת H7641A stream |
| . . . | → | מַי H4325G water |
| engulf me | → | שָׁטַף H7857 to overflow |
| or the depths | → | מְצוֹלָה H4688 depth |
| . . . | → | אַל H0408 not |
| swallow me up | → | בָּלַע H1104 to swallow up |
| let not | → | אַל H0408 not |
| the Pit | → | בְּאֵר H0875 well |
| close | → | אָטַר H0332 to shut |
| its mouth | → | פֶּה H6310G lip |
| over me | → | עַל H5921A upon |
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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