Psalms 7:2 Go deeper

Lest he tear my soul like a lion, rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver. (KJV)

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פֶּן\־pen-lest

Lemma: פֶּן־ (pen) · Strong's: H6435

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: lest

Used 133 times. Also: Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 19:15, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6435; TAHOT Psalms 7:2 word 1

יִטְרֹ֣ףyit.Rofhe should tear to pieces

Lemma: טָרַף (ta.raph) · Strong's: H2963

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to tear

Used 25 times. Also: Genesis 37:33, Genesis 44:28, Genesis 49:27, Exodus 22:13, Deuteronomy 33:20, Job 16:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2963; TAHOT Psalms 7:2 word 2

כְּאַרְיֵ֣הke.'ar.Yehlike a lion

Lemma: אַרְיֵה (ar.yeh) · Strong's: H0738B

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

Meaning: lion

Used 46 times. Also: Genesis 49:9, Deuteronomy 33:22, Judges 14:8, Judges 14:9, 2 Samuel 17:10, 1 Kings 13:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0738B; TAHOT Psalms 7:2 word 3

נַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.Shiself 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 7:2 word 4

פֹּ֝רֵ֗קpo.Rektearing

Lemma: פָּרַק (pa.raq) · Strong's: H6561

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to tear

Used 10 times. Also: Genesis 27:40, Exodus 32:2, Exodus 32:3, Exodus 32:24, 1 Kings 19:11, Psalms 136:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6561; TAHOT Psalms 7:2 word 5

וְאֵ֣יןve.'Einand there not

Lemma: אַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H0369

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: nothing

Used 786 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 7:8, Genesis 11:30, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0369; TAHOT Psalms 7:2 word 6

מַצִּֽיל\׃ma.Tzil[is] a deliverer

Lemma: נָצַל (na.tsal) · Strong's: H5337

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVhrmsa)

Meaning: to rescue

Used 213 times. Also: Genesis 31:9, Genesis 31:16, Genesis 32:11, Genesis 32:30, Genesis 37:21, Genesis 37:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5337; TAHOT Psalms 7:2 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

or	→	פֶּן־ H6435 lest
they will shred	→	טָרַף H2963 to tear
my soul	→	נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315G soul
like a lion	→	אַרְיֵה H0738B lion
and tear me to pieces	→	פָּרַק H6561 to tear
with no one	→	אַ֫יִן H0369 nothing
to rescue me	→	נָצַל H5337 to rescue

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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