Psalms 81:14 Go deeper

I should soon have subdued their enemies, and turned my hand against their adversaries. (KJV)

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כִּ֭מְעַטKim.'atlike a little

Lemma: מְעַט (me.at) · Strong's: H4592

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

Meaning: little

Used 101 times. Also: Genesis 18:4, Genesis 24:17, Genesis 24:43, Genesis 26:10, Genesis 30:15, Genesis 30:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4592; TAHOT Psalms 81:14 word 1

אוֹיְבֵיהֶ֣ם'oy.vei.Hemenemies their

Lemma: אֹיֵב (o.yev) · Strong's: H0341

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)

Meaning: enemy

Used 280 times. Also: Genesis 22:17, Genesis 49:8, Exodus 15:6, Exodus 15:9, Exodus 23:4, Exodus 23:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0341; TAHOT Psalms 81:14 word 2

אַכְנִ֑יעַ'akh.Ni.a'I will subdue

Lemma: כָּנַע (ka.na) · Strong's: H3665

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhi1cs)

Meaning: be humble

Used 36 times. Also: Leviticus 26:41, Deuteronomy 9:3, Judges 3:30, Judges 4:23, Judges 8:28, Judges 11:33 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3665; TAHOT Psalms 81:14 word 3

וְעַ֥לve.'Aland on

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 81:14 word 4

צָ֝רֵיהֶ֗םtza.rei.Hemopponents their

Lemma: צַר (tsar) · Strong's: H6862C

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

Meaning: enemy

Used 69 times. Also: Genesis 14:20, Numbers 10:9, Numbers 24:8, Deuteronomy 32:27, Deuteronomy 32:41, Deuteronomy 32:43 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6862C; TAHOT Psalms 81:14 word 5

אָשִׁ֥יב'a.ShivI will turn

Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725I

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhi1cs)

Meaning: to return: turn back

Used 90 times. Also: Genesis 27:44, Genesis 27:45, Exodus 32:12, Numbers 14:43, Numbers 23:20, Numbers 25:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7725I; TAHOT Psalms 81:14 word 6

יָדִֽי\׃ya.Dihand my

Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: hand

Used 722 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3027G; TAHOT Psalms 81:14 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

how soon	→	מְעַט H4592 little
I would subdue	→	כָּנַע H3665 be humble
their enemies	→	אֹיֵב H0341 enemy
and turn	→	שׁוּב H7725I to return: turn back
My hand	→	יָד H3027G hand
against	→	עַל H5921A upon
their foes	→	צַר H6862C enemy

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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