Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleHe found him in a desert land, in a barren, howling wilderness; He surrounded him, He instructed him, He guarded him as the apple of His eye. Young's Literal Translation He findeth him in a land—a desert, And in a void—a howling wilderness, He turneth him round—He causeth him to understand—He keepeth him as the apple of His eye. King James Bible He found him in a desert land, and in the waste howling wilderness; he led him about, he instructed him, he kept him as the apple of his eye. Hebrew He found himיִמְצָאֵ֙הוּ֙ (yim·ṣā·’ê·hū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present in a desolate מִדְבָּ֔ר (miḏ·bār) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4057: A pasture, a desert, speech land, בְּאֶ֣רֶץ (bə·’e·reṣ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land in a barren, וּבְתֹ֖הוּ (ū·ḇə·ṯō·hū) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 8414: A desolation, desert, a worthless thing, in vain howling יְלֵ֣ל (yə·lêl) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3214: A howling wilderness; יְשִׁמֹ֑ן (yə·ši·mōn) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3452: Waste, wilderness He surrounded him, יְסֹֽבְבֶ֙נְהוּ֙ (yə·sō·ḇə·ḇen·hū) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 5437: To turn about, go around, surround He instructed him, יְב֣וֹנְנֵ֔הוּ (yə·ḇō·wn·nê·hū) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 995: To separate mentally, understand He guarded him יִצְּרֶ֖נְהוּ (yiṣ·ṣə·ren·hū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 5341: To watch, guard, keep as the apple כְּאִישׁ֥וֹן (kə·’î·šō·wn) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 380: The little man of the eye, the pupil, ball, the middle of His eye. עֵינֽוֹ׃ (‘ê·nōw) Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain |
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