Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleFor the enemy has pursued my soul, crushing my life to the ground, making me dwell in darkness like those long since dead. Young's Literal Translation For an enemy hath pursued my soul, He hath bruised to the earth my life, He hath caused me to dwell in dark places, As the dead of old. King James Bible For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath smitten my life down to the ground; he hath made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead. Hebrew Forכִּ֥י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction the enemy אוֹיֵ֨ב ׀ (’ō·w·yêḇ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 341: Hating, an adversary has pursued רָ֘דַ֤ף (rā·ḏap̄) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7291: To pursue, chase, persecute my soul, נַפְשִׁ֗י (nap̄·šî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion crushing דִּכָּ֣א (dik·kā) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1792: To crumble, to bruise my life חַיָּתִ֑י (ḥay·yā·ṯî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life to the ground, לָ֭אָרֶץ (lā·’ā·reṣ) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land making me dwell הוֹשִׁיבַ֥נִי (hō·wō·šî·ḇa·nî) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry in darkness בְ֝מַחֲשַׁכִּ֗ים (ḇə·ma·ḥă·šak·kîm) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 4285: Darkness, a dark place like those long since עוֹלָֽם׃ (‘ō·w·lām) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5769: Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, always dead. כְּמֵתֵ֥י (kə·mê·ṯê) Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct Strong's 4191: To die, to kill |
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