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Psalms124

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57 Hebrew words

If the Lord Had Not Been on Our Side

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  1. Superscription
  2. שִׁירshir[the] song ofH7892N-mscNoun Singular Masculine Construct
  3. הַמַּעֲלוֹתha·ma·'a·Lotthe ascentsH4609Art ¦ N-fpNoun Plural Feminine Absoluteהַtheמַּעֲלוֹתascents
  4. לְדָוִדle·Da·Vidof DavidH1732Prep-l ¦ N-proper-mNoun Proper MasculineלְofדָוִדDavid
  5. Verse
  6. לוּלֵיlu·Leiif notH3884PrtParticle Conditional
  7. יְהוָהYah·wehYahwehH3068N-properNoun Proper Title
  8. שֶׁהָיָהshe·Ha·yahwho <he> wasH1961Rel-s ¦ V-Qal-Perf-3msVerb Qal Perfect 3rd Singular Masculineשֶׁwhoהָיָה<he> was
  9. לָנוּLa·nufor usPrep-l ¦ 1cpSuffix Personal 1st Plural common genderלָforנוּus
  10. יֹאמַרyo·marlet it sayH559V-Qal-Imperf-3msVerb Qal Imperfect 3rd Singular Masculine
  11. נָאna'pleaseH4994PrtParticle Interjection
  12. יִשְׂרָאֵלYis·ra·'ElIsraelH3478N-properNoun Proper Location
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  1. לוּלֵיlu·Leiif notH3884PrtParticle Conditional
  2. יְהוָהYah·wehYahwehH3068N-properNoun Proper Title
  3. שֶׁהָיָהshe·Ha·yahwho <he> wasH1961Rel-s ¦ V-Qal-Perf-3msVerb Qal Perfect 3rd Singular Masculineשֶׁwhoהָיָה<he> was
  4. לָנוּLa·nufor usPrep-l ¦ 1cpSuffix Personal 1st Plural common genderלָforנוּus
  5. בְּקוּםbe·Kumwhen rose upH6965Prep-b ¦ V-Qal-InfVerb Qal Infinitive Constructבְּwhenקוּםrose up
  6. עָלֵינוּ'a·Lei·nuon usH5921Prep ¦ 1cpPrepositionעָלֵיonנוּus
  7. אָדָם'a·DamanyoneH120N-msNoun Singular Masculine Absolute
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  1. אֲזַי'A·zaithenH233AdvAdverb
  2. חַיִּיםchai·YimaliveH2416Adj-mpAdjective Plural Masculine Absolute
  3. בְּלָעוּנוּbe·la·'U·nuthey had swallowed up usH1104V-Qal-Perf-3cp ¦ 1cpVerb Qal Perfect 3rd Plural common genderבְּלָעוּthey had swallowed upנוּus
  4. בַּחֲרוֹתba·cha·Rotwhen burnedH2734Prep-b ¦ V-Qal-InfVerb Qal Infinitive Constructבַּwhenחֲרוֹתburned
  5. אַפָּם'a·Pamtheir angerH639N-msc ¦ 3mpNoun Singular Masculine Constructאַפָּangerםtheir
  6. בָּנוּBa·nuon usPrep-b ¦ 1cpSuffix Personal 1st Plural common genderבָּonנוּus
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  1. אֲזַי'A·zaithenH233AdvAdverb
  2. הַמַּיִםha·Ma·yimthe watersH4325Art ¦ N-mpNoun Plural Masculine Absoluteהַtheמַּיִםwaters
  3. שְׁטָפוּנוּshe·ta·Fu·nuthey had overflowed usH7857V-Qal-Perf-3cp ¦ 1cpVerb Qal Perfect 3rd Plural common genderשְׁטָפוּthey had overflowedנוּus
  4. נַחְלָהNach·laha torrent <towards>H5158N-ms ¦ SfxNoun Singular Masculine Absoluteנַחְלָa torrentה<towards>
  5. עָבַר'a·Varit had passedH5674V-Qal-Perf-3msVerb Qal Perfect 3rd Singular Masculine
  6. עַל'aloverH5921PrepPreposition
  7. נַפְשֵׁנוּnaf·She·nuour selfH5315N-fsc ¦ 1cpNoun Singular Feminine Constructנַפְשֵׁselfנוּour
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  1. אֲזַי'A·zaithenH233AdvAdverb
  2. עָבַר'a·Varit had passedH5674V-Qal-Perf-3msVerb Qal Perfect 3rd Singular Masculine
  3. עַל'aloverH5921PrepPreposition
  4. נַפְשֵׁנוּnaf·She·nuour selfH5315N-fsc ¦ 1cpNoun Singular Feminine Constructנַפְשֵׁselfנוּour
  5. הַמַּיִםha·Ma·yimthe watersH4325Art ¦ N-mpNoun Plural Masculine Absoluteהַtheמַּיִםwaters
  6. הַזֵּידוֹנִיםha·Zei·do·Nim<the> ragingH2121Art ¦ Adj-mpAdjective Plural Masculine Absoluteהַ<the>זֵּידוֹנִיםraging

Praise for the Great Escape

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  1. בָּרוּךְba·Rukh[be] blessedH1288V-Qal-PassPrtcpl-msVerb Qal Participle Passive Singular Masculine Absolute
  2. יְהוָהYah·wehYahwehH3068N-properNoun Proper Title
  3. שֶׁלֹּאshe·Lo'who notH3808Rel-s ¦ NegParticle Negativeשֶׁwhoלֹּאnot
  4. נְתָנָנוּne·ta·Na·nuhe has given usH5414V-Qal-Perf-3ms ¦ 1cpVerb Qal Perfect 3rd Singular Masculineנְתָנָhe has givenנוּus
  5. טֶרֶףTe·refpreyH2964N-msNoun Singular Masculine Absolute
  6. לְשִׁנֵּיהֶםle·shi·nei·Hemto their teethH8127Prep-l ¦ N-fdc ¦ 3mpNoun Dual Feminine Constructלְtoשִׁנֵּיteethהֶםtheir
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  1. נַפְשֵׁנוּnaf·She·nuour selfH5315N-fsc ¦ 1cpNoun Singular Feminine Constructנַפְשֵׁselfנוּour
  2. כְּצִפּוֹרke·tzi·Porlike a birdH6833Prep-k ¦ N-csNoun Singular common gender Absoluteכְּlikeצִפּוֹרa bird
  3. נִמְלְטָהnim·le·Tahit has escapedH4422V-Niphal-Perf-3fsVerb Niphal Perfect 3rd Singular Feminine
  4. מִפַּחmi·Pachfrom a snare ofH6341Prep-m ¦ N-mscNoun Singular Masculine Constructמִfromפַּחa snare of
  5. יוֹקְשִׁיםyok·ShimfowlersH3369V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpVerb Qal Participle Plural Masculine Absolute
  6. הַפַּחha·Pachthe snareH6341Art ¦ N-msNoun Singular Masculine Absoluteהַtheפַּחsnare
  7. נִשְׁבָּרnish·Bar[has been] brokenH7665V-Niphal-Prtcpl-msVerb Niphal Participle Singular Masculine Absolute
  8. וַאֲנַחְנוּva·'a·Nach·nuand weH587Conj-w ¦ Pro-1cpPronoun Personal 1st Plural common genderוַandאֲנַחְנוּwe
  9. נִמְלָטְנוּnim·La·te·nuwe have escapedH4422V-Niphal-Perf-1cpVerb Niphal Perfect 1st Plural common gender
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  1. עֶזְרֵנוּ'Ez·re·nuour helpH5828N-msc ¦ 1cpNoun Singular Masculine Constructעֶזְרֵhelpנוּour
  2. בְּשֵׁםbe·Shem[is] in [the] name ofH8034Prep-b ¦ N-mscNoun Singular Masculine Constructבְּ[is] inשֵׁם[the] name of
  3. יְהוָהYah·wehYahwehH3068N-properNoun Proper Title
  4. עֹשֵׂה'o·Sehmaker ofH6213V-Qal-Prtcpl-msVerb Qal Participle Singular Masculine Construct
  5. שָׁמַיִםsha·Ma·yimheavenH8064N-mpNoun Plural Masculine Absolute
  6. וָאָרֶץva·'A·retzand earthH776Conj-w ¦ N-fsNoun Singular Feminine Absoluteוָandאָרֶץearth
English is a literal word-by-word gloss of the Hebrew, not the KJV's wording. Why?

This is the original text the KJV's translators worked from — each Hebrew word with its own literal English meaning in this verse, prepared by scholars at Tyndale House, Cambridge. The KJV translates whole sentences, not word by word, so its wording differs: one Hebrew word can become several English words, and the KJV may choose “the LORD” where the gloss reads “Yahweh”. Both are faithful — they answer different questions. For the KJV's own rendering, switch to the KJV text.

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