Psalms 18:16

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

He sent from on high, he took me; He drew me out of many waters.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֵּ֤רָא֨וּ ׀ אֲפִ֥יקֵי מַ֗יִם וַֽיִּגָּלוּ֮ מוֹסְד֢וֹת תֵּ֫בֵ֥ל מִגַּעֲרָ֣תְךָ֣ יְהוָ֑ה מִ֝נִּשְׁמַ֗ת ר֣וּחַ אַפֶּֽךָ׃

Transliteration

And yera'u afiqey mayim and yigalu mosdot tevel from ga'aratcha YHWH from nishmat ruach apecha.

Grammar Details

*yera'u*: nifal imperfect with waw-consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural - and they were seen
*afiqey*: construct state, masculine plural - channels of
*mayim*: masculine plural noun - waters
*yigalu*: nifal imperfect with waw-consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural - and they were uncovered
*mosdot*: construct state, feminine plural - foundations of
*tevel*: feminine singular noun - world
*ga'aratcha*: feminine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your rebuke
*YHWH*: proper noun, divine name
*nishmat*: construct state, feminine singular - breath of
*ruach*: feminine singular noun - wind/spirit/breath
*apecha*: masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your nose/anger

Word Meanings

*yera'u*: they were seen/they appeared/they were exposed
*afiqey*: channels of/streams of/beds of
*yigalu*: they were uncovered/they were exposed/they were laid bare
*mosdot*: foundations of/bases of
*tevel*: world/earth/inhabited land
*ga'aratcha*: your rebuke/your blast/your reproof
*nishmat*: breath of/blast of
*apecha*: your nose/your anger/your wrath

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Ps 144:7 : 7 Stretch forth thy hand from above; Rescue me, and deliver me out of great waters, Out of the hand of {H5236} aliens;
Jonah 2:5-6 : 5 The waters compassed me about, even to the soul; The deep was round about me; The weeds were wrapped about my head. 6 I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; The earth with its bars [closed] upon me for ever: Yet hast thou brought up my life from the pit, O Jehovah my God.
Exod 2:10 : 10 And the child grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son. And she called his name Moses, and said, Because I drew him out of the water.
2 Sam 22:17 : 17 He sent from on high, he took me; He drew me out of many waters;
Ps 18:43 : 43 Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people; Thou hast made me the head of the nations: A people whom I have not known shall serve me.
Ps 32:6 : 6 For this let every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: Surely when the great waters overflow they shall not reach unto him.
Ps 40:1-3 : 1 For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for Jehovah; And he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. 2 He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay; And he set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings. 3 And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: Many shall see it, and fear, And shall trust in Jehovah.
Ps 57:3 : 3 He will send from heaven, and save me, [When] he that would swallow me up reproacheth; {H5542} God will send forth his lovingkindness and his truth.
Rev 17:15 : 15 And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the harlot sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.

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