Psalms 139:5

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אָח֣וֹר וָקֶ֣דֶם צַרְתָּ֑נִי וַתָּ֖שֶׁת עָלַ֣י כַּפֶּֽכָה׃

Transliteration

ʾāḥôr wāqedem ṣartānî and-tāšet upon-me kappekâ

Grammar Details

*ʾāḥôr*: adverb/noun - behind/backward
*wāqedem*: conjunction + noun - and before/in front
*ṣartānî*: verb, Qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - you hem in me/you surround me
*tāšet*: verb, Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular + waw consecutive - and you place/put
*kappekâ*: noun, feminine singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your palm/hand

Word Meanings

*ʾāḥôr*: behind/backward/from behind
*qedem*: before/in front/from the east
*ṣartānî*: hem in me/surround me/besiege me/form me
*tāšet*: place/put/lay
*kappekâ*: your palm/your hand

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Reference numbers can disrupt continuous reading
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Referenced Verses

Deut 33:27 : 27 The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy them.
Job 9:33 : 33 Neither is there any daysman betwixt us, that might lay his hand upon us both.
Job 23:8-9 : 8 Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I cannot perceive him: 9 On the left hand, where he doth work, but I cannot behold him: he hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him:
Ps 34:7 : 7 The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.
Rev 1:17 : 17 And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:
Exod 24:11 : 11 And upon the nobles of the children of Israel he laid not his hand: also they saw God, and did eat and drink.

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