Psalms 18:16

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

He sent from above, 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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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Ps 144:7 : 7 Send thine hand from above; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of strange children;
Jonah 2:5-6 : 5 The waters compassed me about, even to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head. 6 I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; the earth with her bars was about me for ever: yet hast thou brought up my life from corruption, O LORD 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 she said, Because I drew him out of the water.
2 Sam 22:17 : 17 He sent from above, he took me; he drew me out of many waters;
Ps 18:43 : 43 Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people; and thou hast made me the head of the heathen: a people whom I have not known shall serve me.
Ps 32:6 : 6 For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him.
Ps 40:1-3 : 1 To the chief Musician{H8764)}, A Psalm of David. I waited{H8765)} patiently{H8763)} for the LORD; and he inclined{H8799)} unto me, and heard{H8799)} my cry. 2 He brought me up{H8686)} also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set{H8686)} my feet upon a rock, and established{H8790)} my goings. 3 And he hath put{H8799)} a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see{H8799)} it, and fear{H8799)}, and shall trust{H8799)} in the LORD.
Ps 57:3 : 3 He shall send{H8799)} from heaven, and save{H8686)} me from the reproach{H8765)} of him that would swallow me up{H8802)}. Selah. God shall send forth{H8799)} his mercy and his truth.
Rev 17:15 : 15 And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.

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