Psalms 35:23

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Stir up thyself, and awake{H8685)} to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הָעִ֣ירָה וְ֭הָקִיצָה לְמִשְׁפָּטִ֑י אֱלֹהַ֖י וַֽאדֹנָ֣י לְרִיבִֽי׃

Transliteration

Hāʿîrāh wə-hāqîṣāh lə-mišpāṭî; ʾĔlōhay wa-ʾdōnāy lə-rîbî.

Grammar Details

*Hāʿîrāh*: hiphil imperative, masculine singular - rouse yourself
*wə*: conjunction - and
*hāqîṣāh*: hiphil imperative, masculine singular - awake
*lə*: preposition - for
*mišpāṭî*: noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my justice
*ʾĔlōhay*: noun, masculine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my God
*wa*: conjunction - and
*ʾdōnāy*: noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my Lord
*rîbî*: noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my cause

Word Meanings

*Hāʿîrāh*: rouse yourself/stir yourself/awaken
*hāqîṣāh*: awake/wake up
*mišpāṭî*: my justice/judgment/legal right
*ʾĔlōhay*: my God/deity
*ʾdōnāy*: my Lord/Master
*rîbî*: my cause/case/dispute/controversy

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Classic King James Version text presented with Strong's numbering to link English words to their underlying Hebrew and Greek terms. Prioritizes literal/formal correspondence while enabling original-language word study.

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Readability

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Well-suited for in-depth word studies and exegesis
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Reference numbers can disrupt continuous reading
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Referenced Verses

Ps 44:23 : 23 Awake{H8798)}, why sleepest{H8799)} thou, O Lord? arise{H8685)}, cast us not off{H8799)} for ever.
Ps 7:6 : 6 Arise, O LORD, in thine anger, lift up thyself because of the rage of mine enemies: and awake for me to the judgment that thou hast commanded.
Ps 80:2 : 2 Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh stir up{H8786)} thy strength, and come{H8798)} and save us.
Ps 89:26 : 26 He shall cry{H8799)} unto me, Thou art my father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.
Ps 142:5 : 5 I cried unto thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my refuge and my portion in the land of the living.
Isa 51:9 : 9 Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD; awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. Art thou not it that hath cut Rahab, and wounded the dragon?
John 20:28 : 28 And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.
Ps 59:4 : 4 They run{H8799)} and prepare{H8709)} themselves without my fault: awake{H8798)} to help{H8800)} me, and behold{H8798)}.

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23Awake{H8798)}, why sleepest{H8799)} thou, O Lord? arise{H8685)}, cast us not off{H8799)} for ever.
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4They run{H8799)} and prepare{H8709)} themselves without my fault: awake{H8798)} to help{H8800)} me, and behold{H8798)}.
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