Chapter 42
Psalms 42:2
| אלהים | אלי ך | תערג | נפש י | כן | מים | אפיקי | על | תערג | כ איל |
| mighty ones | toward yourself | she is yearning | the breath/soul of myself | an upright one/stand | dual water | channels | upon/against/yoke | she is yearning | like a stag |
9016 | None Definition: verseEnd Root: None Exhaustive: None 430 אלהים ʼĕlôhîym Definition: gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative Root: plural of H433 (אלוה); Exhaustive: plural of אלוה; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative; angels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty. | 9031 | ך None Definition: you, personal pronoun - verb/prep. 2nd person masculine singular Root: None Exhaustive: Personal object pronoun - suffix for propositions and verbs without an object: 2nd person masculine singular 413 אל ʼêl Definition: near, with or among; often in general, to Root: (but only used in the shortened constructive form אל ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. Exhaustive: (but only used in the shortened constructive form אל ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e.; near, with or among; often in general, to; about, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in). | 6165 ערג ʻârag Definition: to long for Root: a primitive root; Exhaustive: a primitive root; to long for; cry, pant. | 9020 | י None Definition: my, personal posessive - noun suffix: 1st person common singular Root: None Exhaustive: Personal posessive pronoun - suffix for nouns, adjectives and passive participles: 1st person singular 5315 נפש nephesh Definition: properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental) Root: from H5314 (נפש); Exhaustive: from נפש; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental); any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, [idiom] dead(-ly), desire, [idiom] (dis-) contented, [idiom] fish, ghost, [phrase] greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, [idiom] jeopardy of) life ([idiom] in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally, one, own, person, pleasure, (her-, him-, my-, thy-) self, them (your) -selves, [phrase] slay, soul, [phrase] tablet, they, thing, ([idiom] she) will, [idiom] would have it. | 3651c כן kên Definition: properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and relation; often with other particles) Root: from H3559 (כון); Exhaustive: from כון; properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and relation; often with other particles); [phrase] after that (this, -ward, -wards), as... as, [phrase] (for-) asmuch as yet, [phrase] be (for which) cause, [phrase] following, howbeit, in (the) like (manner, -wise), [idiom] the more, right, (even) so, state, straightway, such (thing), surely, [phrase] there (where) -fore, this, thus, true, well, [idiom] you. | 4325 מים mayim Definition: water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen Root: dual of a primitive noun (but used in a singular sense); Exhaustive: dual of a primitive noun (but used in a singular sense); water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen; [phrase] piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)). | 9014 | ־ None Definition: link Root: None Exhaustive: None 650 אפיק ʼâphîyq Definition: properly, containing, i.e. a tube; also a bed or valley of astream; also a strong thing or a hero Root: from H622 (אסף); Exhaustive: from אסף; properly, containing, i.e. a tube; also a bed or valley of astream; also a strong thing or a hero; brook, channel, mighty, river, [phrase] scale, stream, strong piece. | 9014 | ־ None Definition: link Root: None Exhaustive: None 5921a על ʻal Definition: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications Root: properly, the same as H5920 (על) used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); Exhaustive: properly, the same as על used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications; above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, [idiom] with. | 6165 ערג ʻârag Definition: to long for Root: a primitive root; Exhaustive: a primitive root; to long for; cry, pant. | 354 | איל ʼayâl Definition: a stag or male deer Root: an intensive form of H352 (איל) (in the sense of ram); Exhaustive: an intensive form of איל (in the sense of ram); a stag or male deer; hart. 9004 כ None Definition: like, as Root: Derived terms כאשר (ka'ashér) כמו (k'mó) כמות (k'mót) כש־ (k'she-) Exhaustive: prefix, particle of comparison, similarity or proportion; before Sheva, with article - as, like, as if; at, about [a time], according to, after; before an infinitive - as, when, if, after. |
RBT Hebrew Literal:
like a stag she is yearning upon/against channels dual water an upright one the breath/soul of myself she is yearning toward yourself mighty ones
RBT Paraphrase:
Like a stag, she is yearning against channels of dual water; thus she, the soul of myself, is yearning toward yourself, mighty ones!1
Like a stag, she is yearning against channels of dual water; thus she, the soul of myself, is yearning toward yourself, mighty ones!1
Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
My soul thirsted for God, for the living God: when shall I come and see the face of God?
My soul thirsted for God, for the living God: when shall I come and see the face of God?
LITV Translation:
My soul thirsts for God, for the living God; when shall I come and appear before God?
My soul thirsts for God, for the living God; when shall I come and appear before God?
ESV Translation:
My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God?
My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God?
Brenton Septuagint Translation:
For thou, O God, art my strength: wherefore hast thou cast me off? And why do I go sad of countenance, while the enemy oppresses me?
For thou, O God, art my strength: wherefore hast thou cast me off? And why do I go sad of countenance, while the enemy oppresses me?
Footnotes
| Psa. 42:2 | איל chief/leader/ram/pillar/stag is as masculine of a noun as it gets. Yet scholars say this one instance is feminine, because of the presence of the feminine verb following. But as it is a comparison being made, it is not necessary to change the word or meaning. |