Psalms 105:20
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | The king sent and loosed him; even the ruler of the people, and let him go free. | The king sent and released him; the ruler of peoples set him free. | The king sent and loosed him; Even the ruler of peoples, and let him go free. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| he sent | שָׁ֣לַח | SHA-lach | H7971G | to send: departשָׁלַח (sha.lach) : depart/send 1) to send, send away, let go, stretch out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to send 1a2) to stretch out, extend, direct 1a3) to send away 1a4) to let loose 1b) (Niphal) to be sent 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to send off or away or out or forth, dismiss, give over, cast out 1c2) to let go, set free 1c3) to shoot forth (of branches) 1c4) to let down 1c5) to shoot 1d) (Pual) to be sent off, be put away, be divorced, be impelled 1e) (Hiphil) to send |
| a king | מֶ֭לֶךְ | ME-lekh | H4428G | kingמֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) 1) king Aramaic equivalent: me.lekh (מֶ֫לֶךְ "king" H4430) |
| and he set free him | וַיַּתִּירֵ֑הוּ | va-ya-ti-RE-hu | H5425B | to freeנָתַר (na.tar) 1) to loose, let loose, undo, be free, be loose 1a) (Hiphil) 1a1) to unfasten, loosen 1a2) to set free, unbind Aramaic equivalent: ne.tar (נְתַר "to strip" H5426) |
| a ruler of | מֹשֵׁ֥ל | mo-SHEL | H4910 | to ruleמָשַׁל (ma.shal) 1) to rule, have dominion, reign 1a) (Qal) to rule, have dominion 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to cause to rule 1b2) to exercise dominion |
| peoples | עַ֝מִּ֗ים | 'a-MIM | H5971A | peopleעַם (am) : people/nation 1) nation, people 1a) people, nation 1b) persons, members of one's people, compatriots, country-men |
| and he set free him | וַֽיְפַתְּחֵֽהוּ׃ | VAY-fa-te-CHE-hu | H6605A | to openפָּתַח (pa.tach) 1) to open 1a) (Qal) to open 1b) (Niphal) to be opened, be let loose, be thrown open 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to free 1c2) to loosen 1c3) to open, open oneself 1d) (Hithpael) to loose oneself Aramaic equivalent: pe.tach (פְּתַח "to open" H6606) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.