Psalms 109:19
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Let it be unto him as the garment which covereth him, and for a girdle wherewith he is girded continually. | May it be like a robe wrapped about him, like a belt tied forever around him. | Let it be unto him as the raiment wherewith he covereth himself, And for the girdle wherewith he is girded continually. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| may it be | תְּהִי־ | te-hi- | H1961 | to beהָיָה (ha.yah) 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) --- 1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass 1a1b) to come about, come to pass 1a2) to come into being, become 1a2a) to arise, appear, come 1a2b) to become 1a2b1) to become 1a2b2) to become like 1a2b3) to be instituted, be established 1a3) to be 1a3a) to exist, be in existence 1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time) 1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality) 1a3d) to accompany, be with 1b) (Niphal) … |
| like a garment | כְּבֶ֣גֶד | ke-VE-ged | H0899B | garmentבֶּ֫גֶד (be.ged) (CLBL) garment, clothing (used indiscriminately) |
| [which] he wraps himself | יַעְטֶ֑ה | ya'-TEH | H5844A | to enwrapעָטָה (a.tah) 1) to cover, enwrap, wrap oneself, envelop oneself 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to wrap, envelop oneself 1a2) to cover (the beard in mourning) 1a3) mourner, one who covers (participle) 1b) (Hiphil) to cover, enwrap, envelop |
| and to a waistband | וּ֝לְמֵ֗זַח | u-le-ME-zach | H4206A | beltמֵ֫זַח (me.zach) girdle Also means: ma.zi.ach (מְזִיחַ "belt" H4206B) |
| [which] continually | תָּמִ֥יד | ta-MID | H8548 | continuallyתָּמִיד (ta.mid) 1) continuity, perpetuity, to stretch 1a) continually, continuously (as adverb) 1b) continuity (subst) |
| he girds on it | יַחְגְּרֶֽהָ׃ | yach-ge-RE-ha | H2296 | to girdחָגַר (cha.gar) 1) to gird, gird on, gird oneself, put on a belt 1a)(Qal) 1a1) to gird 1a2) to gird on, bind on 1a3) to gird oneself |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.