Psalms 55:13
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | But it was thou, a man mine equal, my guide, and mine acquaintance. | But it is you, a man like myself, my companion and close friend. | But it was thou, a man mine equal, My companion, and my familiar friend. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and you | וְאַתָּ֣ה | ve-'a-TAH | H0859A | youאַנְתָּה (an.tah) you, thou (second pers. sing.) Aramaic of at.tah (אַתָּ֫ה "you(m.s.)" H0859A) |
| a man | אֱנ֣וֹשׁ | 'e-NO-osh | H0582 | humanאֱנוֹשׁ (e.nosh) 1) man, mortal man, person, mankind 1a) of an individual 1b) men (collective) 1c) man, mankind Aramaic equivalent: e.nash (אֱנָשׁ "man" H0606) |
| according to value my | כְּעֶרְכִּ֑י | ke-'er-KI | H6187 | lengtheningאַרְכָֿא (ar.ka) prolongation, lengthening, prolonging Aramaic of e.rekh (עֵ֫רֶךְ "valuation" H6187) |
| close friend my | אַ֝לּוּפִ֗י | 'a-lu-FI | H0441A | tameאַלּוּף (al.luph) 1) tame, docile 2) friend, intimate |
| and acquaintance my | וּמְיֻדָּֽעִי׃ | u-me-yu-DA-'i | H3045 | to knowיָדַע (ya.da) 1) to know 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to know 1a1a) to know, learn to know 1a1b) to perceive 1a1c) to perceive and see, find out and discern 1a1d) to discriminate, distinguish 1a1e) to know by experience 1a1f) to recognise, admit, acknowledge, confess 1a1g) to consider 1a2) to know, be acquainted with 1a3) to know (a person carnally) 1a4) to know how, be skilful in 1a5) to have knowledge, be wise 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be made known, be or become known, be revealed 1b2) to make oneself known 1b3) to be perceived 1b4) to be instructed 1c) (Piel) to cause to know 1d) (Poal) to cause to know 1e) (Pual) … |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.