Psalms 91:3
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. | Surely He will deliver you from the snare of the fowler, and from the deadly plague. | For he will deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, And from the deadly pestilence. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| for | כִּ֤י | ki | H3588A | forכִּי (ki) 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since 1a) that 1a1) yea, indeed 1b) when (of time) 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) 1c) because, since (causal connection) 1d) but (after negative) 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if 1f) but rather, but 1g) except that 1h) only, nevertheless 1i) surely 1j) that is 1k) but if 1l) for though 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore |
| he | ה֣וּא | hu' | H1931 | he/she/itהוּא (hu) pron 3p s 1) he, she, it 1a) himself (with emphasis) 1b) resuming subj with emphasis 1c) (with minimum emphasis following predicate) 1d) (anticipating subj) 1e) (emphasising predicate) 1f) that, it (neuter) demons pron 2) that (with article) |
| he will deliver you | יַ֭צִּֽילְךָ | YA-tzi-le-kha | H5337 | to rescueנָצַל (na.tsal) 1) to snatch away, deliver, rescue, save, strip, plunder 1a)(Niphal) 1a1) to tear oneself away, deliver oneself 1a2) to be torn out or away, be delivered 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to strip off, spoil 1b2) to deliver 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to take away, snatch away 1c2) to rescue, recover 1c3) to deliver (from enemies or troubles or death) 1c4) to deliver from sin and guilt 1d) (Hophal) to be plucked out 1e) (Hithpael) to strip oneself Aramaic equivalent: ne.tsal (נְצַל "to rescue" H5338) |
| from [the] snare of | מִפַּ֥ח | mi-PACH | H6341A | snareפַּח (pach) 1) bird trap, trap, snare 1a) bird trap (literal) 1b) of calamities, plots, source or agent of calamity (fig.) |
| a fowler | יָק֗וּשׁ | ya-KUSH | H3353 | fowlerיָקוּשׁ (ya.qush) fowler, trapper, bait-layer |
| from a plague of | מִדֶּ֥בֶר | mi-DE-ver | H1698 | pestilenceדֶּ֫בֶר (de.ver) 1) pestilence, plague 2) murrain, cattle disease, cattle-plague |
| destructions | הַוּֽוֹת׃ | ha-VOT | H1942 | desireהַוָּה (hav.vah) 1) desire 1a) desire (in bad sense) 2) chasm (fig. of destruction) 2a) engulfing ruin, destruction, calamity |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.