Psalm 91

Psalms · Chapter 91

Psalms 91:5

King James Version (1769)

Other translations

VerseKJVBSBASV
5Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;You will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day,Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night, Nor for the arrow that flieth by day;

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Original Hebrew words

EnglishHebrewSay itStrong'sMeaning
notלֹא־lo'-H3808
not

לֹא (lo) 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time) Aramaic equivalent: la (לָא "not" H3809)

you will be afraidתִ֭ירָאTI-ra'H3372G
to fear

יָרֵא (ya.re) : frightening(DANGER) 1) to fear, revere, be afraid 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to fear, be afraid 1a2) to stand in awe of, be awed 1a3) to fear, reverence, honour, respect 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be fearful, be dreadful, be feared 1b2) to cause astonishment and awe, be held in awe 1b3) to inspire reverence or godly fear or awe 1c) (Piel) to make afraid, terrify 2) (TWOT) to shoot, pour

from [the] dread ofמִפַּ֣חַדmi-PA-chadH6343
dread

פַּ֫חַד (pa.chad) 1) terror, dread 1a) dread 1b) object of dread

nightלָ֑יְלָהLA-ye-lahH3915
night

לַ֫יְלָה (lay.lah) 1) night 1a) night (as opposed to day) 1b) of gloom, protective shadow (fig.)

from an arrowמֵ֝חֵ֗ץme-CHETZH2671
arrow

חֵץ (chets) arrow

[which] it will flyיָע֥וּףya-'UFH5774A
to fly

עוּף (uph) v 1) to fly, fly about, fly away 1a)(Qal) 1a1) to fly, hover 1a2) to fly away 1b) (Hiphil) to cause to fly, light upon 1c) (Polel) 1c1) to fly about or to and fro 1c2) to cause to fly to and fro, brandish 1d) (Hithpolel) to fly away 2) (Qal) to cover, be dark

by dayיוֹמָֽם׃yo-MAMH3119
by day

יוֹמָם (yo.mam) adv 1) by day, in the daytime subst 2) daytime

Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.