Psalms 94:17
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Unless the LORD had been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence. | Unless the LORD had been my helper, I would soon have dwelt in the abode of silence. | Unless Jehovah had been my help, My soul had soon dwelt in silence. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| if not | לוּלֵ֣י | lu-LEI | H3884 | unlessלוּלֵא (lu.le) unless, if not, except |
| Yahweh | יְ֭הוָה | YAH-weh | H3068G | Lordאֲדֹנָי (a.do.nai) Lord - a title, spoken in place of Yahweh in Jewish display of reverence Another name of ye.ho.vah (יהוה "LORD" H3068G) |
| [had been] to a help | עֶזְרָ֣תָה | 'ez-RA-tah | H5833 | helpעֶזְרָה (ez.rah) 1) help, succour, assistance 1a) help, succour 1b) one who helps |
| like a little | כִּמְעַ֓ט׀ | kim-'AT | H4592 | littleמְעַט (me.at) 1) littleness, few, a little, fewness 1a) little, small, littleness, fewness, too little, yet a little 1b) like a little, within a little, almost, just, hardly, shortly, little worth |
| it dwelt | שָֽׁכְנָ֖ה | sha-khe-NAH | H7931 | to dwellשָׁכַן (sha.khan) 1) to settle down, abide, dwell, tabernacle, reside 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to settle down to abide 1a2) to abide, dwell, reside 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to make settle down, establish 1b2) to make or cause to dwell 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to lay, place, set, establish, settle, fix 1c2) to cause to dwell or abide Aramaic equivalent: she.khan (שְׁכֵן "to dwell" H7932) |
| silence | דוּמָ֣ה | du-MAH | H1745 | silenceדּוּמָה (du.mah) silence |
| self my | נַפְשִֽׁי׃ | naf-SHI | H5315G | soulנֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) 1) soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion 1a) that which breathes, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner being of man 1b) living being 1c) living being (with life in the blood) 1d) the man himself, self, person or individual 1e) seat of the appetites 1f) seat of emotions and passions 1g) activity of mind 1g1) uncertain 1h) activity of the will 1h1) uncertain 1i) activity of the character 1i1) uncertain |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.