Psalm 121:6

The sun will not strike you by day, nor the moon by night.
Psalm 121:6
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Original language (Hebrew)

יוֹמָ֗ם הַשֶּׁ֥מֶשׁ לֹֽא־יַכֶּ֗כָּה וְיָרֵ֥חַ בַּלָּֽיְלָה׃

  1. יוֹמָ֗םyo.Mam“by day”
    Adverb · from יוֹמָם · “by day” · Strong's H3119
  2. הַשֶּׁ֥מֶשׁha.She.mesh“the sun”
    Definite article + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from שֶׁ֫מֶשׁ · “sun” · Strong's H8121
  3. לֹֽא־lo'-“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  4. יַכֶּ֗כָּהya.Ke.kah“it will strike you”
    Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from נָכָה · “to smite” · Strong's H5221
  5. וְיָרֵ֥חַve.ya.Re.ach“and [the] moon”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יָרֵחַ · “moon” · Strong's H3394
  6. בַּלָּֽיְלָה׃ba.La.ye.lah“in the night”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from לַ֫יְלָה · “night” · Strong's H3915
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)