Psalm 30:3

O LORD, You pulled me up from Sheol; You spared me from descending into the Pit.
Psalm 30:3
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Original language (Hebrew)

יְֽהוָ֗ה הֶֽעֱלִ֣יתָ מִן־שְׁא֣וֹל נַפְשִׁ֑י חִ֝יִּיתַ֗נִי מִיָּֽרְדִי בֽוֹר׃

  1. יְֽהוָ֗הYah.weh“O Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  2. הֶֽעֱלִ֣יתָhe.'e.Li.ta“you brought up”
    Verb, hiphil, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from עָלָה · “establish” · Strong's H5927H
  3. מִן־min-“from”
    Preposition · “from” · Strong's H4480A
  4. שְׁא֣וֹלshe.'ol“Sheol”
    Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from שְׁאוֹל · “Sheol” · Strong's H7585
  5. נַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.Shi“life my”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from נֶ֫פֶשׁ · “soul” · Strong's H5315G
  6. חִ֝יִּיתַ֗נִיchi.yi.Ta.ni“you preserved alive me”
    Verb, piel, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from חָיָה · “to live” · Strong's H2421
  7. מִיָּֽרְדִיmi.yor.dei-“from going down my”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from יָרַד · “to go down” · Strong's H3381
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  8. בֽוֹר׃vor“[the] pit”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from בּוֹר · “pit” · Strong's H0953A
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)