Unless the LORD had been my helper, I would soon have dwelt in the abode of silence.Psalm 94:17
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
לוּלֵ֣י יְ֭הוָה עֶזְרָ֣תָה לִּ֑י כִּמְעַ֓ט׀ שָֽׁכְנָ֖ה דוּמָ֣ה נַפְשִֽׁי׃
- לוּלֵ֣יlu.Lei“if not”Particle · from לוּלֵא · “unless” · Strong's H3884
- יְ֭הוָהYah.weh“Yahweh”Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
- עֶזְרָ֣תָה'ez.Ra.tah“[had been] <to> a help”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from עֶזְרָה · “help” · Strong's H5833
- לִּ֑יLi“of me”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from Os1c · “me” · Strong's H9030
- כִּמְעַ֓ט׀kim.'At“like a little”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מְעַט · “little” · Strong's H4592
- שָֽׁכְנָ֖הsha.khe.Nah“it dwelt”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from שָׁכַן · “to dwell” · Strong's H7931
- דוּמָ֣הdu.Mah“silence”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from דּוּמָה · “silence” · Strong's H1745
- נַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.Shi“self my”Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from נֶ֫פֶשׁ · “soul” · Strong's H5315G
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)