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If it had not been Yahweh who was on our side, let Israel now say,
שִׁ֥יר
shîyr H7892
a song; abstractly, singing
הַֽ/מַּעֲל֗וֹת
maʻălâh H4609
elevation, i.e. the act (literally, a…
לְ/דָ֫וִ֥ד
Dâvid H1732
David, the youngest son of Jesse
לוּלֵ֣י
lûwlêʼ H3884
if not
יְ֭הוָה
Yᵉhôvâh H3068
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
שֶׁ/הָ֣יָה
hâyâh H1961
to exist, i.e. be or become,…
לָ֑/נוּ
יֹֽאמַר
ʼâmar H559
to say (used with great latitude)
נָ֝א
nâʼ H4994
'I pray', 'now', or 'then'; added…
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
Yisrâʼêl H3478
Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob;…
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if it had not been Yahweh who was on our side, when men rose up against us;
לוּלֵ֣י
lûwlêʼ H3884
if not
יְ֭הוָה
Yᵉhôvâh H3068
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
שֶׁ/הָ֣יָה
hâyâh H1961
to exist, i.e. be or become,…
לָ֑/נוּ
בְּ/ק֖וּם
qûwm H6965
to rise (in various applications, literal,…
עָלֵ֣י/נוּ
ʻal H5921
above, over, upon, or against (yet…
אָדָֽם
ʼâdâm H120
ruddy i.e. a human being (an…
3
then they would have swallowed us up alive, when their wrath was kindled against us;
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then the waters would have overwhelmed us, the stream would have gone over our soul;
אֲ֭זַי
ʼăzay H233
at that time
הַ/מַּ֣יִם
mayim H4325
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine,…
שְׁטָפ֑וּ/נוּ
shâṭaph H7857
to gush; by implication, to inundate,…
נַ֗֜חְלָ/ה
nachal H5158
a stream, especially a winter torrent;…
עָבַ֥ר
ʻâbar H5674
to cross over; used very widely…
עַל
ʻal H5921
above, over, upon, or against (yet…
נַפְשֵֽׁ/נוּ
nephesh H5315
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal…
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then the proud waters would have gone over our soul.
אֲ֭זַי
ʼăzay H233
at that time
עָבַ֣ר
ʻâbar H5674
to cross over; used very widely…
עַל
ʻal H5921
above, over, upon, or against (yet…
נַפְשֵׁ֑/נוּ
nephesh H5315
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal…
הַ֝/מַּ֗יִם
mayim H4325
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine,…
הַ/זֵּֽידוֹנִֽים
zêydôwn H2121
boiling of water, i.e. wave
6
Blessed be Yahweh, who has not given us as a prey to their teeth.
בָּר֥וּךְ
bârak H1288
to kneel; by implication to bless…
יְהוָ֑ה
Yᵉhôvâh H3068
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
שֶׁ/לֹּ֥א
lôʼ H3808
not (the simple or abs. negation);…
נְתָנָ֥/נוּ
nâthan H5414
to give, used with greatest latitude…
טֶ֝֗רֶף
ṭereph H2964
something torn, i.e. a fragment, e.g.…
לְ/שִׁנֵּי/הֶֽם
shên H8127
a tooth (as sharp); specifically ivory;…
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Our soul has escaped like a bird out of the fowler’s snare. The snare is broken, and we have escaped.
נַפְשֵׁ֗/נוּ
nephesh H5315
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal…
כְּ/צִפּ֥וֹר
tsippôwr H6833
a little bird (as hopping)
נִמְלְטָה֮
mâlaṭ H4422
properly, to be smooth, i.e. (by…
מִ/פַּ֪ח
pach H6341
a (metallic) sheet (as pounded thin);…
י֫וֹקְשִׁ֥ים
yâqôsh H3369
to ensnare (literally or figuratively)
הַ/פַּ֥ח
pach H6341
a (metallic) sheet (as pounded thin);…
נִשְׁבָּ֗ר
shâbar H7665
to burst (literally or figuratively)
וַ/אֲנַ֥חְנוּ
ʼănachnûw H587
we
נִמְלָֽטְנוּ
mâlaṭ H4422
properly, to be smooth, i.e. (by…
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Our help is in Yahweh’s name, who made heaven and earth.
עֶ֭זְרֵ/נוּ
ʻêzer H5828
aid
בְּ/שֵׁ֣ם
shêm H8034
an appellation, as amark or memorial…
יְהוָ֑ה
Yᵉhôvâh H3068
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
עֹ֝שֵׂ֗ה
ʻâsâh H6213
to do or make, in the…
שָׁמַ֥יִם
shâmayim H8064
the sky (as aloft; the dual…
וָ/אָֽרֶץ
ʼerets H776
the earth (at large, or partitively…