KJV: He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.
YLT: He keepeth back his soul from corruption, And his life from passing away by a dart.
Darby: He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from passing away by the sword.
ASV: He keepeth back his soul from the pit, And his life from perishing by the sword.
יַחְשֹׂ֣ךְ | He keeps back |
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: חָשַׂךְ Sense: to withhold, restrain, hold back, keep in check, refrain. |
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נַ֭פְשׁוֹ | his soul |
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: נֶפֶשׁ Sense: soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion. |
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שָׁ֑חַת | the Pit |
Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: שַׁחַת Sense: pit, destruction, grave. |
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וְ֝חַיָּת֗וֹ | and his life |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: חַי Sense: living, alive. |
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מֵעֲבֹ֥ר | from perishing |
Parse: Preposition-m, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct Root: עָבַר Sense: to pass over or by or through, alienate, bring, carry, do away, take, take away, transgress. |
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בַּשָּֽׁלַח | by the sword |
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: שֶׁלַח Sense: weapon, missile, sprout. |