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Psalms 91:3 — Word Study

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WLCכִּ֤י ה֣וּא יַ֭צִּֽילְךָ מִפַּ֥ח יָק֗וּשׁ מִדֶּ֥בֶר הַוּֽוֹת׃

BSASurelykîy Hehûwʼ [the Lord] will deliver younâtsal from the snarepach [trap, net] of the fowleryâqûwsh [hunter, one who sets traps] and from the deadlyhavvâh [calamitous, noisome] plaguedeber [pestilence, disease]

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Psalms 91:3quick helps
In a sentenceThe psalmist assures us that the Lord will rescue us from traps and deadly diseases.
Who is speakingThe psalmist, expressing confidence in the Lord's protection.
Where we areIn a passage that speaks of God's deliverance and safety.
The hard wordיַ֭צִּֽילְךָ
Take awayThe promise of deliverance from danger.
8 commentators on this verse Gill, Jamieson, Poole, Trapp & more — read them › clause subjectהוּא The sentence as the grammar sees it Open the tree ›
How rare are these words?in the Old Testament

Every word here is used elsewhere in the Old Testament.

Bars are logarithmic — אֵת, the commonest word in the Hebrew Bible, stands about 11,000 times, so a linear scale would leave everything else invisible. Click a row to open that word.

Deep Study — Psalms 91:3

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Context — God's Protection and Deliverancegenerated

2I will say to the LORD, “You are my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”
3Surely He will deliver you from the snare of the fowler, and from the deadly plague.
4He will cover you with His feathers; under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and rampart.
5You will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day,

Psalm 91:3 assures us of God's commitment to deliver His people from dangers, using vivid imagery of traps and plagues. This passage emphasizes the protective nature of the Lord, who is a refuge for those who trust in Him. The preceding verse, Psalm 91:2, expresses a personal declaration of faith, setting the tone for the promises that follow.


Cross References

ReferenceText (BSB)
1Psalm 124:7We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowler; the net is torn, and we have slipped away.
2Psalm 141:9Keep me from the snares they have laid for me, and from the lures of evildoers.
3Proverbs 7:23until an arrow pierces his liver, like a bird darting into a snare— not knowing it will cost him his life.
4Ecclesiastes 9:12For surely no man knows his time: Like fish caught in a cruel net or birds trapped in a snare, so men are ensnared in an evil time that suddenly falls upon them.
5Hosea 9:8The prophet is Ephraim’s watchman, along with my God, yet the snare of the fowler lies on all his paths. Hostility is in the house of his God!

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 13 references, hung on the phrase they belong to


The Key Word יַ֭צִּֽילְךָ, Ya.tzi.le.khagenerated

The verb יַ֭צִּֽילְךָ (ya.tzi.le.kha) is a hiphil imperfect form of the root נָצַל (natsal), meaning 'to rescue' or 'to deliver.' This form indicates an action that will be performed by a subject, in this case, the Lord, towards the object, you.

The promise of deliverance is not just a future hope but a strong assurance that God actively intervenes to protect His people from harm, as indicated by the context of the psalm.


How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated

This study reads the verse in the Berean Standard Bible, which uses deliver to convey the meaning of יַ֭צִּֽילְךָ.


Sentence Structuregenerated

The main verb in this verse is יַ֭צִּֽילְךָ, he will deliver you, which governs the entire clause. The structure emphasizes the subject (the Lord) and the action (to deliver) directed towards the object (you).

The verse is straightforward, presenting a clear promise of deliverance without complex subordination, making it easy to grasp the assurance offered.


Septuagint Backgroundgenerated

In the Septuagint, the Hebrew verb יַ֭צִּֽילְךָ is rendered as σώσει (sōsei), meaning 'he will save.' This choice emphasizes the act of saving rather than just delivering, which can suggest a broader scope of protection.

The translation reflects a similar assurance of safety, while subtly expanding the idea of deliverance to include salvation.


In plain words — the whole versegenerated

Psalm 91:3 tells us that God will rescue us from traps and deadly diseases. This verse reassures believers of God's protection and deliverance in times of trouble.


Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated

What does it mean that God will deliver us from the snare of the fowler?

It means that God will protect us from traps set by those who seek to harm us, ensuring our safety.

How does this verse relate to the concept of faith?

This verse emphasizes the importance of trusting in God for protection and deliverance from dangers.

What types of dangers might this verse be referring to?

It refers to both physical dangers, like traps and plagues, and spiritual dangers that can ensnare us.

How can I apply this promise in my life?

You can apply this promise by trusting in God's protection and seeking His guidance in times of trouble.


Reflection Questionsgenerated

  1. What are some specific situations in my life where I have seen God's deliverance?
  2. How can I cultivate a deeper trust in God's protection?
  3. In what ways can I help others understand the assurance of God's deliverance?
  4. How does recognizing God as my refuge change my perspective on challenges?

The early church on this verse — how the Fathers read it

The early church fathers referenced this verse to discuss God's deliverance and trust in Him, as seen in Augustine's writings.

Augustine of HippoExposition on Psalms 91 354–430
Thus then do thou say also, "In Him will I trust. For He Himself shall deliver me" [Psalms 91:3], not I myself.
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Commentators on this verse — 8 expositors, verse by verse

Each of these wrote on Psalms 91:3 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.

John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler,.... These are the words of the psalmist, either speaking to himself, for the encouragement of his own faith and trust in the Lord; or to the

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Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's Commentary

Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler.

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Matthew Poole1624–1679Matthew Poole's Commentary on the Holy Bible

O thou believing, pious soul, who after my example shalt make God thy refuge, thou shalt partake of the same privilege which I enjoy. He shall deliver thee from the pestilence, which like a fowler’ s snare taketh men suddenly and unexpectedly, and holdeth them fast, and commonly delivers them up to death.

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John Trapp1601–1669Trapp's Complete Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 91:3 Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, [and] from the noisome pestilence.Ver. 3. Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler] i.e. Of the devil and his emissaries, 2 Timothy 2:26, who, by force and fraud, seek to ensnare the saints. Gratiae privativae multo plures sunt quam positivae, saith Gerson. God daily delivereth his from innumerable deaths and dangers. By fowler here some understand the punishing angel, 2 Samuel 24:15-17, and conceive that this psalm was penned upon occasion of that great plague that followed upon David’ s numbering the people; for then, if ever, both prince and people stood in need of special comfort, and here they have…

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Charles John Ellicott1819–1905Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers

(3) Snare of the fowler.—The image of the net has occurred frequently before. (See Psalms 10:15, &c) Here, as in Ecclesiastes 9:12, it is used generally of any unexpected peril to life. Noisome pestilence.—Literally, pestilence of calamities, i.e., fatal. (See Psalms 57:1, where the same word “calamities” occurs.)

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AdamClarkeAdam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible

Verse 3. Surely he shall deliver thee] If thou wilt act thus, then the God in whom thou trustest will deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, from all the devices of Satan, and from all dangerous maladies. As the original word, דבר dabar, signifies a word spoken, and deber, the same letters, signifies pestilence; so some translate one way, and some another: he shall deliver thee from the evil and slanderous word; he shall deliver thee from the noisome pestilence - all blasting and injurious winds, effluvia, &c.

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CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

3–8. The providential care of God described in detail. The Psalmist, if the interpretation advocated above is correct, now addresses Israel; or, it may be, any godly Israelite.

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Albert Barnes1798–1870Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler - The snare or gin set for catching birds; meaning, here, that God would save him from the purposes of wicked people; such purposes as might

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The verse in English, compared — 17 translations, and where they part company

Every translation on this page is a decision someone had to make and commit to. Read down a column and you see one translator's judgement; read across a row and you see the range the Greek actually allows. The BSB is the wording the rest of this page is measured against, so it is listed first.

Modern formal

BSBBerean Standard Bible2020

Surely He will deliver you from the snare of the fowler, and from the deadly plague.

WEBWorld English Bible2000

For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler, and from the deadly pestilence.

MSBMajority Standard Bible2022

Surely He will deliver you from the snare of the fowler, and from the deadly plague.

NETBNew English Translation2006

he will certainly rescue you from the snare of the hunter and from the destructive plague.

Tyndale line

KJVKing James Version1611

Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.

ASVAmerican Standard Version1901

For he will deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, And from the deadly pestilence.

RVARevised Version, American1894

For he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.

NWBWebster's Bible1833

Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.

GNVGeneva Bible1599

Surely he will deliuer thee from the snare of the hunter, and from the noysome pestilence.

Strictly literal

DBYDarby Translation1890

Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, [and] from the destructive pestilence.

YLTYoung's Literal Translation1862

For He delivereth thee from the snare of a fowler, From a calamitous pestilence.

LSVLiteral Standard Version2020

For He delivers you from the snare of a fowler, || From a calamitous pestilence.

ILTInterlinear Literal Translation2000

That he will surely deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the pestilence of destruction.

ULBUnlocked Literal Bible2017

For he will rescue you from the snare of the hunter and from the deadly plague.

From the Latin

DRADouay-Rheims (Challoner)1899

To shew forth thy mercy in the morning, and thy truth in the night:

Simplified

FBVFree Bible Version2020

For he will save you from hidden traps and deadly diseases.

BBEBible in Basic English1949

He will take you out of the bird-net, and keep you safe from wasting disease.

Counted from the translations carried on this site, not from a survey of every English Bible. A rendering shared by many versions is usually inherited rather than independently arrived at — the Tyndale line in particular runs through most of them.


The sentence as the grammar sees it — from the MACULA Hebrew treebank

This is not our own analysis: it is the scholarly syntax tree for the verse, showing how the clause actually holds together.

כִּ֤י(dm)clausesubjectה֣וּאheverbיַ֭צִּֽילְheobjectךָwill.deliver.youprepositional phrase · prepositionalprepositional phraseמִfrom.[the]noun phraseפַּ֥חsnareיָק֗וּשׁof.a.fowlerprepositional phraseמִfromnoun phraseדֶּ֥בֶרa.plagueהַוּֽוֹתof.destruction(s)

Boxes are the grammarian's groupings — clause, noun phrase, prepositional phrase.


The four witnesses to this verse — Masoretic, Septuagint, Samaritan, Qumran

The Masoretic Text reads: כִּ֤י ה֣וּא יַ֭צִּֽילְךָ מִפַּ֥ח יָק֗וּשׁ מִדֶּ֥בֶר הַוּֽוֹת׃. The Septuagint matches all seven words from the Hebrew text, confirming the consistency of the message across these ancient witnesses.

Masoretic TextLeningrad Codex, c. AD 1008 — the text this page is built on

כִּ֤י ה֣וּא יַ֭צִּֽילְךָ מִפַּ֥ח יָק֗וּשׁ מִדֶּ֥בֶר הַוּֽוֹת׃

Septuagintthe Greek the translators chose, word by word
כִּ֤יὅτιה֣וּאαὐτὸςיַ֭צִּֽילְךָμεמִפַּ֥חπαγίδοςיָק֗וּשׁθηρευτῶνמִדֶּ֥בֶרἀπὸהַוּֽוֹת׃ταραξώδους

7 of the 7 words are matched. This is the word-by-word correspondence, not the Septuagint's own sentence — its word order and its articles are its own.

Four traditions, not one. “On the leather” means the letters physically survive on the scroll, as against letters an editor has supplied to fill a hole in it — a restoration is a scholar’s reading, not a reading of the manuscript. Words in [square brackets] are supplied; the notes count them apart from what survives.


The map of this verse — what each word keeps company with

This is a map of two things, both counted rather than judged. Company kept: which words stand within three words of each of these, anywhere in the Hebrew Bible — the thicker the line, the more often the pair meet compared with chance. Built from: the words a word is made out of, taken from its own Strong’s entry. It is not a map of meaning: nothing here claims two words mean the same thing. Click any circle to see the numbers behind it.

Psalms 91:3כִּיforforכִּיהוּאheheהוּאנָצַלhe will delhe will deliverנָצַלפַּחfrom [the] from [the] snarפַּחיָקוּשׁa fowlera fowlerיָקוּשׁדֶּ֫בֶרfrom a plagfrom a plague oדֶּ֫בֶרהַוָּהdestructiondestructionהַוָּהפָּחַחto ensnareto ensnareפָּחַחדָבַרto speak: to speak: speakדָבַרהָוָאto fallto fallהָוָאיָקֹשׁto snareto snareיָקֹשׁיָדַעto knowto knowיָדַעטָמֵאuncleanuncleanטָמֵאעֵתtimetimeעֵתצְדָקָהrighteousnrighteousnessצְדָקָהפַּ֫חַתpitpitפַּ֫חַתיָדhandhandיָדרָעָבfaminefamineרָעָבחֶ֫רֶבswordswordחֶ֫רֶבשָׁקַלto weighto weighשָׁקַללָשׁוֹןtonguetongueלָשׁוֹן
meets it a little oftener than chancemeets it far oftener than chancebuilt from the same roottwo words of the verse share ita word of this versea related word

Lexicons — every word in Psalms 91:3

One dossier per word, with every reference work grouped by kind — Hebrew lexicons, morphology, Bible dictionaries, topical chains and the English of the translators themselves. The verse sits at the head of each block with the word under study lit, so you never lose your place. The panel above gives the short answer; this is the long one, and it is the part of the page worth indexing.

Every entry below is the lexicographer's own text. On the Hebrew: Brown-Driver-Briggs entire and its gloss set, Strong's Hebrew Dictionary, and Tyndale House's Translators Brief lexicon. Where a cell says a work has no entry, that work genuinely has none for this word.

for he he will deliver you from [the] snare of a fowler from a plague of destruction
כִּ֤יki for H3588 Particle
4,483× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
A conjunction used to show cause or connection, as in Genesis 2:23 where Adam says the woman is bone of his bone because she was taken out of him. It is often translated as 'for', 'because', or 'since'.
Tyndale gloss
for
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

כִּי (ki) is a conjunction primarily meaning 'that,' 'for,' or 'when.' It indicates causal relationships and can express conditions like 'if' or 'though.' The word is versatile, appearing in various contexts to convey certainty, exception, or concession. Notably, it can combine with other particles to modify its meaning, such as in the phrase כִּי אם־ (ki im), meaning 'that if.'

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

כִּי conj. that, for, when

that

Of time, when, of the past

elsewhere כִּי has a force approximating to if, though it usu. represents a case as more likely to occur than אִם

when or if, with a concessive force, i.e. though

Because, since

base

כִּי אם־

each part. retaining its independent force, and relating to a different clause:

that if

for if

(About 140 t.) the two particles being closely conjoined, and relating to the same clause—

limiting the prec. clause, except

the if being neglected, and treated as pleonastic, so that the clause is no longer a limitation of the preceding clause but a contradiction of it: but rather, but

after an oath, surely

base

כִּי עַל כֵּן forasmuch as

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H3588a כִּי that, for, when . that

. . Of time, when, of the past

. elsewhere כִּי has a force approximating to if, though it usu. represents a case as more likely to occur than אִם

. when or if, with a concessive force, i.e. though

. Because, since

H3588b כִּי אם־ . each part. retaining its independent force, and relating to a different clause: . that if

. for if

. (About 140 t.) the two particles being closely conjoined, and relating to the same clause— . limiting the prec. clause, except

. the if being neglected, and treated as pleonastic, so that the clause is no longer a limitation of the preceding clause but a contradiction of it: but rather, but

. after an oath, surely

H3588c כִּי עַל כֵּן forasmuch as

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

3588 kiy kee

a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional

prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent

or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative

conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by

other particles annexed:--and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch,

where-)as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else,

even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, +

nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then,

therefore, + (al- )though, + till, truly, + until, when,

whether, while, whom, yea, yet.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

כִּי (ki) — for.

1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since

1a) that

1a1) yea, indeed

1b) when (of time)

1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force)

1c) because, since (causal connection)

1d) but (after negative)

1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if

1f) but rather, but

1g) except that

1h) only, nevertheless

1i) surely

1j) that is

1k) but if

1l) for though

1m) forasmuch as, for therefore

כִּי [אם] (ki im) — that if: except.

1) except if

1a) but if

1b) even though

כִּי [עַל כֵּן] (ki [al ken]) — for as that: since.

1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since

1a) that

1a1) yea, indeed

1b) when (of time)

1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force)

1c) because, since (causal connection)

1d) but (after negative)

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Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Conj — Particle
HTc
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

for (ki (conjunction), le, from 'el (preposition), and various other words. In the New Testament also the words are various, chiefly gar, kai gar, hoti (conjunctions); anti apo eis dia (accusative), epi (dative and accusative), peri (genitive), pros (genitive and accusative), huper (genitive) (prepositions)): the English Revised Version and the American Standard Revised Version give in many cases more literal or more accurate renderings than those in the King James Version.

In the New Testament the most important preps. from a doctrinal point of view are anti, "face to face," "over against," "instead," "on behalf of," peri, "around," "about," "concerning," huper, "over," "on behalf of." The first has been claimed as stating the substitutionary nature of Christ's sacrifice as contrasted with huper and peri, more frequently used of it. But, although anti in the New Testament often means…

The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
for he he will deliver you from [the] snare of a fowler from a plague of destruction
ה֣וּאhu' he H1931 Pronoun
1,879× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This word is a pronoun meaning 'he', 'she', or 'it', used to refer to a person or thing. It is used in the Bible to emphasize a subject or make it clear who is being talked about.
Amplified meaning
the Lord
Tyndale gloss
he/she/it
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

הוּא (hu) is a third-person singular pronoun meaning he, she, or it, used for emphasis or when no verb is present. It can also refer to oneself or serve as a demonstrative pronoun. The word has various nuances, including resuming the subject with emphasis or expressing it unobtrusively. It can indicate 'that' or 'those' when used with the definite article.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

הוּא m. הִיא f., pron. of the 3rd ps. sing. he, she, used also (in both genders) for the neuter it

an emph. he (she, it, they), sometimes equivalent to himself (herself, itself, themselves), or (esp. with the art.) that (those)

It resumes the subj. with emph.

Where, however, the pron. follows the pred., its position gives it the minimum of emphasis, and it expresses (or resumes) the subject as unobtrusively as possible

It anticipates (as it seems) the subject

As an emph. predicate, of God

In a neuter sense, that, it (of an action, occurrence, matte, etc.)

With the art.: so regularly when joined to a subst. defined itself by the art.

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H1931 הוּא, הִיא he, she, used also (in both genders) for the neuter it . an emph. he (she, it, they), sometimes equivalent to himself (herself, itself, themselves), or (esp. with the art.) that (those)

. It resumes the subj. with emph.

. Where, however, the pron. follows the pred., its position gives it the minimum of emphasis, and it expresses (or resumes) the subject as unobtrusively as possible

. It anticipates (as it seems) the subject

. As an emph. predicate, of God

. In a neuter sense, that, it (of an action, occurrence, matte, etc.)

. With the art.: so regularly when joined to a subst. defined itself by the art.

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

1931 huw' hoo

of which the feminine (beyond the Pentateuch) is hiyw {he}; a

primitive word, the third person pronoun singular, he (she or

it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also

(intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same;

sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally

(instead of copula) as or are:--he, as for her, him(-self),

it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they,

this, those, which (is), who.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

הוּא (hu) — he/she/it.

pron 3p s

1) he, she, it

1a) himself (with emphasis)

1b) resuming subj with emphasis

1c) (with minimum emphasis following predicate)

1d) (anticipating subj)

1e) (emphasising predicate)

1f) that, it (neuter) demons pron

2) that (with article)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Pron — Pronoun
HPp3ms
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ha: The fifth letter of the Hebrew alphabet; transliterated in this Encyclopedia as "h." It came also to be used for the number 5. For name, etc., see ALPHABET.

The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
for he he will deliver you from [the] snare of a fowler from a plague of destruction
יַ֭צִּֽילְךָYa.tzi.le.kha he will deliver you H5337 Verb hiphil imperfect third person masculine singular · suffix
213× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
To rescue means to snatch away or deliver from danger. It can also mean to strip or plunder, depending on the context, and appears in various forms throughout the Bible.
Tyndale gloss
to rescue
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

The Hebrew word נָצַל (natsal) is built from a primitive root meaning to snatch away, with various usages across different stems. It covers a range of meanings including to rescue, deliver, plunder, and strip. The word appears in contexts of delivering oneself or being delivered, as well as rescuing from enemies or sin.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

[נָצַל] 212 vb. not in Qal; Pi. strip, plunder; Niph. deliver oneself, be delivered Hiph. snatch away, deliver

Niph.

reflex. tear oneself away, deliver oneself

passive, be torn out or away

Pi.

strip off, spoil

deliver

Hiph.

take away, snatch away

rescue, recover

deliver from

deliver from sin and guilt

Hoph. as a brand plucked out of the burning

Hithp. and they stripped themselves of their ornaments.

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H5337 נָצַל not in Qal; Pi. strip, plunder; Niph. deliver oneself, be delivered Hiph. snatch away, deliver

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

5337 natsal naw-tsal'

a primitive root; to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad

sense:- X at all, defend, deliver (self), escape, X without

fail, part, pluck, preserve, recover, rescue, rid, save,

spoil, strip, X surely, take (out).

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

נָצַל (na.tsal) — to rescue.

1) to snatch away, deliver, rescue, save, strip, plunder

1a)(Niphal)

1a1) to tear oneself away, deliver oneself

1a2) to be torn out or away, be delivered

1b) (Piel)

1b1) to strip off, spoil

1b2) to deliver

1c) (Hiphil)

1c1) to take away, snatch away

1c2) to rescue, recover

1c3) to deliver (from enemies or troubles or death)

1c4) to deliver from sin and guilt

1d) (Hophal) to be plucked out

1e) (Hithpael) to strip oneself

Aramaic equivalent: ne.tsal (נְצַל "to rescue" H5338)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
V-Hiphil-Imperf-3ms | Suff — Verb hiphil imperfect third person masculine singular · suffix
HVhi3ms/Sp2ms
for he he will deliver you from [the] snare of a fowler from a plague of destruction
מִפַּ֥חmi.Pach from [the] snare of H6341 Preposition · noun common masculine singular construct
27× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This word refers to a thin, flat piece of metal, like a plate. It can also describe a net used for catching animals, spread out like a thin sheet of metal.
Amplified meaning
trap, net
Tyndale gloss
snare
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

פַּח (pach) refers to both a bird trap and a metal plate. It is derived from a root meaning to spread out or pound thin, indicating its use as a snare or a thin sheet of metal. The word can also figuratively represent calamities or plots. The entries consistently highlight these two primary meanings without significant disagreement.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

פַּח n.m. bird-trap

base

[פַּח] n.[m.] plate of metal

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Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H6341a פַּח bird-trap H6341b פַּח plate of metal

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

6341 pach pakh

from 6351; a (metallic) sheet (as pounded thin); also a

spring net (as spread out like a lamina):--gin, (thin) plate,

snare.

see HEBREW for 06351

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

פַּח (pach) — snare.

1) bird trap, trap, snare

1a) bird trap (literal)

1b) of calamities, plots, source or agent of calamity (fig.)

פַּח (pach) — plate.

plate (of metal)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Prep | N-ms — Preposition · noun common masculine singular construct
HR/Ncmsc
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ov:

(1) In Anglo-Saxon, had the meaning "from," "away from" (as the strengthened form "off" has still), and was not used for genitive or possessive relations, these being expressed by special case-forms. In the Norman period, however, "of" was taken to represent the French de (a use well developed by the time of Chaucer), and in the Elizabethan period both senses of "of" were in common use. But after about 1600 the later force of the word became predominant, and in the earlier sense (which is now practically obsolete) it was replaced by other prepositions. In consequence the King James Version (and in some cases the Revised Version (British and American)) contains many uses of "of" that are no longer familiar--most of them, to be sure, causing no difficulty, but there still being a few responsible for real obscurities.

English usagewhat the translators’ English meant
Webster's Dictionary (1828), Webster's Unabridged (1913), Webster's Dictionary (1806)

OF, preposition ov. [Gr.]

1. From or out of; proceeding from, as the cause, source, means, author or agent bestowing.

I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered to you. 1 Corinthians 11:1.

For it was of the Lord to harden their hearts. Joshua 11:1.

It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed.

Lamentations 3:1.

The whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. Proverbs 16:1.

Go, inquire of the Lord for me. 2 Chronicles 34:2.

That holy thing that shall be born of thee. Luke 1:1.

Hence of is the sign of the genitive case, the case that denotes production; as the son of man, the son proceeding from man, produced from man. This is the primary sense, although we now say, produced by man. 'Part of these were slain; ' that is, a number separate, for part denotes a division; the sense then is, a number from or out of the whole were slain. So also, 'some of these were slain; ' that is…

for he he will deliver you from [the] snare of a fowler from a plague of destruction
יָק֗וּשׁya.Kush a fowler H3353 Noun common · masculine singular absolute
3× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This word also means a fowler, referring to a person who sets traps to catch birds, or the trap itself, as described in the Bible.
Amplified meaning
hunter, one who sets traps
Tyndale gloss
fowler
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

יָקוּשׁ (yaqush) refers to a fowler or someone who sets traps. It is derived from the passive participle of a related root, indicating the concept of being entangled or ensnared. The term appears in contexts related to trapping or snaring animals.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

יָקוּשׁ n.[m.] id. [יָקוֹשׁ]

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Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H3353 יָקוּשׁ id. [יָקוֹשׁ]

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

3353 yaquwsh yaw-koosh'

passive participle of 3369; properly, entangled, i.e. by

implication (intransitively) a snare, or (transitive) a

snarer:--fowler, snare.

see HEBREW for 03369

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

יָקוּשׁ (ya.qush) — fowler.

fowler, trapper, bait-layer

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
N-ms — Noun common · masculine singular absolute
HNcmsa
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

foul'-er (yoqesh): A professional birdcatcher. In the days previous to firearms, birds were captured with nets spread on the ground, in traps and snares. There was a method of taking young birds from a nest, raising them by hand, and when they had become very tame, they were confined in hidden cages so that their voices would call others of their kind to the spot and they could be killed by arrows of concealed bowmen or the use of the throw-stick (Ecclesiasticus 11:30) This was a stick 1 1/2 feet in length and 1/2 inches in diameter, hurled with a rotary motion at the legs of the birds and was very effective when thrown into flocks of ground birds, such as partridge or quail, especially if the birds were running up hill. There was also a practice of sewing a captured bird's eyelids together and confining it so that its cries would call large numbers of birds through curiosity and they…

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Fowler

The arts of, referred to Ps. 91:3; 124:7; Prov. 6:5; Jer. 5:26; Hos. 9:8; Ezek. 17:20; Eccl. 9:12. Birds of all kinds abound in Palestine, and the capture of these for the table and for other uses formed the employment of many persons. The traps and snares used for this purpose are mentioned Hos. 5:1; Prov. 7:23; 22:5; Amos 3:5; Ps. 69:22; comp.

The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
for he he will deliver you from [the] snare of a fowler from a plague of destruction
מִדֶּ֥בֶרmi.De.ver from a plague of H1698 Preposition · noun common masculine singular construct
49× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
A plague or pestilence, like a disease that affects people or animals, as seen in Exodus 9:3 where God sends a pestilence on the Egyptians.
Amplified meaning
pestilence, disease
Tyndale gloss
pestilence
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

דֶּ֫בֶר (deber) refers to pestilence or plague, encompassing general disease and specifically cattle-plague or murrain. It is derived from a root meaning to destroy. The term appears in contexts related to widespread illness affecting both humans and livestock.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

דֶּ֫בֶר 49 n.m. pestilence

plague, pestilence, in general

cattle-plague, murrain

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Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H1698 דֶּ֫בֶר pestilence . plague, pestilence, in general

. cattle-plague, murrain

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

1698 deber deh'-ber

from 1696 (in the sense of destroying); a

pestilence:--murrain, pestilence, plague.

see HEBREW for 01696

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

דֶּ֫בֶר (de.ver) — pestilence.

1) pestilence, plague

2) murrain, cattle disease, cattle-plague

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Prep | N-ms — Preposition · noun common masculine singular construct
HR/Ncmsc
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ov:

(1) In Anglo-Saxon, had the meaning "from," "away from" (as the strengthened form "off" has still), and was not used for genitive or possessive relations, these being expressed by special case-forms. In the Norman period, however, "of" was taken to represent the French de (a use well developed by the time of Chaucer), and in the Elizabethan period both senses of "of" were in common use. But after about 1600 the later force of the word became predominant, and in the earlier sense (which is now practically obsolete) it was replaced by other prepositions. In consequence the King James Version (and in some cases the Revised Version (British and American)) contains many uses of "of" that are no longer familiar--most of them, to be sure, causing no difficulty, but there still being a few responsible for real obscurities.

English usagewhat the translators’ English meant
Webster's Dictionary (1828), Webster's Unabridged (1913), Webster's Dictionary (1806)

OF, preposition ov. [Gr.]

1. From or out of; proceeding from, as the cause, source, means, author or agent bestowing.

I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered to you. 1 Corinthians 11:1.

For it was of the Lord to harden their hearts. Joshua 11:1.

It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed.

Lamentations 3:1.

The whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. Proverbs 16:1.

Go, inquire of the Lord for me. 2 Chronicles 34:2.

That holy thing that shall be born of thee. Luke 1:1.

Hence of is the sign of the genitive case, the case that denotes production; as the son of man, the son proceeding from man, produced from man. This is the primary sense, although we now say, produced by man. 'Part of these were slain; ' that is, a number separate, for part denotes a division; the sense then is, a number from or out of the whole were slain. So also, 'some of these were slain; ' that is…

for he he will deliver you from [the] snare of a fowler from a plague of destruction
הַוּֽוֹת׃ha.Vot destruction H1942 Noun common · feminine plural absolute
16× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
Havvah refers to a strong desire, but often in a bad sense, and can also mean ruin or calamity. It's used to describe something naughty or wicked, like mischief or iniquity. This concept appears in various KJV translations.
Amplified meaning
calamitous, noisome
Tyndale gloss
desire
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

הַוָּה (havvah) primarily means 'desire,' often with a negative connotation, indicating a bad or wicked desire. It can also refer to a 'chasm' or figuratively to destruction and calamity. The word is built from the root associated with eager coveting and falling into ruin.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

הַוָּה n.f. 1. desire; 2. chasm, fig. destruction

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Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H1942 הַוָּה 1. desire; 2. chasm, fig. destruction

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

1942 havvah hav-vaw'

from 1933 (in the sense of eagerly coveting and rushing upon;

by implication, of falling); desire; also ruin:--calamity,

iniquity, mischief, mischievous (thing), naughtiness, naughty,

noisome, perverse thing, substance, very wickedness.

see HEBREW for 01933

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

הַוָּה (hav.vah) — desire.

1) desire

1a) desire (in bad sense)

2) chasm (fig. of destruction)

2a) engulfing ruin, destruction, calamity

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
N-fp — Noun common · feminine plural absolute
HNcfpa
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

de-struk'-shun: In the King James Version this word translates over 30 Hebrew words in the Old Testament, and 4 words in the New Testament. Of these the most interesting, as having a technical sense, is 'abhaddon (from verb 'abhadh, "to be lost," "to perish"). It is found 6 times in the Wisdom Literature, and nowhere else in the Old Testament; compare Re 9:11. See ABADDON.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Destruction

In Job 26:6, 28:22 (Heb. abaddon) is sheol, the realm of the dead.

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