Psalms 139:11 — King James Version← Study notes

“If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.”

Psalms 139:11 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 139:117 words

HebrewMeaning

וָ֭/אֹמַרwāʾōmar

answerconjH559

appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···

אַךְʾakə

alsoparticleH389

in any wise · at least · but · certainly ···

חֹ֣שֶׁךְḥōšekə

darknounH2822

night · obscurity

יְשׁוּפֵ֑/נִיyəšwpēniy

breakverbH7779

bruise · cover

וְ֝/לַ֗יְלָהwəlayəlāh

nightconjH3915

א֣וֹרʾwōr

brightnounH216

clear · day · light · morning ···

בַּעֲדֵֽ/נִיbaʿădēniy

aboutpronH1157

at by · for · over · through ···

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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