2 Samuel

2 Samuel 22:12–15

¹²He made darkness a canopy around Him,

a gathering of water and thick clouds.

¹³From the brightness of His presence

coals of fire^c blazed forth.

¹⁴The LORD thundered from heaven;

the voice of the Most High resounded.

¹⁵He shot His arrows and scattered the foes;

He hurled lightning and routed them.

Footnotes

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Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He made	וַיָּ֥שֶׁת	way·yā·šeṯ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7896 put, set
darkness	חֹ֛שֶׁךְ	ḥō·šeḵ	Noun - masculine singular	H2822 darkness, obscurity
a canopy	סֻכּ֑וֹת	suk·kō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H5521 thicket, booth
around Him	סְבִיבֹתָ֖יו	sə·ḇî·ḇō·ṯāw	Adverb; third person masculine singular	H5439 circuit, round about
a gathering	חַֽשְׁרַת־	ḥaš·raṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H2841 collection, mass
of water	מַ֖יִם	ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
and thick clouds	עָבֵ֥י	‘ā·ḇê	Noun - common plural construct	H5645 dark cloud, cloud-mass, thicket

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
From the brightness	מִנֹּ֖גַהּ	min·nō·ḡah	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular	H5051 brightness
of His presence	נֶגְדּ֑וֹ	neḡ·dōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5048 what is conspicuous or in front
coals	גַּחֲלֵי־	ga·ḥă·lê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1513 ember
of fire	אֵֽשׁ׃	’êš	Noun - common singular	H784 fire
blazed forth	בָּעֲר֖וּ	bā·‘ă·rū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H1197 burn, consume

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
thundered	יַרְעֵ֥ם	yar·‘êm	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular	H7481 thunder
from	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
heaven	שָׁמַ֖יִם	šā·ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
the voice	קוֹלֽוֹ׃	qō·w·lōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6963 sound, voice
of the Most High	וְעֶלְי֖וֹן	wə·‘el·yō·wn	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular	H5945 high
resounded	יִתֵּ֥ן	yit·tên	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He shot	וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח	way·yiš·laḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7971 send
His arrows	חִצִּ֖ים	ḥiṣ·ṣîm	Noun - masculine plural	H2671 arrow
and scattered	וַיְפִיצֵ֑ם	way·p̄î·ṣêm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H6327 be dispersed, scattered
He hurled lightning	בָּרָ֖ק	bā·rāq	Noun - masculine singular	H1300 lightning
and routed them	וַיְהֻמֵּם׃	way·hum·mēm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2000 make a noise, move noisily, confuse, discomfit