2 Samuel
2 Samuel 22:29
29For You, O LORD, are my lamp;
the LORD lights up my darkness.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| You | אַתָּ֥ה | ’at·tāh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| O LORD | יְהוָ֑ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| are my lamp | נֵירִ֖י | nê·rî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H5216 lamp |
| the LORD | וַיהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| lights up | יַגִּ֥יהַּ | yag·gî·ah | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5050 shine |
| my darkness | חָשְׁכִּֽי׃ | ḥā·šə·kî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H2822 darkness, obscurity |
Cross-references
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Psalm 27:1 · John 8:12 · Revelation 21:23 · John 12:46 · Job 29:3 · Micah 7:9 · Psalm 112:4 · Isaiah 50:10 · Isaiah 60:19–20 · Psalm 4:6 · Psalm 18:28 · Psalm 97:11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.