Jonah

Jonah 2:6

⁶To the roots of the mountains I descended;

the earth beneath me barred me in forever!

But You raised my life from the pit,

O LORD my God!

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
To the roots	לְקִצְבֵ֤י	lə·qiṣ·ḇê	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct	H7095 cut, shape
of the mountains	הָרִים֙	hā·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
I descended	יָרַ֔דְתִּי	yā·raḏ·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H3381 come or go down, descend
the earth	הָאָ֛רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
beneath me	בַעֲדִ֖י	ḇa·‘ă·ḏî	Preposition; first person common singular	H1157 separation
barred me in	בְּרִחֶ֥יהָ	bə·ri·ḥe·hā	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H1280 bar
forever	לְעוֹלָ֑ם	lə·‘ō·w·lām	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity
But You raised	וַתַּ֧עַל	wat·ta·‘al	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
my life	חַיַּ֖י	ḥay·yay	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H2416 alive, living
from the pit	מִשַּׁ֛חַת	miš·ša·ḥaṯ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular	H7845 pit
O LORD	יְהוָ֥ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
my God	אֱלֹהָֽי׃	’ĕ·lō·hāy	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H430 God

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.