Psalms

Psalm 105:18–20

¹⁸They bruised his feet with shackles

and placed his neck in irons,

¹⁹until his prediction came true

and the word of the LORD proved him right.

²⁰The king sent and released him;

the ruler of peoples set him free.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They bruised	עִנּ֣וּ	‘in·nū	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural	H6031 be occupied, busied with
his feet	רַגְלָיו	raḡ·lå̄w	Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine singular	H7272 foot
with shackles	בַכֶּ֣בֶל	ḇak·ke·ḇel	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3525 fetter(s)
placed	בָּ֣אָה	bā·’āh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
his neck	נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃	nap̄·šōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
in irons	בַּ֝רְזֶ֗ל	bar·zel	Noun - masculine singular	H1270 iron

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
until	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
his prediction	דְבָר֑וֹ	ḏə·ḇā·rōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1697 speech, word
came true	בֹּֽא־	bō-	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H935 come in, come, go in, go
the word	אִמְרַ֖ת	’im·raṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H565 utterance, speech, word
of the LORD	יְהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
proved him right	צְרָפָֽתְהוּ׃	ṣə·rā·p̄ā·ṯə·hū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular; third person masculine singular	H6884 smelt, refine, test

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The king	מֶ֭לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
sent	שָׁ֣לַח	šā·laḥ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7971 send
and released him	וַיַּתִּירֵ֑הוּ	wa·yat·tî·rê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H5425 spring or start up
the ruler	מֹשֵׁ֥ל	mō·šêl	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct	H4910 rule, have dominion, reign
of peoples	עַ֝מִּ֗ים	‘am·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H5971 people
set him free	וַֽיְפַתְּחֵֽהוּ׃	way·p̄at·tə·ḥê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H6605 open

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 105:18 Genesis 39:20 · Genesis 40:15 · Acts 16:24

Psalm 105:19 Acts 7:10 · Proverbs 21:1 · Genesis 40:20–21 · Genesis 41:11–16 · Daniel 2:30 · Genesis 41:25

Psalm 105:20 Genesis 41:14

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.