Psalms

Psalm 124:4–5

⁴then the floods would have engulfed us,

then the torrent would have overwhelmed us,

⁵then the raging waters

would have swept us away.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
then	אֲ֭זַי	’ă·zay	Adverb	H233 then, in that case
the floods	הַמַּ֣יִם	ham·ma·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
would have engulfed us	שְׁטָפ֑וּנוּ	šə·ṭā·p̄ū·nū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural; first person common plural	H7857 overflow, rinse or wash off
the torrent	נַ֗֜חְלָה	naḥ·lå̄h	Noun - masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H5158 torrent, torrent-valley, wady
would have overwhelmed	עָבַ֥ר	‘ā·ḇar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
us	נַפְשֵֽׁנוּ׃	nap̄·šê·nū	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common plural	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
then	אֲ֭זַי	’ă·zay	Adverb	H233 then, in that case
the raging	הַזֵּֽידוֹנִֽים׃	haz·zê·ḏō·w·nîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H2121 insolent, raging
waters	הַ֝מַּ֗יִם	ham·ma·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
would have swept us away	עָבַ֣ר	‘ā·ḇar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on

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

Psalm 124:4 Revelation 17:15 · Psalm 69:15 · Revelation 12:15–16 · Jeremiah 46:7–8 · Psalm 69:2 · Isaiah 8:7–8 · Psalm 32:6 · Isaiah 59:19

Psalm 124:5 Jeremiah 5:22 · Job 38:11

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.