Psalm 118:12

Hebrew	סַבּ֤וּנִי כִדְבוֹרִ֗ים דֹּ֭עֲכוּ כְּאֵ֣שׁ קוֹצִ֑ים בְּשֵׁ֥ם יְ֝הוָ֗הplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigיְהוָֹה hebrew Meaning * Yahweh - God's personal name It is not a generic term for “god”, but rather the word יְהוָֹה (YHWH) is the name by which God uniquely identifies himself in the Old Testament. First appearing in Genesis 2:4, it occurs over 6,000 times in the Old Testament.Exodus 3:14Deuteronomy 6:4Psalm 23:1Romans 10:13Joel 2:32Exodus 20:7Psalm 18:1Exodus 15:3Psalm 8:1Genesis 2:41 Samuel 1:3Judges 6:24Genesis 22:14Jeremiah 23:6 כִּ֣י אֲמִילַֽם
ESV	They surrounded me like bees; they went out like a fire among thorns; in the name of the LORD I cut them off!
NIV	They swarmed around me like bees, but they died out as quickly as burning thorns; in the name of the LORD I cut them off.
NLT	They swarmed around me like bees; they blazed against me like a crackling fire. But I destroyed them all with the authority of the LORD.
LXX	ἐκύκλωσάν με ὡσεὶ μέλισσαι κηρίον καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί greek Meaning * And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and” ἐξεκαύθησαν ὡσεὶ πῦρ ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν greek Preposition meaning “in”. ἀκάνθαις καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί greek Meaning * And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and” τῷplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article ὀνόματι κυρίου ἠμυνάμην αὐτούςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός greek Meaning * He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament. Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English)
KJV	They compassed me about like bees; they are quenched as the fire of thorns: for in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.

^{Psalm 118:11 ← Psalm 118:12 → Psalm 118:13}

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