1 Samuel 2:9
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"He keepsיִשְׁמֹ֔ר
(yish·mor,)
8104: to keep, watch, preservea prim. root
the feetרַגְלֵ֤י
(rag·lei)
7272: footof uncertain derivation
of His godly ones,(חֲסִידָיו֙
(cha·si·dav)
2623: kind, piousfrom chasad
But the wicked onesוּרְשָׁעִ֖ים
(u·re·sha·'im)
7563: wicked, criminalfrom an unused word
are silencedיִדָּ֑מּוּ
(yid·dam·mu;)
1826a: to be or grow dumb, silent or stilla prim. root
in darkness;בַּחֹ֣שֶׁךְ
(ba·cho·shech)
2822: darkness, obscurityfrom chashak
For not by mightבְכֹ֖חַ
(ve·cho·ach)
3581b: strength, powerfrom an unused word
shall a manאִֽישׁ׃
(ish.)
376: manfrom an unused word
prevail.יִגְבַּר־
(yig·bar-)
1396: to be strong, mightya prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
He will keep
shamar  (shaw-mar')
to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
the feet
regel  (reh'-gel)
a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphem. the pudenda -- be able to endure, according as, after, coming, follow, (broken-)foot(-ed, -stool), great toe, haunt, journey, leg, piss, possession, time.
of his saints
chaciyd  (khaw-seed')
kind, i.e. (religiously) pious (a saint) -- godly (man), good, holy (one), merciful, saint, (un-)godly.
and the wicked
rasha`  (raw-shaw')
morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person -- + condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.
shall be silent
damam  (daw-man')
to be dumb; by implication, to be astonished, to stop; also to perish
in darkness
choshek  (kho-shek')
the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness -- dark(-ness), night, obscurity.
for by strength
koach  (ko'-akh)
from an unused root meaning to be firm; vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce); also (from its hardiness) a large lizard
shall no man
'iysh  (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
prevail
gabar  (gaw-bar')
to be strong; by implication, to prevail, act insolently -- exceed, confirm, be great, be mighty, prevail, put to more (strength), strengthen, be stronger, be valiant.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"He keeps the feet of His godly ones, But the wicked ones are silenced in darkness; For not by might shall a man prevail.

King James Bible
He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He guards the steps of His faithful ones, but the wicked perish in darkness, for a man does not prevail by his own strength.

International Standard Version
He guards the steps of his faithful ones, while the wicked are made silent in darkness. He grants the request of the one who prays. He blesses the year of the righteous. Indeed it's not by strength that a person prevails.

NET Bible
He watches over his holy ones, but the wicked are made speechless in the darkness, for it is not by one's own strength that one prevails.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He safeguards the steps of his faithful ones, but wicked people are silenced in darkness because humans cannot succeed by their own strength.

King James 2000 Bible
He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.
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