2 Samuel 22:5
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"For the wavesמִשְׁבְּרֵי־
(mish·be·rei-)
4867: a breaker (of the sea)from shabar
of deathמָ֑וֶת
(ma·vet;)
4194: deathfrom muth
encompassedאֲפָפֻ֖נִי
(a·fa·fu·ni)
661: to surround, encompassa prim. root
me; The torrentsנַחֲלֵ֥י
(na·cha·lei)
5158a: torrent, torrent-valley, wadiof uncertain derivation
of destructionבְלִיַּ֖עַל
(ve·li·ya·'al)
1100: worthlessnessfrom beli and yaal
overwhelmedיְבַעֲתֻֽנִי׃
(ye·va·'a·tu·ni.)
1204: to fall upon, startle, terrifya prim. root
me; 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
When the waves
mishbar  (mish-bawr')
a breaker (of the sea) -- billow, wave.
of death
maveth  (maw'-veth)
death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin -- (be) dead(-ly), death, die(-d).
compassed
'aphaph  (aw-faf')
to surround -- compass.
me the floods
nachal  (nakh'-al)
a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine) -- brook, flood, river, stream, valley.
of ungodly men
bliya`al  (bel-e-yah'-al)
without profit, worthlessness; by extension, destruction, wickedness -- Belial, evil, naughty, ungodly (men), wicked.
made me afraid
ba`ath  (baw-ath')
to fear -- affright, be (make) afraid, terrify, trouble.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"For the waves of death encompassed me; The torrents of destruction overwhelmed me;

King James Bible
When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For the waves of death engulfed me; the torrents of destruction terrified me.

International Standard Version
Because deadly breakers engulfed me, while torrents of abuse from the ungodly overwhelmed me.

NET Bible
The waves of death engulfed me; the currents of chaos overwhelmed me.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The waves of death had surrounded me. The torrents of destruction had overwhelmed me.

King James 2000 Bible
When the waves of death surrounded me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid;
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