Psalm 139:8
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Ifאִם־
(im-)
518: ifa prim. conjunction
I ascend 
 
5559a: to ascendof foreign origin
to heaven,מַיִם
(ma·yim)
8064: heaven, skyfrom an unused word
You are there;שָׁ֣ם
(sham)
8033: there, thithera prim. adverb
If I make my bedוְאַצִּ֖יעָה
(ve·'a·tzi·'ah)
3331: to lay, spreada prim. root
in Sheol,שְּׁאֹ֣ול
(she·'o·vl)
7585: underworld (place to which people descend at death)of uncertain derivation
behold, 
 
2009: lo! behold!prol. of hen
You are there. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
If I ascend up
nacaq  (naw-sak')
to go up -- ascend.
into heaven
shamayim  (shaw-mah'-yim)
air, astrologer, heaven(-s).
thou art there if I make my bed
yatsa`  (yaw-tsah')
to strew as a surface -- make (one's) bed, lie, spread.
in hell
sh'owl  (sheh-ole')
Hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates -- grave, hell, pit.
behold thou art there
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
If I ascend to heaven, You are there; If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, You are there.

King James Bible
If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
If I go up to heaven, You are there; if I make my bed in Sheol, You are there.

International Standard Version
If I rise to heaven, there you are! If I lay down with the dead, there you are!

NET Bible
If I were to ascend to heaven, you would be there. If I were to sprawl out in Sheol, there you would be.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
If I shall ascend to Heaven, there you are, and if I would descend to Sheol, you are there also!

GOD'S WORD® Translation
If I go up to heaven, you are there. If I make my bed in hell, you are there.

King James 2000 Bible
If I ascend up into heaven, you are there: if I make my bed in Sheol, behold, you are there.
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