Psalm 139:9
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
If I takeאֶשָּׂ֥א
(es·sa)
5375: to lift, carry, takea prim. root
the wingsכַנְפֵי־
(chan·fei-)
3671: wing, extremityfrom an unused word
of the dawn,שָׁ֑חַר
(sha·char;)
7837: dawnfrom an unused word
If I dwellאֶ֝שְׁכְּנָ֗ה
(esh·ke·nah)
7931: to settle down, abide, dwella prim. root
in the remotest partבְּאַחֲרִ֥ית
(be·'a·cha·rit)
319: the after-part, endfrom achar
of the sea,יָֽם׃
(yam.)
3220: seaof uncertain derivation


















KJV Lexicon
If I take
nasa'  (naw-saw')
to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. and rel. (as follows)
the wings
kanaph  (kaw-nawf')
an edge or extremity; specifically (of a bird or army) a wing, (of a garment or bed-clothing) a flap, (of the earth) a quarter, (of a building) a pinnacle
of the morning
shachar  (shakh'-ar)
dawn (literal, figurative or adverbial) -- day(-spring), early, light, morning, whence riseth.
and dwell
shakan  (shaw-kan')
to reside or permanently stay -- abide, continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-er), have habitation, inhabit, lay, place, (cause to) remain, rest, set (up).
in the uttermost parts
'achariyth  (akh-ar-eeth')
the last or end, hence, the future; also posterity -- (last, latter) end (time), hinder (utter) -most, length, posterity, remnant, residue, reward.
of the sea
yam  (yawm)
from an unused root meaning to roar -- sea (-faring man, (-shore), south, west (-ern, side, -ward).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
If I take the wings of the dawn, If I dwell in the remotest part of the sea,

King James Bible
If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
If I live at the eastern horizon or settle at the western limits,

International Standard Version
If I take wings with the dawn and settle down on the western horizon

NET Bible
If I were to fly away on the wings of the dawn, and settle down on the other side of the sea,

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
If I shall lift my wings like an Eagle's and dwell at the end of the Sea

GOD'S WORD® Translation
If I climb upward on the rays of the morning sun [or] land on the most distant shore of the sea where the sun sets,

King James 2000 Bible
If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;
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