Psalm 7:2
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Orפֶּן־
(pen-)
6435: lestof uncertain derivation
he will tearיִטְרֹ֣ף
(yit·rof)
2963: to tear, rend, plucka prim. root
my soulנַפְשִׁ֑י
(naf·shi;)
5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word
like a lion, 
 
743b: a lionfrom arah
Dragging me away,פֹּ֝רֵ֗ק
(po·rek)
6561: to tear apart or awaya prim. root
while there is noneוְאֵ֣ין
(ve·'ein)
369: nothing, noughta prim. root
to deliver.מַצִּֽיל׃
(ma·tzil.)
5337: to strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, delivera prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
Lest he tear
taraph  (taw-raf')
to pluck off or pull to pieces; causatively to supply with food (as in morsels) -- catch, without doubt, feed, ravin, rend in pieces, surely, tear (in pieces).
my soul
nephesh  (neh'-fesh)
a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
like a lion
'ariy  (ar-ee')
a lion -- (young) lion, + pierce (from the margin).
rending it in pieces
paraq  (paw-rak')
to break off or crunch; figuratively, to deliver -- break (off), deliver, redeem, rend (in pieces), tear in pieces.
while there is none to deliver
natsal  (naw-tsal')
to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Or he will tear my soul like a lion, Dragging me away, while there is none to deliver.

King James Bible
Lest he tear my soul like a lion, rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
or they will tear me like a lion, ripping me apart with no one to rescue me.

International Standard Version
Otherwise, they will rip me to shreds like a lion, tearing me apart with no one to rescue me.

NET Bible
Otherwise they will rip me to shreds like a lion; they will tear me to bits and no one will be able to rescue me.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Lest they tear my soul apart like a lion and there is none who saves and delivers.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Like a lion they will tear me to pieces and drag me off with no one to rescue me.

King James 2000 Bible
Lest they tear my soul like a lion, rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver.
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