King James Version

1 Samuel 2:2

There is none holy as the LORD: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God.

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אֵיןeynelseאַיִןparticle, negative — “else”H369a non-entity; generally used as a negative particleelse, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare H370 (אַיִן).קָד֥וֹשׁqadoshsaintקָדוֹשׁadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “saint”, the ordinary formH6918sacred (ceremonially or morally); (as noun) God (by eminence), an angel, a saint, a sanctuaryholy (One), saint.כַּיהוָ֖הkayhvahas Jehovahיְהֹוָהpreposition, noun, proper name — “as Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).כִּ֣יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…אֵ֣יןeynelseאַיִןparticle, negative — “else”H369a non-entity; generally used as a negative particleelse, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare H370 (אַיִן).בִּלְתֶּ֑ךָbiltekhabecause unבִּלְתִּיconjunction, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “because un”H1115properly, a failure of, i.e. (used only as a negative particle, usually with a prepositional prefix) not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until, etc.because un(satiable), beside, but, [phrase] continual, except, from, lest, neither, no more, none, not, nothing, save, that no, without.וְאֵ֥יןveeynand elseאַיִןconjunction, particle, negative — “and else”H369a non-entity; generally used as a negative particleelse, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare H370 (אַיִן).צ֖וּרtsuredgeצוּרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “edge”, the ordinary formH6697properly, a cliff (or sharp rock, as compressed); generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge (as precipitous)edge, [idiom] (mighty) God (one), rock, [idiom] sharp, stone, [idiom] strength, [idiom] strong. See also H1049 (בֵּית צוּר).כֵּאלֹהֵֽינוּkeloheynvas Godאֱלֹהִיםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “as God”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

There is none holy as the LORD, for there is none beside Thee; neither is there any rock like our God.

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American Standard Version (1901)

There is none holy as Jehovah; For there is none besides thee, Neither is there any rock like our God.

Young’s Literal Translation

There is none holy like Jehovah, For there is none save Thee, And there is no rock like our God.

World English Bible

There is no one as holy as Yahweh, for there is no one besides you, nor is there any rock like our God.

Darby Translation

There is none holy as Jehovah, for there is none beside thee, neither is there any rock like our God.

Douay-Rheims

There is none holy as the Lord is: for there is no other beside thee, and there is none strong like our God.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

There is none holy as the LORD, for there is none beside Thee; neither is there any rock like our God.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For there is none holy as the Lord, and there is none righteous as our God: there is none holy beside thee.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὅτι οὐκ ἔστιν ἅγιος ὡς Κύριος, καὶ οὐκ ἔστι δίκαιος ὡς ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, οὐκ ἔστιν ἅγιος πλήν σου.