King James Version

2 Samuel 22:19

They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay.

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יְקַדְּמֻ֖נִיyeqadmunimeetקָדַםverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “meet”, an unfinished actionH6923to project (one self), i.e. precede; hence, to anticipate, hasten, meet (usually for help)come (go, (flee)) before, [phrase] disappoint, meet, prevent.בְּי֣וֹםbeyomin as long asיוֹםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in as long as”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) lon…אֵידִ֑יeydicalamityאֵידnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “calamity”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH343oppression; by implication misfortune, ruincalamity, destruction.וַיְהִ֧יvayhiand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and be”, the next action in the storyH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.יְהוָ֛הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).מִשְׁעָ֖ןmishanstayמִשְׁעֵןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “stay”, the ordinary formH4937a support (concretely), i.e. (figuratively) a protector or sustenancestay.לִֽיlitoלִֽיpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to”to

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

They confronted me in the day of my calamity; but the LORD was a stay unto me.

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American Standard Version (1901)

They came upon me in the day of my calamity; But Jehovah was my stay.

Young’s Literal Translation

They are before me in a day of my calamity, And Jehovah is my support,

World English Bible

They came on me in the day of my calamity, but Yahweh was my support.

Darby Translation

They encountered me in the day of my calamity; But Jehovah was my stay.

Douay-Rheims

He prevented me in the day of my affliction, and the Lord became my stay.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

They confronted me in the day of my calamity; but the LORD was a stay unto me.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The days of my affliction prevented me; but the Lord was my stay.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Προέφθασάν με ἡμέραι θλίψεώς μου· καὶ ἐγένετο Κύριος ἐπιστήριγμά μου;