King James Version

2 Samuel 22:20

He brought me forth also into a large place: he delivered me, because he delighted in me.

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וַיֹּצֵ֥אvayotseand bring forthיָצָאconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and bring forth”, the next action in the storyH3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.[idiom] after, appear, [idiom] assuredly, bear out, [idiom] begotten, break out, bring forth (out, up), carry out, come (abroad, out, thereat, without), [phrase] be condemned, depart(-ing, -ure), draw forth, in the end, escape, exact, fail…לַמֶּרְחָ֖בlamerchavto breadthמֶרְחָבpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to breadth”, the ordinary formH4800enlargement, either literally (an open space, usually in a good sense), or figuratively (liberty)breadth, large place (room).אֹתִ֑יotiobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).יְחַלְּצֵ֖נִיyechaltsenideliverחָלַץverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “deliver”, an unfinished actionH2502to pull off; hence (intensively) to strip, (reflex.) to depart; by implication, to deliver, equip (for fight); present, strengthenarm (self), (go, ready) armed ([idiom] man, soldier), deliver, draw out, make fat, loose, (ready) prepared, put off, take away, withdraw self.כִּיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “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…חָ֥פֵֽץchafetsdesireחָפֵץverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “desire”, a completed actionH2654properly, to incline to; by implication (literally but rarely) to bend; figuratively, to be pleased with, desire[idiom] any at all, (have, take) delight, desire, favour, like, move, be (well) pleased, have pleasure, will, would.בִּֽיbiinבִּֽיpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “in”in

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

He brought me forth also into a large place; He delivered me, because He delighted in me.

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American Standard Version (1901)

He brought me forth also into a large place; He delivered me, because he delighted in me.

Young’s Literal Translation

And He bringeth me out to a large place, He draweth me out for He delighted in me.

World English Bible

He also brought me out into a large place. He delivered me, because he delighted in me.

Darby Translation

And he brought me forth into a large place; He delivered me, because he delighted in me.

Douay-Rheims

And he brought me forth into a large place, he delivered me, because I pleased him.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

He brought me forth also into a large place; He delivered me, because He delighted in me.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he brought me into a wide place, and rescued me, because he delighted in me.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

καὶ ἐξήγαγέ με εἰς πλατυσμὸν, καὶ ἐξείλετό με, ὅτι ηὐδόκησες ἐν ἐμοί.