King James Version

2 Samuel 22:42

They looked, but there was none to save; even unto the LORD, but he answered them not.

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יִשְׁע֖וּyishvbe dimשָׁעָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “be dim”, an unfinished actionH8159to gaze at or about (properly, for help); by implication, to inspect, consider, compassionate, be nonplussed (as looking around in amazement) or bewildereddepart, be dim, be dismayed, look (away), regard, have respect, spare, turn.וְאֵ֣יןveeynand 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).מֹשִׁ֑יעַmoshiabe safeיָשַׁעverb, hiphil, participle, absolute — “be safe”, a verb used as a describing wordH3467properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor[idiom] at all, avenging, defend, deliver(-er), help, preserve, rescue, be safe, bring (having) salvation, save(-iour), get victory.אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).יְהוָ֖הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).וְלֹ֥אveloand no , -r,לֹאconjunction, particle, negative — “and no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…עָנָֽםanamshoutעָנָהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “shout”, a completed actionH6030properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announcegive account, afflict (by mistake for H6031 (עָנָה)), (cause to, give) answer, bring low (by mistake for H6031 (עָנָה)), cry, hear, Leannoth, lift up, say, [idiom] scholar, (give a) shout, sing (together by course), speak, testify, utter,…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

They looked, but there was none to save; even unto the LORD, but He answered them not.

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American Standard Version (1901)

They looked, but there was none to save; Even unto Jehovah, but he answered them not.

Young’s Literal Translation

They look, and there is no saviour; Unto Jehovah, and He hath not answered them.

World English Bible

They looked, but there was no one to save; even to Yahweh, but he didn’t answer them.

Darby Translation

They looked, and there was none to save — Unto Jehovah, and he answered them not.

Douay-Rheims

They shall cry, and there shall be none to save: to the Lord, and he shall not hear them.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

They looked, but there was none to save; even unto the LORD, but He answered them not.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

They shall cry, and there shall be no helper; to the Lord, but he hearkens not to them.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Βοήσονται, καὶ οὐκ ἔστι βοηθὸς, πρὸς Κύριον, καὶ οὐκ ἐπήκουσεν αὐτῶν.