In Psalms 18 of Psalms .
He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters.
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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 18:17.
יִשְׁלַ֣ח yishlach send יִשְׁלַ֣ח yishlach send שָׁלַח verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “send”, an unfinished action H7971 to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications) [idiom] any wise, appoint, bring (on the way), cast (away, out), conduct, [idiom] earnestly, forsake, give (up), grow long, lay, leave, let depart (down, go, loose), push away, put (away, forth, in, out), reach forth, send (away, forth, ou… מִ֭מָּרוֹם mimarom from above מִ֭מָּרוֹם mimarom from above מָרוֹם preposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “from above”, the ordinary form H4791 altitude, i.e. concretely (an elevated place), abstractly (elevation, figuratively (elation), or adverbially (aloft) (far) above, dignity, haughty, height, (most, on) high (one, place), loftily, upward. יִקָּחֵ֑נִי yiqacheni take יִקָּחֵ֑נִי yiqacheni take לָקַח verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “take”, an unfinished action H3947 to take (in the widest variety of applications) accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, [idiom] many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win. יַֽ֝מְשֵׁ֗נִי yamsheni draw יַֽ֝מְשֵׁ֗נִי yamsheni draw מָשָׁה verb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “draw”, an unfinished action H4871 to pull out (literally or figuratively) draw(out). מִמַּ֥יִם mimayim from water מִמַּ֥יִם mimayim from water מַיִם preposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “from water”, the ordinary form H4325 water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen [phrase] piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)). רַבִּֽים ׃ rabim abound רַבִּֽים rabim abound רַב adjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “abound”, the ordinary form H7227 abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality) (in) abound(-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great(-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, (time)), (do, have) many(-ifold, things, a time), (ship-)master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply(-tude),… Jewish translation (JPS 1917)
(18-17) He sent from on high, He took me; He drew me out of many waters.
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American Standard Version (1901) He sent from on high, he took me; He drew me out of many waters.
Young’s Literal Translation He sendeth from above — He taketh me, He draweth me out of many waters.
World English Bible He sent from on high. He took me. He drew me out of many waters.
Darby Translation He reached forth from above, he took me, he drew me out of great waters:
Jewish Publication Society (1917) (18-17) He sent from on high, He took me; He drew me out of many waters.
Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English He sent from on high and took me, he drew me to himself out of many waters.
Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851) Ἐξαπέστειλεν ἐξ ὕψους καὶ ἔλαβέ με, προσελάβετό με ἐξ ὑδάτων πολλῶν.
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