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Psalms 22:11

Be not far from me; for trouble is near; for there is none to help.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 22:12.

אַלalnotאַלparticle, negative — “not”H408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothingnay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.תִּרְחַ֣קtirchaqlooseרָחַקverb, qal, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “loose”, a wish or indirect commandH7368to widen (in any direction), i.e. (intransitively) recede or (transitively) remove (literally or figuratively, of place or relation)(a-, be, cast, drive, get, go, keep (self), put, remove, be too, (wander), withdraw) far (away, off), loose, [idiom] refrain, very, (be) a good way (off).מִ֭מֶּנִּיmimenifromמִןpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “from”H4480properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many sensesabove, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with.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…צָרָ֣הtsarahtroubleצָרָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “trouble”, the ordinary formH6869tightness (i.e. figuratively, trouble); transitively, a female rival:adversary, adversity, affliction, anguish, distress, tribulation, trouble.קְרוֹבָ֑הqerovahnearקָרוֹבadjective, adjective, feminine, singular, absolute — “near”, the ordinary formH7138near (in place, kindred or time)allied, approach, at hand, [phrase] any of kin, kinsfold(-sman), (that is) near (of kin), neighbour, (that is) next, (them that come) nigh (at hand), more ready, short(-ly).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…אֵ֥יןeynelseאַיִןparticle, 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).עוֹזֵֽרozerhelpעָזַרverb, qal, participle, absolute — “help”, a verb used as a describing wordH5826to surround, i.e. protect or aidhelp, succour.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(22-12) Be not far from me; for trouble is near; for there is none to help.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Be not far from me; for trouble is near; For there is none to help.

Young’s Literal Translation

Be not far from me, For adversity is near, for there is no helper.

World English Bible

Don’t be far from me, for trouble is near. For there is no one to help.

Darby Translation

Be not far from me, for trouble is near; for there is none to help.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(22-12) Be not far from me; for trouble is near; for there is none to help.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Stand not aloof from me; for affliction is near; for there is no helper.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Μὴ ἀποστῇς ἀπʼ ἐμοῦ· ὅτι θλίψις ἐγγὺς, ὅτι οὐκ ἔστιν ὁ βοηθῶν.