King James Version
2 Samuel 22:34 in the King James Version says “He maketh my feet like hinds' feet: and setteth me upon my high places. maketh: Heb. equalleth” — study this verse from 2 Samuel chapter 22 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“He maketh my feet like hinds' feet: and setteth me upon my high places. maketh: Heb. equalleth”
2 Samuel 22:34 · KJV
For who is God, save the LORD? and who is a rock, save our God?
God is my strength and power: and he maketh my way perfect. maketh: Heb. riddeth, or, looseth
He maketh my feet like hinds' feet: and setteth me upon my high places. maketh: Heb. equalleth
He teacheth my hands to war; so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms. to war: Heb. for the war
Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy gentleness hath made me great. made: Heb. multiplied me
KJV Study — Public Domain
“He maketh”
H7737properly, to level, i.e., equalize; figuratively, to resemble; by implication, to adjust (i.e., counterbalance, be suitable, compose, place, yield, et
“my feet”
H7272a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“feet and setteth”
H5975to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
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