The Meaning of 2 Samuel 22:12 Explained

2 Samuel 22:12

KJV: And he made darkness pavilions round about him, dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies.

YLT: And He setteth darkness Round about Him -- tabernacles, Darkness of waters -- thick clouds of the skies.

Darby: And he made darkness round about him a tent, Gatherings of waters, thick clouds of the skies.

ASV: And he made darkness pavilions round about him, Gathering of waters, thick clouds of the skies.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And he made  darkness  pavilions  round about  him, dark  waters,  [and] thick clouds  of the skies. 

What does 2 Samuel 22:12 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 2 Samuel 22

1  David's psalm of thanksgiving for God's deliverance and blessings

What do the individual words in 2 Samuel 22:12 mean?

And He made darkness around Him canopies Dark waters [and] thick clouds of the skies
וַיָּ֥שֶׁת חֹ֛שֶׁךְ סְבִיבֹתָ֖יו סֻכּ֑וֹת חַֽשְׁרַת־ מַ֖יִם עָבֵ֥י שְׁחָקִֽים

וַיָּ֥שֶׁת  And  He  made 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: שִׁית  
Sense: to put, set.
חֹ֛שֶׁךְ  darkness 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: חֹשֶׁךְ  
Sense: darkness, obscurity.
סְבִיבֹתָ֖יו  around  Him 
Parse: Adverb, third person masculine singular
Root: מוּסָב 
Sense: places round about, circuit, round about adv.
סֻכּ֑וֹת  canopies 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural
Root: סֻכָּה  
Sense: thicket, covert, booth.
חַֽשְׁרַת־  Dark 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: חַשְׁרָה  
Sense: collection, mass, an accumulation of water.
מַ֖יִם  waters 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: מַיִם  
Sense: water, waters.
עָבֵ֥י  [and]  thick  clouds 
Parse: Noun, common plural construct
Root: עָב 
Sense: darkness, cloud, thicket.
שְׁחָקִֽים  of  the  skies 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: שַׁחַק  
Sense: dust, cloud.

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