Psalm 88:18
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
You have removedהִרְחַ֣קְתָּ
(hir·chak·ta)
7368: to be or become far or distanta prim. root
loverאֹהֵ֣ב
(o·hev)
157: to lovea prim. root
and friendוָרֵ֑עַ
(va·re·a';)
7453: friend, companion, fellowfrom raah
far 
 
7368: to be or become far or distanta prim. root
from me; My acquaintancesמְֽיֻדָּעַ֥י
(me·yud·da·'ai)
3045: to knowa prim. root
are [in] darkness.מַחְשָֽׁךְ׃
(mach·shach.)
4285: dark placefrom chashak


















KJV Lexicon
Lover
'ahab  (aw-hab')
to have affection for (sexually or otherwise) -- (be-)love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend.
and friend
rea`  (ray'-ah)
an associate (more or less close) -- brother, companion, fellow, friend, husband, lover, neighbour, (an-)other.
hast thou put far
rachaq  (raw-khak')
to widen (in any direction), i.e. (intransitively) recede or (transitively) remove (literally or figuratively, of place or relation)
from me and mine acquaintance
yada`  (yaw-dah')
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially
into darkness
machshak  (makh-shawk')
darkness; concretely, a dark place -- dark(-ness, place).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
You have removed lover and friend far from me; My acquaintances are in darkness.

King James Bible
Lover and friend hast thou put far from me, and mine acquaintance into darkness.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You have distanced loved one and neighbor from me; darkness is my only friend.

International Standard Version
You caused my friend and neighbor to shun me; and my acquaintances are confused.

NET Bible
You cause my friends and neighbors to keep their distance; those who know me leave me alone in the darkness.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
You have removed my friends and my neighbors from me and you have caused my acquaintances to depart from me.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
You have taken my loved ones and friends far away from me. Darkness is my only friend!

King James 2000 Bible
Lover and friend have you put far from me, and my acquaintance into darkness.
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