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Psalms 140:11 Interlinear

Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth Let not an evil speaker the violent evil shall hunt to overthrow

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1אִישׁH376Let not an evil speakera man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
2לָשׁוֹן֮H3956the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame,
3בַּלH1077properly, a failure; by implication nothing; usually (adverb) not at all; also lest
4יִכּ֪וֹןH3559be establishedproperly, to be erect (i.e., stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix,
5בָּ֫אָ֥רֶץH776in the earththe earth (at large, or partitively a land)
6אִישׁH376Let not an evil speakera man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
7חָמָ֥סH2555the violentviolence; by implication, wrong; by metonymy unjust gain
8רָ֑עH7451evilbad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
9יְ֝צוּדֶ֗נּוּH6679shall huntto victual (for a journey)
10לְמַדְחֵפֹֽת׃H4073to overthrowa push, i.e., ruin

Verse Context

Psalms 140:10fall Let burning coals into the fire upon them let them be cast into deep pits...
Psalms 140:11 (current)Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth Let not an evil speaker the violent evil shall hunt to overthrow
Psalms 140:12I know will maintain that the LORD the cause of the afflicted...

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