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Psalms 18:34 Interlinear

“He teacheth my hands to war is broken so that a bow of steel by mine arms”

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Psalms 18 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	מְלַמֵּ֣ד	H3925	He teacheth	properly, to goad, i.e., (by implication) to teach (the rod being an middle eastern incentive)
2	יָ֭דַי	H3027	my hands	a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v
3	לַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה	H4421	to war	a battle (i.e., the engagement); generally, war (i.e., war-fare)
4	וְֽנִחֲתָ֥ה	H5181	is broken	to sink, i.e., descend; causatively, to press or lead down
5	קֶֽשֶׁת	H7198	so that a bow	a bow, for shooting (hence, figuratively, strength) or the iris
6	נְ֝חוּשָׁ֗ה	H5154	of steel	copper
7	זְרוֹעֹתָֽי׃	H2220	by mine arms	the arm (as stretched out), or (of animals) the foreleg; figuratively, force

Psalms 18:34 (current)He teacheth my hands to war is broken so that a bow of steel by mine arms