Hebrew Interlinear

Psalms 21:12 Interlinear

Therefore shalt thou make them turn their back thine arrows upon thy strings when thou shalt make ready against the face

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1כִּ֭יH3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
2תְּשִׁיתֵ֣מוֹH7896Therefore shalt thou maketo place (in a very wide application)
3שֶׁ֑כֶםH7926them turn their backthe neck (between the shoulders) as the place of burdens; figuratively, the spur of a hill
4בְּ֝מֵֽיתָרֶ֗יךָH4340thine arrows upon thy stringsa cord (of a tent); or the string (of a bow)
5תְּכוֹנֵ֥ןH3559when thou shalt make readyproperly, to be erect (i.e., stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix,
6עַלH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
7פְּנֵיהֶֽם׃H6440against the facethe face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi

Verse Context

Psalms 21:11 For they intended evil against thee they imagined a mischievous device...
Psalms 21:12 (current) Therefore shalt thou make them turn their back thine arrows upon thy strings when thou shalt make ready against the face
Psalms 21:13Be thou exalted LORD in thine own strength so will we sing and praise thy power...

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