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And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I am thy servant. (KJV)
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וּֽבְחַסְדְּךָ֮u.ve.chas.de.Khaand in covenant loyalty your
Lemma: חֶ֫סֶד (che.sed) · Strong's: H2617A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: kindness
Used 241 times. Also: Genesis 19:19, Genesis 20:13, Genesis 21:23, Genesis 24:12, Genesis 24:14, Genesis 24:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2617A; TAHOT Psalms 143:12 word 1
תַּצְמִ֪יתtatz.Mityou will destroy
Lemma: צָמַת (tsa.mat) · Strong's: H6789
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhi2ms)
Meaning: to destroy
Used 15 times. Also: 2 Samuel 22:41, Job 6:17, Job 23:17, Psalms 18:40, Psalms 54:5, Psalms 69:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6789; TAHOT Psalms 143:12 word 2
אֹ֫יְבָ֥י'o.ye.Vaienemies my
Lemma: אֹיֵב (o.yev) · Strong's: H0341
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)
Meaning: enemy
Used 280 times. Also: Genesis 22:17, Genesis 49:8, Exodus 15:6, Exodus 15:9, Exodus 23:4, Exodus 23:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0341; TAHOT Psalms 143:12 word 3
וְֽ֭הַאֲבַדְתָּVe.ha.'a.vad.taand you will destroy
Lemma: אָבַד (a.vad) · Strong's: H0006
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhq2ms)
Meaning: to perish
Used 183 times. Also: Exodus 10:7, Leviticus 23:30, Leviticus 26:38, Numbers 16:33, Numbers 17:12, Numbers 21:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0006; TAHOT Psalms 143:12 word 4
כָּל\־kol-all
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Psalms 143:12 word 5
צֹרֲרֵ֣יtzo.ra.Rei[the] opposers of
Lemma: צָרַר (tsa.rar) · Strong's: H6887D
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)
Meaning: to vex
Used 26 times. Also: Exodus 23:22, Numbers 10:9, Numbers 25:17, Numbers 25:18, Numbers 33:55, Esther 3:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6887D; TAHOT Psalms 143:12 word 6
נַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.Shilife my
Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: soul
Used 245 times. Also: Genesis 34:3, Genesis 34:8, Genesis 35:18, Genesis 42:21, Genesis 49:6, Exodus 23:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5315G; TAHOT Psalms 143:12 word 7
כִּ֝֗יKifor
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Psalms 143:12 word 8
אֲנִ֣י'a.NiI
Lemma: אֲנִי (a.ni) · Strong's: H0589
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · First · Either gender · Singular (HPp1bs)
Meaning: I
Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 6:17, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 14:23, Genesis 15:7, Genesis 17:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0589; TAHOT Psalms 143:12 word 9
עַבְדֶּֽךָ\׃'av.De.kha[am] servant your
Lemma: עֶ֫בֶד (e.ved) · Strong's: H5650
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: servant/slave
Used 796 times. Also: Genesis 9:25, Genesis 9:26, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 18:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5650; TAHOT Psalms 143:12 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| And in Your loving devotion | → | חֶ֫סֶד H2617A kindness |
| cut off | → | צָמַת H6789 to destroy |
| my enemies | → | אֹיֵב H0341 enemy |
| Destroy | → | אָבַד H0006 to perish |
| all | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| who afflict | → | צָרַר H6887D to vex |
| me | → | נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315G soul |
| for | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| I | → | אֲנִי H0589 I |
| am Your servant | → | עֶ֫בֶד H5650 servant/slave |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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