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The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

חֶ֤רֶב\׀Che.reva sword

Lemma: חֶ֫רֶב (che.rev) · Strong's: H2719

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: sword

Used 412 times. Also: Genesis 3:24, Genesis 27:40, Genesis 31:26, Genesis 34:25, Genesis 34:26, Genesis 48:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2719; TAHOT Psalms 37:14 word 1

פָּֽתְח֣וּpa.te.Chuthey have drawn

Lemma: פָּתַח (pa.tach) · Strong's: H6605A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to open

Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 7:11, Genesis 8:6, Genesis 24:32, Genesis 29:31, Genesis 30:22, Genesis 41:56 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6605A; TAHOT Psalms 37:14 word 2

רְשָׁעִים֮re.sha.'Imwicked [people]

Lemma: רָשָׁע (ra.sah) · Strong's: H7563

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: wicked

Used 262 times. Also: Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:25, Exodus 2:13, Exodus 9:27, Exodus 23:1, Exodus 23:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7563; TAHOT Psalms 37:14 word 3

וְדָרְכ֪וּve.da.re.Khuand they have bent

Lemma: דָּרַךְ (da.rakh) · Strong's: H1869

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqq3cp)

Meaning: to tread

Used 62 times. Also: Numbers 24:17, Deuteronomy 1:36, Deuteronomy 11:24, Deuteronomy 11:25, Deuteronomy 33:29, Joshua 1:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1869; TAHOT Psalms 37:14 word 4

קַ֫שְׁתָּ֥םkash.Tambow their

Lemma: קֶ֫שֶׁת (qe.shet) · Strong's: H7198

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: bow

Used 76 times. Also: Genesis 9:13, Genesis 9:14, Genesis 9:16, Genesis 21:16, Genesis 27:3, Genesis 48:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7198; TAHOT Psalms 37:14 word 5

לְ֭הַפִּילLe.ha.pilto make fall

Lemma: נָפַל (na.phal) · Strong's: H5307J

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)

Meaning: to fall: kill

Used 98 times. Also: Genesis 44:14, Exodus 19:21, Exodus 32:28, Leviticus 26:7, Leviticus 26:8, Leviticus 26:36 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5307J; TAHOT Psalms 37:14 word 6

עָנִ֣י'a.Ni[the] poor

Lemma: עָנִי (a.ni) · Strong's: H6041

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: afflicted

Used 71 times. Also: Exodus 22:25, Leviticus 19:10, Leviticus 23:22, Deuteronomy 15:11, Deuteronomy 24:12, Deuteronomy 24:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6041; TAHOT Psalms 37:14 word 7

וְאֶבְי֑וֹןve.'ev.Yonand [the] needy

Lemma: אֶבְיוֹן (ev.yon) · Strong's: H0034

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

Meaning: needy

Used 61 times. Also: Exodus 23:6, Exodus 23:11, Deuteronomy 15:4, Deuteronomy 15:7, Deuteronomy 15:9, Deuteronomy 15:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0034; TAHOT Psalms 37:14 word 8

לִ֝טְב֗וֹחַlit.Vo.achto slaughter

Lemma: טָבַח (ta.vach) · Strong's: H2873

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to slaughter

Used 11 times. Also: Genesis 43:16, Exodus 22:1, Deuteronomy 28:31, 1 Samuel 25:11, Proverbs 9:2, Jeremiah 11:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2873; TAHOT Psalms 37:14 word 9

יִשְׁרֵי\־yish.rei-[people] upright of

Lemma: יָשָׁר (ya.shar) · Strong's: H3477G

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HAampc)

Meaning: upright

Used 113 times. Also: Exodus 15:26, Numbers 23:10, Deuteronomy 6:18, Deuteronomy 12:8, Deuteronomy 12:25, Deuteronomy 12:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3477G; TAHOT Psalms 37:14 word 10

דָֽרֶךְ\׃Da.rekhway

Lemma: דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) · Strong's: H1870L

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: way: journey

Used 155 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 24:21, Genesis 24:27, Genesis 24:40, Genesis 24:42, Genesis 24:48 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1870L; TAHOT Psalms 37:14 word 11

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

The wicked	→	רָשָׁע H7563 wicked
have drawn	→	פָּתַח H6605A to open
the sword	→	חֶ֫רֶב H2719 sword
and bent	→	דָּרַךְ H1869 to tread
the bow	→	קֶ֫שֶׁת H7198 bow
to bring down	→	נָפַל H5307J to fall: kill
the poor	→	עָנִי H6041 afflicted
and needy	→	אֶבְיוֹן H0034 needy
to slay	→	טָבַח H2873 to slaughter
those whose ways	→	דֶּ֫רֶךְ H1870L way: journey
[are] upright	→	יָשָׁר H3477G upright

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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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