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They also that seek after my life lay snares for me: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long. (KJV)

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וַיְנַקְשׁ֤וּ\׀vay.nak.Shuand they set traps

Lemma: נָקַשׁ (na.qash) · Strong's: H5367

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVpw3mp)

Meaning: to snare

Used 5 times. Also: Deuteronomy 12:30, 1 Samuel 28:9, Psalms 9:16, Psalms 109:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5367; TAHOT Psalms 38:12 word 1

מְבַקְשֵׁ֬יme.vak.Shei[those who] seek

Lemma: בָּקַשׁ (ba.qash) · Strong's: H1245

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVprmpc)

Meaning: to seek

Used 225 times. Also: Genesis 31:39, Genesis 37:15, Genesis 37:16, Genesis 43:9, Genesis 43:30, Exodus 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1245; TAHOT Psalms 38:12 word 2

נַפְשִׁ֗יnaf.Shi<of> life my

Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315H

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

Meaning: soul: life

Used 206 times. Also: Genesis 1:30, Genesis 9:4, Genesis 9:5, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5315H; TAHOT Psalms 38:12 word 3

וְדֹרְשֵׁ֣יve.do.re.Sheiand [those who] seek

Lemma: דָּרַשׁ (da.rash) · Strong's: H1875

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)

Meaning: to seek

Used 163 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 25:22, Genesis 42:22, Exodus 18:15, Leviticus 10:16, Deuteronomy 4:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1875; TAHOT Psalms 38:12 word 4

רָ֭עָתִיRa.'a.ti<of> harm my

Lemma: רָעָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7451C

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

Meaning: distress: harm

Used 157 times. Also: Genesis 19:19, Genesis 26:29, Genesis 31:52, Exodus 32:12, Exodus 32:14, Numbers 11:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7451C; TAHOT Psalms 38:12 word 5

דִּבְּר֣וּdi.be.Ruthey have spoken

Lemma: דָבַר (da.var) · Strong's: H1696G

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVpp3cp)

Meaning: to speak: speak

Used 1056 times. Also: Genesis 8:15, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 16:13, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1696G; TAHOT Psalms 38:12 word 6

הַוּ֑וֹתha.Votdestruction<s>

Lemma: הַוָּה (hav.vah) · Strong's: H1942

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: desire

Used 15 times. Also: Job 6:30, Job 30:13, Psalms 5:9, Psalms 52:2, Psalms 52:7, Psalms 55:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1942; TAHOT Psalms 38:12 word 7

וּ֝מִרְמ֗וֹתu.mir.Motand deceit<s>

Lemma: מִרְמָה (mir.mah) · Strong's: H4820

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: deceit

Used 39 times. Also: Genesis 27:35, Genesis 34:13, 2 Kings 9:23, Job 15:35, Job 31:5, Psalms 5:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4820; TAHOT Psalms 38:12 word 8

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 38:12 word 9

הַיּ֥וֹםhai.Yomthe day

Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: day

Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Psalms 38:12 word 10

יֶהְגּֽוּ\׃yeh.Guthey devise

Lemma: הָגָה (ha.gah) · Strong's: H1897

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

Meaning: to mutter

Used 25 times. Also: Joshua 1:8, Job 27:4, Psalms 1:2, Psalms 2:1, Psalms 35:28, Psalms 37:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1897; TAHOT Psalms 38:12 word 11

How the BSB renders it

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

Those who seek	→	בָּקַשׁ H1245 to seek
my life	→	נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315H soul: life
lay snares	→	נָקַשׁ H5367 to snare
those who wish me	→	דָּרַשׁ H1875 to seek
harm	→	רָעָה H7451C distress: harm
speak	→	דָבַר H1696G to speak: speak
destruction	→	הַוָּה H1942 desire
plotting	→	הָגָה H1897 to mutter
deceit	→	מִרְמָה H4820 deceit
all	→	כֹּל H3605 all
day long	→	יוֹם H3117G day

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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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