Psalms 9:3 Go deeper

When mine enemies are turned back, they shall fall and perish at thy presence. (KJV)

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בְּשׁוּב\־be.shuv-when turn

Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725G

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

Meaning: to return: return

Used 621 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 8:3, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 14:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7725G; TAHOT Psalms 9:3 word 1

אוֹיְבַ֥י'oy.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 9:3 word 2

אָח֑וֹר'a.Chorbackwards

Lemma: אָחוֹר (a.chor) · Strong's: H0268

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

Meaning: back

Used 41 times. Also: Genesis 49:17, Exodus 26:12, Exodus 33:23, 2 Samuel 1:22, 2 Samuel 10:9, 1 Kings 7:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0268; TAHOT Psalms 9:3 word 3

יִכָּשְׁל֥וּyi.ka.she.Luthey stumble

Lemma: כָּשַׁל (ka.shal) · Strong's: H3782

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVNi3mp)

Meaning: to stumble

Used 60 times. Also: Leviticus 26:37, 1 Samuel 2:4, 2 Chronicles 25:8, 2 Chronicles 28:15, 2 Chronicles 28:23, Nehemiah 4:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3782; TAHOT Psalms 9:3 word 4

וְ֝יֹאבְד֗וּve.yoe.Duand they may perish

Lemma: אָבַד (a.vad) · Strong's: H0006

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqu3mp)

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 9:3 word 5

מִפָּנֶֽיךָ\׃mi.pa.Nei.khafrom before you

Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: face: before

Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT Psalms 9:3 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

When my enemies	→	אֹיֵב H0341 enemy
retreat	→	שׁוּב H7725G to return: return
. . .	→	אָחוֹר H0268 back
they stumble	→	כָּשַׁל H3782 to stumble
and perish	→	אָבַד H0006 to perish
before You	→	פָּנֶה H6440G face: before

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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