1 Samuel

1 Samuel 2:9

⁹He guards the steps of His faithful ones,

but the wicked perish in darkness;

for by his own strength shall no man prevail.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He guards	יִשְׁמֹ֔ר	yiš·mōr	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
the steps	רַגְלֵ֤י	raḡ·lê	Noun - feminine dual construct	H7272 foot
of His faithful ones	חֲסִידוֹ	ḥă·sī·ḏō	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H2623 kind, pious
but the wicked	וּרְשָׁעִ֖ים	ū·rə·šā·‘îm	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine plural	H7563 wicked, criminal
perish	יִדָּ֑מּוּ	yid·dām·mū	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1826 be or grow dumb, silent, still
in darkness	בַּחֹ֣שֶׁךְ	ba·ḥō·šeḵ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2822 darkness, obscurity
for	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
by his own strength	בְכֹ֖חַ	ḇə·ḵō·aḥ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H3581 strength, power
shall no	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
man	אִֽישׁ׃	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
prevail	יִגְבַּר־	yiḡ·bar-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1396 be strong, mighty

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.