Psalms

Psalm 109:17

¹⁷The cursing that he loved,

may it fall on him;

the blessing in which he refused to delight,

may it be far from him.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The cursing	קְ֭לָלָה	qə·lā·lāh	Noun - feminine singular	H7045 curse
he loved	וַיֶּאֱהַ֣ב	way·ye·’ĕ·haḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H157 love
may it fall on him	וַתְּבוֹאֵ֑הוּ	wat·tə·ḇō·w·’ê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular; third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
the blessing	בִּ֝בְרָכָ֗ה	biḇ·rā·ḵāh	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular	H1293 blessing
he refused	וְֽלֹא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
to delight	חָפֵ֥ץ	ḥā·p̄êṣ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2654 delight in
may it be far	וַתִּרְחַ֥ק	wat·tir·ḥaq	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H7368 be, or become, far, distant
from him	מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃	mim·men·nū	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.