Psalms

Psalm 109:18

¹⁸The cursing that he wore like a coat,

may it soak into his body like water,

and into his bones like oil.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The cursing	קְלָלָ֗ה	qə·lā·lāh	Noun - feminine singular	H7045 curse
he wore	וַיִּלְבַּ֥שׁ	way·yil·baš	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3847 put on (a garment), wear, clothe, be clothed
like a coat	כְּמַ֫דּ֥וֹ	kə·mad·dōw	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H4055 measure
may it soak into	וַתָּבֹ֣א	wat·tā·ḇō	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
his body	בְּקִרְבּ֑וֹ	bə·qir·bōw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7130 inward part, midst
like water	כַמַּ֣יִם	ḵam·ma·yim	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
and into his bones	בְּעַצְמוֹתָֽיו׃	bə·‘aṣ·mō·w·ṯāw	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H6106 bone, substance, self
like oil	וְ֝כַשֶּׁ֗מֶן	wə·ḵaš·še·men	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H8081 fat, oil

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.