Psalms

Psalm 11:2

²For behold, the wicked bend their bows.

They set their arrow on the string

to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
behold	הִנֵּ֪ה	hin·nêh	Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
the wicked	הָרְשָׁעִ֡ים	hā·rə·šā·‘îm	Article; Adjective - masculine plural	H7563 wicked, criminal
bend	יִדְרְכ֬וּן	yiḏ·rə·ḵūn	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; Paragogic nun	H1869 tread, march
bows	קֶ֗שֶׁת	qe·šeṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H7198 bow
They set	כּוֹנְנ֣וּ	kō·wn·nū	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural	H3559 be firm
their arrow	חִצָּ֣ם	ḥiṣ·ṣām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H2671 arrow
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the string	יֶ֑תֶר	ye·ṯer	Noun - masculine singular	H3499 remainder, excellence, excess
to shoot	לִיר֥וֹת	lî·rō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H3384 throw, shoot
from	בְּמוֹ־	bə·mōw-	Preposition	H1119 in, with, by
the shadows	אֹ֝֗פֶל	’ō·p̄el	Noun - masculine singular	H652 darkness, gloom
at the upright	לְיִשְׁרֵי־	lə·yiš·rê-	Preposition-l; Adjective - masculine plural construct	H3477 straight, right
in heart	לֵֽב׃	lêḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.