Psalms

Psalm 120:3–4

3What will He do to you,

and what will be added to you,

O deceitful tongue?

4Sharp arrows will come from the warrior,

with burning coals of the broom tree!

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Psalm 120:3

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Whatמַה־mah-InterrogativeH4100 what? how? aught
will He doיִּתֵּ֣ןyit·tênVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH5414 give, put, set
to youלְ֭ךָlə·ḵāPreposition; second person masculine singular
and whatוּמַה־ū·mah-Conjunctive waw; InterrogativeH4100 what? how? aught
will be addedיֹּסִ֥יףyō·sîp̄Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH3254 add
to youלָ֗ךְlāḵPreposition; second person feminine singular
O deceitfulרְמִיָּֽה׃rə·mî·yāhNoun - feminine singularH7423 deceit, treachery
tongueלָשׁ֥וֹןlā·šō·wnNoun - common singularH3956 tongue

Psalm 120:4

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Sharpשְׁנוּנִ֑יםšə·nū·nîmVerb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine pluralH8150 whet, sharpen
arrowsחִצֵּ֣יḥiṣ·ṣêNoun - masculine plural constructH2671 arrow
from the warriorגִבּ֣וֹרḡib·bō·wrAdjective - masculine singularH1368 strong, mighty
withעִ֝֗ם‘imPrepositionH5973 with
burning coalsגַּחֲלֵ֥יga·ḥă·lêNoun - masculine plural constructH1513 ember
of the broom treeרְתָמִֽים׃rə·ṯā·mîmNoun - masculine pluralH7574 broom-plant, retem

Cross-references

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Psalm 120:3 Job 27:8

Psalm 120:4 James 3:5–8 · Proverbs 18:21 · Proverbs 19:9 · Proverbs 12:22 · Proverbs 16:27 · Psalm 45:5 · Proverbs 19:5

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.