Psalms

Psalm 120:3–5

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!

⁵Woe to me that I dwell in Meshech,

that I live among the tents of Kedar!

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
What	מַה־	mah-	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
will He do	יִּתֵּ֣ן	yit·tên	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
to you	לְ֭ךָ	lə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular
and what	וּמַה־	ū·mah-	Conjunctive waw; Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
will be added	יֹּסִ֥יף	yō·sîp̄	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3254 add
to you	לָ֗ךְ	lāḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular
O deceitful	רְמִיָּֽה׃	rə·mî·yāh	Noun - feminine singular	H7423 deceit, treachery
tongue	לָשׁ֥וֹן	lā·šō·wn	Noun - common singular	H3956 tongue

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Sharp	שְׁנוּנִ֑ים	šə·nū·nîm	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural	H8150 whet, sharpen
arrows	חִצֵּ֣י	ḥiṣ·ṣê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H2671 arrow
from the warrior	גִבּ֣וֹר	ḡib·bō·wr	Adjective - masculine singular	H1368 strong, mighty
with	עִ֝֗ם	‘im	Preposition	H5973 with
burning coals	גַּחֲלֵ֥י	ga·ḥă·lê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1513 ember
of the broom tree	רְתָמִֽים׃	rə·ṯā·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H7574 broom-plant, retem

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Woe	אֽוֹיָה־	’ō·w·yāh-	Interjection	H190
to me	לִ֭י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
that	כִּי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I dwell	גַ֣רְתִּי	ḡar·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H1481 sojourn
in Meshech	מֶ֑שֶׁךְ	me·šeḵ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4902 the Moschi
that I live	שָׁ֝כַ֗נְתִּי	šā·k̲an·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H7931 settle down, abide, dwell
among	עִֽם־	‘im-	Preposition	H5973 with
the tents	אָהֳלֵ֥י	’ā·ho·lê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H168 tent
of Kedar	קֵדָֽר׃	qê·ḏār	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6938 Kedar

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

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

Psalm 120:5 Genesis 10:2 · Genesis 25:13 · Ezekiel 27:13 · Song of Solomon 1:5 · Isaiah 60:6–7 · 2 Peter 2:7–8 · Ezekiel 39:1 · Ezekiel 27:21 · Micah 7:1–2 · Jeremiah 9:2–3 · Ezekiel 38:2–3

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.