Psalms
Psalm 121:3
3He will not allow your foot to slip;
your Protector will not slumber.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He will not | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| allow | יִתֵּ֣ן | yit·tên | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| your foot | רַגְלֶ֑ךָ | raḡ·le·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H7272 foot |
| to slip | לַמּ֣וֹט | lam·mō·wṭ | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4132 shaking, pole, bar (of yoke) |
| your Protector | שֹֽׁמְרֶֽךָ׃ | šō·mə·re·ḵā | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H8104 keep, watch, preserve |
| will not | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| slumber | יָ֝נ֗וּם | yā·nūm | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5123 be drowsy, slumber |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 3:26 · Proverbs 3:23 · 1 Samuel 2:9 · Psalm 91:12 · Psalm 66:9 · 1 Peter 1:5 · Isaiah 27:3 · Psalm 127:1 · Psalm 41:2 · Proverbs 2:8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.