Psalms
Psalm 124:7
7We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowler;
the net is torn, and we have slipped away.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| We | נַפְשֵׁ֗נוּ | nap̄·šê·nū | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common plural | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| have escaped | נִמְלְטָה֮ | nim·lə·ṭāh | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H4422 slip away |
| like a bird | כְּצִפּ֥וֹר | kə·ṣip·pō·wr | Preposition-k; Noun - common singular | H6833 bird |
| from the snare | מִפַּ֪ח | mip·paḥ | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H6341 bird-trap |
| of the fowler | י֫וֹקְשִׁ֥ים | yō·wq·šîm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H3369 lay a bait or lure |
| the net | הַפַּ֥ח | hap·paḥ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H6341 bird-trap |
| is torn | נִשְׁבָּ֗ר | niš·bār | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular | H7665 break, break in pieces |
| and we | וַאֲנַ֥חְנוּ | wa·’ă·naḥ·nū | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common plural | H587 we |
| have slipped away | נִמְלָֽטְנוּ׃ | nim·lā·ṭə·nū | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common plural | H4422 slip away |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 91:3 · Proverbs 6:5 · 2 Timothy 2:26 · Psalm 25:15 · 1 Samuel 25:29 · 1 Samuel 23:26–27 · 2 Samuel 17:21–22 · Jeremiah 18:22 · 1 Samuel 24:14–15 · Jeremiah 5:26 · 2 Samuel 17:2
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.