Psalms

Psalm 125:3

³For the scepter of the wicked will not rest

upon the land allotted to the righteous,

so that the righteous will not put forth

their hands to injustice.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the scepter	שֵׁ֤בֶט	šê·ḇeṭ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7626 rod, staff, club, sceptre
of the wicked	הָרֶ֗שַׁע	hā·re·ša‘	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7562 wickedness
will not	לֹ֪א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
rest	יָנ֡וּחַ	yā·nū·aḥ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5117 rest
upon	עַל֮	‘al	Preposition	H5921 height
the land allotted	גּוֹרַ֪ל	gō·w·ral	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1486 lot
to the righteous	הַֽצַּדִּ֫יקִ֥ים	haṣ·ṣad·dî·qîm	Article; Adjective - masculine plural	H6662 just, righteous
so that	לְמַ֡עַן	lə·ma·‘an	Conjunction	H4616 purpose, intent
the righteous	הַצַּדִּיקִ֨ים	haṣ·ṣad·dî·qîm	Article; Adjective - masculine plural	H6662 just, righteous
will not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
put forth	יִשְׁלְח֖וּ	yiš·lə·ḥū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7971 send
their hands	יְדֵיהֶֽם׃	yə·ḏê·hem	Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine plural	H3027 hand
to injustice	בְּעַוְלָ֬תָה	bə·‘aw·lā·ṯāh	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular	H5766 injustice, unrighteousness

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.