Psalms

Psalm 141:4

⁴Do not let my heart be drawn to any evil thing

or take part in works of wickedness

with men who do iniquity;

let me not feast on their delicacies.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Do not let	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
my heart	לִבִּ֨י	lib·bî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
be drawn	תַּט־	taṭ-	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular	H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend
to any evil	רָ֡ע	rā‘	Adjective - masculine singular	H7451 bad, evil
thing	לְדָבָ֪ר׀	lə·ḏā·ḇār	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H1697 speech, word
or take part	לְהִתְע֘וֹלֵ֤ל	lə·hiṯ·‘ō·w·lêl	Preposition-b; Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct	H5953 act severely
in works	עֲלִל֨וֹת׀	‘ă·li·lō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H5949 wantonness, deed
of wickedness	בְּרֶ֗שַׁע	bə·re·ša‘	Preposition; Noun - masculine singular	H7562 wickedness
with	אֶת־	’eṯ-	Preposition	H854 with
men	אִישִׁ֥ים	’î·šîm	Noun - masculine plural	H376 man
who do	פֹּֽעֲלֵי־	pō·‘ă·lê-	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H6466 do, make
iniquity	אָ֑וֶן	’ā·wen	Noun - masculine singular	H205 trouble, sorrow, wickedness
let me not	וּבַל־	ū·ḇal-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H1077 not
feast	אֶ֝לְחַ֗ם	’el·ḥam	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H3898 fight, do battle
on their delicacies	בְּמַנְעַמֵּיהֶֽם׃	bə·man·‘am·mê·hem	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H4516 delicacy

Cross-references

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Matthew 6:13 · Psalm 119:36 · 1 Corinthians 15:33 · 2 Corinthians 6:17 · Isaiah 63:17 · 1 Kings 8:58 · James 1:13 · 1 Corinthians 10:31 · Deuteronomy 29:4 · Revelation 18:4 · Daniel 1:5–8 · Proverbs 23:1–3

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.