Psalms

Psalm 141:6

⁶When their rulers are thrown down from the cliffs,

the people will listen to my words,

for they are pleasant.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When their rulers	שֹׁפְטֵיהֶ֑ם	šō·p̄ə·ṭê·hem	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H8199 judge, govern
are thrown down	נִשְׁמְט֣וּ	niš·mə·ṭū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural	H8058 let drop
from	בִֽידֵי־	ḇî·ḏê-	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine dual construct	H3027 hand
the cliffs	סֶ֭לַע	se·la‘	Noun - masculine singular	H5553 crag, cliff
the people will listen	וְשָׁמְע֥וּ	wə·šā·mə·‘ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H8085 hear
to my words	אֲ֝מָרַ֗י	’ă·mā·ray	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H561 something said
for	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
they are pleasant	נָעֵֽמוּ׃	nā·‘ê·mū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5276 be pleasant, delightful, lovely

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.