Psalms

Psalm 27:2

²When the wicked came upon me to devour my flesh,

my enemies and foes stumbled and fell.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When the wicked	מְרֵעִים֮	mə·rê·‘îm	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural	H7489 be evil, bad
came	בִּקְרֹ֤ב	biq·rōḇ	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7126 come near, approach
upon me	עָלַ֨י׀	‘ā·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H5921 height
to devour	לֶאֱכֹ֪ל	le·’ĕ·ḵōl	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H398 eat
my flesh	בְּשָׂ֫רִ֥י	bə·śā·rî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1320 flesh
my enemies	צָרַ֣י	ṣā·ray	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H6862 narrow, tight
and foes	וְאֹיְבַ֣י	wə·’ō·yə·ḇay	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H341 be hostile to
stumbled	כָשְׁל֣וּ	ḵā·šə·lū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H3782 stumble, stagger, totter
and fell	וְנָפָֽלוּ׃	wə·nā·p̄ā·lū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H5307 fall, lie

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.