Psalms

Psalm 31:13

¹³For I hear the slander of many;

there is terror on every side.

They conspire against me

and plot to take my life.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I hear	שָׁמַ֨עְתִּי׀	šā·ma‘·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H8085 hear
the slander	דִּבַּ֥ת	dib·baṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1681 whispering, defamation, evil report
of many	רַבִּים֮	rab·bîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H7227 much, many, great
there is terror	מָג֪וֹר	mā·ḡō·wr	Noun - masculine singular	H4032 fear, terror
on every side	מִסָּ֫בִ֥יב	mis·sā·ḇîḇ	Preposition-m; Adverb	H5439 circuit, round about
They conspire	בְּהִוָּסְדָ֣ם	bə·hiw·wā·sə·ḏām	Preposition-b; Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural	H3245 establish, found, fix
against me	עָלַ֑י	‘ā·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H5921 height
plot	זָמָֽמוּ׃	zā·mā·mū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H2161 consider, purpose, devise
to take	לָקַ֖חַת	lā·qa·ḥaṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H3947 take
my life	נַפְשִׁ֣י	nap̄·šî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.