Psalms

Psalm 34:14

¹⁴Turn away from evil and do good;

seek peace and pursue it.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Turn away	ס֣וּר	sūr	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H5493 turn aside
from evil	מֵ֭רָע	mê·rā‘	Preposition-m; Adjective - masculine singular	H7451 bad, evil
and do	וַעֲשֵׂה־	wa·‘ă·śêh-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H6213 do, make
good	ט֑וֹב	ṭō·wḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
seek	בַּקֵּ֖שׁ	baq·qêš	Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular	H1245 seek
peace	שָׁל֣וֹם	šā·lō·wm	Noun - masculine singular	H7965 completeness, soundness, welfare, peace
and pursue it	וְרָדְפֵֽהוּ׃	wə·rā·ḏə·p̄ê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H7291 pursue, chase, persecute

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.