Psalms

Psalm 35:5

⁵May they be like chaff in the wind,

as the angel of the LORD drives them away.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
May they be	יִֽהְי֗וּ	yih·yū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
like chaff	כְּמֹ֥ץ	kə·mōṣ	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular	H4671 chaff
in	לִפְנֵי־	lip̄·nê-	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct	H6440 face, before
the wind	ר֑וּחַ	rū·aḥ	Noun - common singular	H7307 breath, wind, spirit
as the angel	וּמַלְאַ֖ךְ	ū·mal·’aḵ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4397 messenger
of the LORD	יְהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
drives them away	דּוֹחֶֽה׃	dō·w·ḥeh	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H1760 push, thrust

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.