Psalms

Psalm 35:7–8

⁷For without cause they laid their net for me;

without reason they dug a pit for my soul.

⁸May ruin befall them by surprise;

may the net they hid ensnare them;

may they fall into the hazard they created.

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
without cause	חִנָּ֣ם	ḥin·nām	Adverb	H2600 out of favour
they laid	טָֽמְנוּ־	ṭā·mə·nū-	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H2934 hide, conceal
their net	רִשְׁתָּ֑ם	riš·tām	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H7568 net
for me	לִ֭י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
without reason	חִ֝נָּ֗ם	ḥin·nām	Adverb	H2600 out of favour
they dug	חָפְר֥וּ	ḥā·p̄ə·rū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H2658 dig, search for
a pit	שַׁ֣חַת	ša·ḥaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H7845 pit
for my soul	לְנַפְשִֽׁי׃	lə·nap̄·šî	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
May ruin	שׁוֹאָה֮	šō·w·’āh	Noun - feminine singular	H7722 ravage (?)
befall them	תְּבוֹאֵ֣הוּ	tə·ḇō·w·’ê·hū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular; third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
by surprise	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
may the net	וְרִשְׁתּ֣וֹ	wə·riš·tōw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7568 net
they hid	טָמַ֣ן	ṭā·man	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2934 hide, conceal
ensnare them	תִּלְכְּד֑וֹ	til·kə·ḏōw	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular; third person masculine singular	H3920 capture, seize, take (by lot)
may they fall	יִפָּל־	yip·pāl-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5307 fall, lie
into	בָּֽהּ׃	bāh	Preposition; third person feminine singular
the hazard	בְּ֝שׁוֹאָ֗ה	bə·šō·w·’āh	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular	H7722 ravage (?)

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 35:7 John 15:25 · Psalm 140:5 · Psalm 9:15 · Psalm 25:3 · Job 18:8 · Psalm 69:4 · Psalm 7:3–5 · Psalm 119:85

Psalm 35:8 Psalm 141:9–10 · Luke 21:34 · Proverbs 5:22 · Psalm 9:15 · Psalm 57:6 · 1 Thessalonians 5:3 · Isaiah 47:11 · 1 Samuel 18:17 · Psalm 73:18–20 · Esther 7:10 · Proverbs 29:1 · Psalm 7:15–16

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.