Psalms

Psalm 37:14

¹⁴The wicked have drawn the sword

and bent the bow

to bring down the poor and needy,

to slay those whose ways are upright.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The wicked	רְשָׁעִים֮	rə·šā·‘îm	Adjective - masculine plural	H7563 wicked, criminal
have drawn	פָּֽתְח֣וּ	pā·ṯə·ḥū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6605 open
the sword	חֶ֤רֶב׀	ḥe·reḇ	Noun - feminine singular	H2719 sword
and bent	וְדָרְכ֪וּ	wə·ḏā·rə·ḵū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H1869 tread, march
the bow	קַ֫שְׁתָּ֥ם	qaš·tām	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H7198 bow
to bring down	לְ֭הַפִּיל	lə·hap·pîl	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H5307 fall, lie
the poor	עָנִ֣י	‘ā·nî	Adjective - masculine singular	H6041 poor, afflicted, humble, meek
and needy	וְאֶבְי֑וֹן	wə·’eḇ·yō·wn	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular	H34 in want, needy, poor
to slay	לִ֝טְב֗וֹחַ	liṭ·ḇō·w·aḥ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H2873 slaughter, butcher, slay
those whose ways	דָֽרֶךְ׃	ḏā·reḵ	Noun - common singular	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
upright	יִשְׁרֵי־	yiš·rê-	Adjective - masculine plural construct	H3477 straight, right

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.