Psalms

Psalm 37:35–38

³⁵I have seen a wicked, ruthless man

flourishing like a well-rooted native tree,

³⁶yet he passed away and was no more;

though I searched, he could not be found.

³⁷Consider the blameless and observe the upright,

for posterity awaits the man of peace.^d

³⁸But the transgressors will all be destroyed;

the future of the wicked will be cut off.

Footnotes

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
I have seen	רָ֭אִיתִי	rā·’î·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H7200 see
a wicked	רָשָׁ֣ע	rā·šā‘	Adjective - masculine singular	H7563 wicked, criminal
ruthless man	עָרִ֑יץ	‘ā·rîṣ	Adjective - masculine singular	H6184 awe-inspiring, terror-striking
flourishing	רַעֲנָֽן׃	ra·‘ă·nān	Adjective - masculine singular	H7488 luxuriant, fresh
like a well-rooted	וּ֝מִתְעָרֶ֗ה	ū·miṯ·‘ā·reh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular	H6168 be naked, bare
native tree	כְּאֶזְרָ֥ח	kə·’ez·rāḥ	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular	H249 a native

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
yet he passed away	וַ֭יַּֽעֲבֹר	way·ya·‘ă·ḇōr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
and was no more	אֵינֶ֑נּוּ	’ê·nen·nū	Adverb; third person masculine singular	H369 nothing, nought
though I searched	וָֽ֝אֲבַקְשֵׁ֗הוּ	wā·’ă·ḇaq·šê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singular	H1245 seek
he could not	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
be found	נִמְצָֽא׃	nim·ṣā	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H4672 attain to, find

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Consider	שְׁמָר־	šə·mār-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
the blameless	תָּ֭ם	tām	Adjective - masculine singular	H8535 complete
and observe	וּרְאֵ֣ה	ū·rə·’êh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H7200 see
the upright	יָשָׁ֑ר	yā·šār	Adjective - masculine singular	H3477 straight, right
for	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
posterity	אַחֲרִ֖ית	’a·ḥă·rîṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H319 after-part, end
the man	לְאִ֣ישׁ	lə·’îš	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
of peace	שָׁלֽוֹם׃	šā·lō·wm	Noun - masculine singular	H7965 completeness, soundness, welfare, peace

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But the transgressors	וּֽ֭פֹשְׁעִים	ū·p̄ō·šə·‘îm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H6586 rebel, transgress
will all	יַחְדָּ֑ו	yaḥ·dāw	Adverb	H3162 unitedness
be destroyed	נִשְׁמְד֣וּ	niš·mə·ḏū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural	H8045 be exterminated, destroyed
the future	אַחֲרִ֖ית	’a·ḥă·rîṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H319 after-part, end
of the wicked	רְשָׁעִ֣ים	rə·šā·‘îm	Adjective - masculine plural	H7563 wicked, criminal
will be cut off	נִכְרָֽתָה׃	niḵ·rā·ṯāh	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H3772 cut off, cut down