Psalms

Psalm 38:2

²For Your arrows have pierced me deeply,

and Your hand has pressed down on me.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
Your arrows	חִ֭צֶּיךָ	ḥiṣ·ṣe·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H2671 arrow
have pierced me deeply	נִ֣חֲתוּ	ni·ḥă·ṯū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5181 go down, descend
and Your hand	יָדֶֽךָ׃	yā·ḏe·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3027 hand
has pressed down	וַתִּנְחַ֖ת	wat·tin·ḥaṯ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H5181 go down, descend
on me	עָלַ֣י	‘ā·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H5921 height

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.