Psalms

Psalm 55:15

¹⁵Let death seize them by surprise;

let them go down to Sheol alive,

for evil is with them in their homes.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Let death seize them by surprise	יַשִּׁימָוֶת	yaš·šī·må̄·wɛṯ	Noun - common singular	H3451 desolation
let them go down	יֵרְד֣וּ	yê·rə·ḏū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3381 come or go down, descend
to Sheol	שְׁא֣וֹל	šə·’ō·wl	Noun - common singular	H7585 underworld
alive	חַיִּ֑ים	ḥay·yîm	Noun - masculine plural	H2416 alive, living
for	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
evil	רָע֖וֹת	rā·‘ō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H7451 bad, evil
is with them	בְּקִרְבָּֽם׃	bə·qir·bām	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H7130 inward part, midst
in their homes	בִּמְגוּרָ֣ם	bim·ḡū·rām	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H4033 sojourning-place, dwelling-place

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.