Psalms

Psalm 59:11

¹¹Do not kill them,

or my people will forget.

Scatter them by Your power,

and bring them down,

O Lord, our shield.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
kill them	תַּהַרְגֵ֤ם׀	ta·har·ḡêm	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H2026 kill, slay
or	פֶּֽן־	pen-	Conjunction	H6435 lest
my people	עַמִּ֗י	‘am·mî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H5971 people
will forget	יִשְׁכְּח֬וּ	yiš·kə·ḥū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7911 forget
Scatter them	הֲנִיעֵ֣מוֹ	hă·nî·‘ê·mōw	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H5128 quiver, wave, waver, tremble, totter
by Your power	בְ֭חֵילְךָ	ḇə·ḥê·lə·ḵā	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H2428 strength, efficiency, wealth, army
and bring them down	וְהוֹרִידֵ֑מוֹ	wə·hō·w·rî·ḏê·mōw	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H3381 come or go down, descend
O Lord	אֲדֹנָֽי׃	’ă·ḏō·nāy	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H136 lord
our shield	מָֽגִנֵּ֣נוּ	mā·ḡin·nê·nū	Noun - common singular construct; first person common plural	H4043 shield

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.