Psalms

Psalm 59:14

¹⁴They return in the evening,

snarling like dogs

and prowling around the city.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They return	וְיָשׁ֣וּבוּ	wə·yā·šū·ḇū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7725 turn back, return
in the evening	לָ֭עֶרֶב	lā·‘e·reḇ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6153 (sun)set, evening
snarling	יֶהֱמ֥וּ	ye·hĕ·mū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1993 murmur, growl, roar, be boisterous
like dogs	כַכָּ֗לֶב	ḵak·kā·leḇ	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3611 dog
and prowling around	וִיס֥וֹבְבוּ	wî·sō·wḇ·ḇū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5437 turn about, go around, surround
the city	עִֽיר׃	‘îr	Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.