Psalms

Psalm 64:5

⁵They hold fast to their evil purpose;

they speak of hiding their snares.

“Who will see them?” they say.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They hold fast	יְחַזְּקוּ־	yə·ḥaz·zə·qū-	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen
to their evil	רָ֗ע	rā‘	Adjective - masculine singular	H7451 bad, evil
purpose	דָּ֘בָ֤ר	dā·ḇār	Noun - masculine singular	H1697 speech, word
they speak	יְֽ֭סַפְּרוּ	yə·sap·pə·rū	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5608 count
of hiding	לִטְמ֣וֹן	liṭ·mō·wn	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H2934 hide, conceal
their snares	מוֹקְשִׁ֑ים	mō·wq·šîm	Noun - masculine plural	H4170 a bait or lure
Who	מִ֣י	mî	Interrogative	H4310 who?
will see	יִרְאֶה־	yir·’eh-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7200 see
them	לָּֽמוֹ׃	lā·mōw	Preposition; third person masculine plural
they say	אָ֝מְר֗וּ	’ā·mə·rū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H559 utter, say

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.