Psalms

Psalm 79:12

¹²Pay back into the laps of our neighbors

sevenfold the reproach they hurled at You, O Lord.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Pay back	וְהָ֘שֵׁ֤ב	wə·hā·šêḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
into	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the laps	חֵיקָ֑ם	ḥê·qām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H2436 bosom
of our neighbors	לִשְׁכֵנֵ֣ינוּ	liš·ḵê·nê·nū	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H7934 inhabitant, neighbour
sevenfold	שִׁ֭בְעָתַיִם	šib̲·ʿā·t̲a·yim	Number - fd	H7659 seven-fold, seven times
the reproach	חֶרְפָּ֘תָ֤ם	ḥer·pā·ṯām	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H2781 reproach
they hurled at You	חֵרְפ֣וּךָ	ḥê·rə·p̄ū·ḵā	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural; second person masculine singular	H2778 reproach
O Lord	אֲדֹנָֽי׃	’ă·ḏō·nāy	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H136 lord

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.