Psalms

Psalm 83:3–4

³With cunning they scheme against Your people

and conspire against those You cherish,

⁴saying, “Come, let us erase them as a nation;

may the name of Israel be remembered no more.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
With cunning	יַעֲרִ֣ימוּ	ya·‘ă·rî·mū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6191 be shrewd, crafty
they scheme	ס֑וֹד	sō·wḏ	Noun - masculine singular	H5475 council, counsel
against	עַֽל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
Your people	עַ֭מְּךָ	‘am·mə·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H5971 people
and conspire	וְ֝יִתְיָעֲצ֗וּ	wə·yiṯ·yā·‘ă·ṣū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3289 advise, counsel
against	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
those You cherish	צְפוּנֶֽיךָ׃	ṣə·p̄ū·ne·ḵā	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H6845 hide, treasure up

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
saying	אָמְר֗וּ	’ā·mə·rū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H559 utter, say
Come	לְ֭כוּ	lə·ḵū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
let us erase them	וְנַכְחִידֵ֣ם	wə·naḵ·ḥî·ḏêm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural; third person masculine plural	H3582 hide, efface
as a nation	מִגּ֑וֹי	mig·gō·w	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H1471 nation, people
may the name	שֵֽׁם־	šêm-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H8034 name
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
be remembered	יִזָּכֵ֖ר	yiz·zā·ḵêr	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2142 remember
no	וְלֹֽא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
more	עֽוֹד׃	‘ō·wḏ	Adverb	H5750 a going round, continuance

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 83:3 Psalm 64:2 · Psalm 27:5 · Psalm 31:20 · Isaiah 7:6–7 · Luke 20:20–23 · Psalm 91:1 · Psalm 10:9 · Psalm 56:6

Psalm 83:4 Jeremiah 48:2 · Jeremiah 11:19 · Esther 3:6–9 · Psalm 74:8 · Acts 9:1–2 · Exodus 1:10 · Daniel 7:25 · Proverbs 1:12 · Jeremiah 31:36 · Matthew 27:62–66

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.