Psalms

Psalm 99:8

⁸O LORD our God, You answered them.

You were a forgiving God to them,

yet an avenger of their misdeeds.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
O LORD	יְהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
our God	אֱלֹהֵינוּ֮	’ĕ·lō·hê·nū	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H430 God
You	אַתָּ֪ה	’at·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
answered them	עֲנִ֫יתָ֥ם	‘ă·nî·ṯām	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H6030 answer, respond
You were	הָיִ֣יתָ	hā·yî·ṯā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a forgiving	נֹ֭שֵׂא	nō·śê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
God	אֵ֣ל	’êl	Noun - masculine singular	H410 god
to them	לָהֶ֑ם	lā·hem	Preposition-l; Pronoun - third person masculine plural
yet an avenger	וְ֝נֹקֵ֗ם	wə·nō·qêm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5358 avenge, take vengeance
of	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
their misdeeds	עֲלִילוֹתָֽם׃	‘ă·lî·lō·w·ṯām	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H5949 wantonness, deed

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.