Psalms 58:7
May they vanish like water that runs off; when they draw the bow, may their arrows be blunted.
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ASV
Let them melt away as water that runneth apace: When he aimeth his arrows, let them be as though they were cut off.
KJV
Let them melt away as waters which run continually: when he bendeth his bow to shoot his arrows, let them be as cut in pieces.
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9 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| יִמָּאֲס֣וּ | yi.ma.'a.Su | may they flow | H3988 → |
| כְמוֹ־ | khe.mov- | like | H3644 → |
| מַ֭יִם | Ma.yim | waters | H4325 → |
| יִתְהַלְּכוּ־ | yit.ha.le.khu- | [which] they go about | H1980 → |
| לָ֑מוֹ | la.mo | <for> themselves | |
| יִדְרֹ֥ךְ | yid.Rokh | may he bend | H1869 → |
| חִ֝צָּ֗יו | chi.Tzav | arrows his | H2671 → |
| כְּמ֣וֹ | ke.Mo | like | H3644 → |
| יִתְמֹלָֽלוּ׃ | yit.mo.La.lu | let them be cut off | H4135 → |
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