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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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Parallel translations (2) ▾

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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Original language & word study

9 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
יִמָּאֲס֣וּyi.ma.'a.Sumay they flowH3988
כְמוֹ־khe.mov-likeH3644
מַ֭יִםMa.yimwatersH4325
יִתְהַלְּכוּ־yit.ha.le.khu-[which] they go aboutH1980
לָ֑מוֹla.mo<for> themselves
יִדְרֹ֥ךְyid.Rokhmay he bendH1869
חִ֝צָּ֗יוchi.Tzavarrows hisH2671
כְּמ֣וֹke.MolikeH3644
יִתְמֹלָֽלוּ׃yit.mo.La.lulet them be cut offH4135

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Saul attempts to kill David (the harpist of Israel) — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Saul attempts to kill David (the harpist of Israel) — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain