Psalms 68:21
Surely God will crush the heads of His enemies, the hairy crowns of those who persist in guilty ways.
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ASV
But God will smite through the head of his enemies, The hairy scalp of such a one as goeth on still in his guiltiness.
KJV
But God shall wound the head of his enemies, and the hairy scalp of such an one as goeth on still in his trespasses.
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9 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| אַךְ־ | 'akh- | surely | H389 → |
| אֱלֹהִ֗ים | 'E.lo.Him | God | H430 → |
| יִמְחַץ֮ | yim.Chatz | he will shatter | H4272 → |
| רֹ֤אשׁ | rosh | [the] head of | H7218 → |
| אֹ֫יְבָ֥יו | 'o.ye.Vav | enemies his | H341 → |
| קָדְקֹ֥ד | ka.de.Kod | scalp of | H6936 → |
| שֵׂעָ֑ר | se.'Ar | hair | H8181 → |
| מִ֝תְהַלֵּ֗ךְ | mit.ha.Lekh | [one who] goes about | H1980 → |
| בַּאֲשָׁמָֽיו׃ | ba.'a.sha.Mav | in guilt<s> his | H817 → |
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