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He turnedהָפַךְtheir heartלִבָּםto hateלִשְׂנֹאhis people,עַמּוֹto deal craftilyלְהִתְנַכֵּלwith his servants.בַּעֲבָדָיו
Psalms 105:25
Study it in the app“He turned their heart to hate his people, to deal craftily with his servants.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 105:25, word by word
- He turnedהָפַךְhafach
change
To change something into something else.
Where else “hafach” appears- their heartלִבָּliba
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.
Where else “liba” appears- to hateשְׂנֹאseno
hate
To feel rejection and hostility toward someone, to the point of wishing him harm.
Where else “seno” appears- his peopleעַמּam
Ammi
Israel, YHWH's people: "my people".
Where else “am” appears- to deal craftilyהִתְנַכֵּלhitnakel
plot, deal deceitfully
Plot against someone, act with deceit.
Where else “hitnakel” appears- with his servantsעֲבָדָיavaday
servant of YHWH
YHWH's servant, like Moses or David.
Where else “avaday” appears
The context
24And he made his people very fruitful, and made them stronger than their adversaries.
25 · This verse (above)
26He sent Moses his servant, Aaron, whom he had chosen.