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If onlyאִםyou would slay,תִּקְטֹלEloah,אֱלוֹהַּthe wicked;רָשָׁעand menוְאַנְשֵׁיof blood,דָמִיםdepartסוּרוּfrom me,מֶנִּי
Psalms 139:19
Study it in the app“If only you would slay, Eloah, the wicked; and men of blood, depart from me,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 139:19, word by word
- you would slayתִּקְטֹלtiktol
slay
To kill, to put to death. A rare verb in Hebrew.
Where else “tiktol” appears- Eloahאֱלוֹהַּeloha
Eloah, god
Eloah: a name of God, the singular form of Elohim; also any god. It is used mostly in poetry.
Where else “eloha” appears- the wickedרָשָׁעrasha
wicked
One who does evil, the opposite of the righteous.
Where else “rasha” appears- and menאַנְשֵׁיanshe
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anshe” appears- of bloodדָמִיםdamim
bloodguilt
A murder, and the guilt it leaves on the killer.
Where else “damim” appears- departסוּרוּsuru
turn aside
To leave the road, go away.
Where else “suru” appears
The context
18If I count them, they are more than the sand; I awake, and still I am with you.
19 · This verse (above)
20who speak of you with plans; they take it up in vain, your enemies.