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Forכִּיthey stretched outנָטוּevilרָעָהagainst you;עָלֶיךָthey devisedחָשְׁבוּa plan;מְזִמָּהthey will notבַּלprevail.יוּכָלוּ
Psalms 21:11
Study it in the app“For they stretched out evil against you; they devised a plan; they will not prevail.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 21:11, word by word
- they stretched outנָטוּnatu
stretch out
To reach out the hand, or set up a tent.
Where else “natu” appears- evilרָעָהraa
evil
What is evil, the opposite of good.
Where else “raa” appears- they devisedחָשְׁבוּchashvu
think
To turn something over in the mind until forming an opinion.
Where else “chashvu” appears- a planמְזִמָּהmezima
plan
What one plots, often evil.
Where else “mezima” appears- they will notבַּלbal
not
Not: a negative proper to Hebrew poetry; it denies strongly ("it will not be moved").
Where else “bal” appears- prevailיוּכָלוּyuchalu
prevail
To come out victorious against someone stronger or greater.
Where else “yuchalu” appears
The context
10Their fruit you will destroy from the earth, and their offspring from among human beings.
11 · This verse (above)
12For you will make them turn their backs; with your cords you will aim at their faces.