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I have hatedשָׂנֵאתִיthe assemblyקְהַלof evildoers,מְרֵעִיםand with the wickedוְעִם רְשָׁעִיםI will notלֹאsit.אֵשֵׁב
Psalms 26:5
Study it in the app“I have hated the assembly of evildoers, and with the wicked I will not sit.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 26:5, word by word
- I have hatedשָׂנֵאתִיsaneti
hate
To feel rejection and hostility toward someone, to the point of wishing him harm.
Where else “saneti” appears- the assemblyקְהַלkehal
assembly
The people gathered before YHWH.
Where else “kehal” appears- of evildoersמְרֵעִיםmereim
do evil
To harm someone; evildoers.
Where else “mereim” appears- and with the wickedרְשָׁעִיםreshaim
wicked
One who does evil, the opposite of the righteous.
Where else “reshaim” appears- sitאֵשֵׁבeshev
sit
To sit; or sit on the throne to reign.
Where else “eshev” appears
The context
4I have not sat with men of falsehood, nor do I go in with those who hide themselves.
5 · This verse (above)
6I will wash in innocence my hands, and go around your altar, YHWH,