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When evildoersמְרֵעִיםdrew nearבִּקְרֹבagainst meעָלַיto eatלֶאֱכֹלmy flesh,אֶת בְּשָׂרִיmy adversariesצָרַיand my enemiesוְאֹיְבַי לִי—theyהֵמָּהstumbledכָשְׁלוּand fell.וְנָפָלוּ
Psalms 27:2
Study it in the app“When evildoers drew near against me to eat my flesh, my adversaries and my enemies —they stumbled and fell.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 27:2, word by word
- When evildoersמְרֵעִיםmereim
do evil
To harm someone; evildoers.
Where else “mereim” appears- drew nearקְרֹבkerov
come near
To come near to someone or something.
Where else “kerov” appears- to eatאֱכֹלechol
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “echol” appears- my fleshבְּשָׂרִbesari
flesh
The body of a person or animal, the soft part covering the bones.
Where else “besari” appears- my adversariesצָרַtsara
adversary
Someone who oppresses and attacks another; the adversary.
Where else “tsara” appears- and my enemiesאֹיְבַoyva
enemy
Enemy, foe: one who hates and opposes another.
Where else “oyva” appears- stumbledכָשְׁלוּchashlu
stumble
To lose one's balance while walking until one falls.
Where else “chashlu” appears- and fellנָפָלוּnafalu
fall
To fall to the ground, or for a city to fall.
Where else “nafalu” appears
The context
1Of David. YHWH is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? YHWH is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be in dread?
2 · This verse (above)
3Though a camp encamp against me, my heart will not fear; though war rise against me, in this I trust.