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Turn awayסוּרfrom evilמֵרָעand doוַעֲשֵׂהgood;טוֹבseekבַּקֵּשׁpeaceשָׁלוֹםand pursue it.וְרָדְפֵהוּ
Psalms 34:14
Study it in the app“Turn away from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.”
Turn from evil, do good, seek peace and pursue itConflict and Reconciliation
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 34:14, word by word
- Turn awayסוּרsur
turn aside
To leave the road, go away.
Where else “sur” appears- from evilרָעra
evil
What is evil, the opposite of good.
Where else “ra” appears- and doעֲשֵׂהase
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “ase” appears- goodטוֹבtov
what is right
What is right and just, which God approves, the opposite of evil.
Where else “tov” appears- seekבַּקֵּשׁbakesh
seek
To go after someone or something in order to find it.
Where else “bakesh” appears- peaceשָׁלוֹםshalom
peace
Living without war or quarrels, in harmony.
Where else “shalom” appears- and pursue itרָדְפֵradfe
seek
To pursue something eagerly, like peace.
Where else “radfe” appears
The context
13Guard your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit.
14 · This verse (above)
15The eyes of YHWH are toward the righteous, and his ears toward their cry for help.