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And my enemiesוְאֹיְבַיare alive,חַיִּיםthey are strong,עָצֵמוּand manyוְרַבּוּare those who hate meשֹׂנְאַיwith lies.שָׁקֶר
Psalms 38:19
Study it in the app“And my enemies are alive, they are strong, and many are those who hate me with lies.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 38:19, word by word
- And my enemiesאֹיְבַoyva
enemy
Enemy, foe: one who hates and opposes another.
Where else “oyva” appears- are aliveחַיִּיםchayim
alive
Having life, not dead.
Where else “chayim” appears- they are strongעָצֵמוּatsemu
grow mighty
To become mighty and grow in strength.
Where else “atsemu” appears- and manyרַבּוּrabu
be many
Become many, increase.
Where else “rabu” appears- are those who hate meשֹׂנְאַsona
hate
To feel rejection and hostility toward someone, to the point of wishing him harm.
Where else “sona” appears- with liesשָׁקֶרshaker
lie
What is said against the truth in order to deceive, even before a judge.
Where else “shaker” appears
The context
18For my iniquity I declare; I am anxious because of my sin.
19 · This verse (above)
20And those who repay evil for good oppose me because I pursue good.