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Do notאַלkill them,תַּהַרְגֵםlestפֶּןmy peopleעַמִּיforget;יִשְׁכְּחוּmake them wanderהֲנִיעֵמוֹby your power,בְחֵילְךָand bring them down,וְהוֹרִידֵמוֹour shield,מָגִנֵּנוּAdonai.אֲדֹנָי
Psalms 59:11
Study it in the app“Do not kill them, lest my people forget; make them wander by your power, and bring them down, our shield, Adonai.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 59:11, word by word
- kill themתַּהַרְגֵtaharge
kill
Kill, slay.
Where else “taharge” appears- my peopleעַמִּami
Ammi
Israel, YHWH's people: "my people".
Where else “ami” appears- forgetיִשְׁכְּחוּyishkchu
forget
Forget.
Where else “yishkchu” appears- make them wanderהֲנִיעֵhanie
wander
To go from place to place with no fixed home, like an outcast.
Where else “hanie” appears- by your powerחֵילְchel
valor
Strength and ability: the brave man in war, the capable and worthy person.
Where else “chel” appears- and bring them downהוֹרִידֵhoride
bring down
To bring something or someone to a lower place.
Where else “horide” appears- our shieldמָגִנֵּmagine
protector
One who protects: YHWH, "my shield".
Where else “magine” appears- Adonaiאֲדֹנָadona
Adonai, Lord
"Adonai": "my Lord", said only to God. It is a title of respect that acknowledges his authority. It is not another god besides YHWH: often it goes with his name, "Adonai YHWH", Lord YHWH.
Where else “adona” appears
The context
10The Elohim of my loyal love will come to meet me; Elohim will let me look on those who lie in wait for me.
11 · This verse (above)
12The sin of their mouth is the word of their lips; let them be caught in their pride, and for the imprecation and the lying that they recount.