Psalms 94:6

“The widow and the resident alien they kill, and the orphans they murder.”

Psalms 94:6 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Psalms 94:6, word by word

The widowאַלְמָנָהalmana

widow

Widow.

Where else “almana” appears
and the resident alienגֵרger

resident alien

Foreigner who lives in a land that is not his own, without the rights of those who belong to the place.

Where else “ger” appears
they killיַהֲרֹגוּyaharogu

kill

Kill, slay.

Where else “yaharogu” appears
and the orphansיתוֹמִיםytomim

fatherless

Orphan; above all one who has lost his father.

Where else “ytomim” appears
they murderיְרַצֵּחוּyeratsechu

murder

To take someone's life unjustly.

Where else “yeratsechu” appears

The context

5Your people, YHWH, they crush, and your inheritance they afflict.

6 · This verse (above)

7And they say, “Yah does not see, and the Elohim of Jacob does not understand.”

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