They say, “With our tongues we will prevail. We own our lips—who can be our master?”Psalm 12:4
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
אֲשֶׁ֤ר אָֽמְר֨וּ׀ לִלְשֹׁנֵ֣נוּ נַ֭גְבִּיר שְׂפָתֵ֣ינוּ אִתָּ֑נוּ מִ֖י אָד֣וֹן לָֽנוּ׃
- אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.Sher“which”Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
- אָֽמְר֨וּ׀'a.me.Ru“they say”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- לִלְשֹׁנֵ֣נוּlil.sho.Ne.nu“<to> tongues our”Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from לָשׁוֹן · “tongue” · Strong's H3956G
- נַ֭גְבִּירNag.bir“we will make strong”Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 1st person, common, plural · from גָּבַר · “to prevail” · Strong's H1396
- שְׂפָתֵ֣ינוּse.fa.Tei.nu“lips our”Noun, feminine, dual, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from שָׂפָה · “lips” · Strong's H8193G
- אִתָּ֑נוּ'i.Ta.nu“[are] with us”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from אֵת · “with” · Strong's H0854
- מִ֖יmi“who?”Pronoun, interrogative · from מִי · “who?” · Strong's H4310
- אָד֣וֹן'a.Don“[is] master”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אָדוֹן · “lord” · Strong's H0113
- לָֽנוּ׃La.nu“of us”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from Op1c · “us” · Strong's H9035
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)