Rescue me, O LORD, from evil men. Protect me from men of violence,Psalm 140:1
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Original language (Hebrew)
חַלְּצֵ֣נִי יְ֭הוָה מֵאָדָ֣ם רָ֑ע מֵאִ֖ישׁ חֲמָסִ֣ים תִּנְצְרֵֽנִי׃
- חַלְּצֵ֣נִיcha.le.Tze.ni“rescue me”Verb, piel, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from חָלַץ · “to rescue” · Strong's H2502A
- יְ֭הוָהYah.weh“O Yahweh”Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
- מֵאָדָ֣םme.'a.Dam“from a man”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אָדָם · “man” · Strong's H0120G
- רָ֑עRa'“evil”Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from רַע · “evil” · Strong's H7451H
- מֵאִ֖ישׁme.'Ish“from a man of”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אִישׁ · “man” · Strong's H0376G
- חֲמָסִ֣יםcha.ma.Sim“violence<s>”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from חָמָס · “violence” · Strong's H2555
- תִּנְצְרֵֽנִי׃tin.tze.Re.ni“you will preserve me”Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from נָצַר · “to watch” · Strong's H5341
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)