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Psalm 143:3

For the enemy has pursued my soul, crushing my life to the ground, making me dwell in darkness like those long since dead.
Psalm 143:3
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Original language (Hebrew)

כִּ֥י רָ֘דַ֤ף אוֹיֵ֨ב׀ נַפְשִׁ֗י דִּכָּ֣א לָ֭אָרֶץ חַיָּתִ֑י הוֹשִׁיבַ֥נִי בְ֝מַחֲשַׁכִּ֗ים כְּמֵתֵ֥י עוֹלָֽם׃

  1. כִּ֥יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  2. רָ֘דַ֤ףra.Daf“he has pursued”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רָדַף · “to pursue” · Strong's H7291
  3. אוֹיֵ֨ב׀'o.Yev“an enemy”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from אֹיֵב · “enemy” · Strong's H0341
  4. נַפְשִׁ֗יnaf.Shi“self my”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from נֶ֫פֶשׁ · “soul” · Strong's H5315G
  5. דִּכָּ֣אdi.Ka'“he has crushed”
    Verb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from דָּכָא · “to crush” · Strong's H1792
  6. לָ֭אָרֶץLa.'a.retz“to the ground”
    Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “soil” · Strong's H0776H
  7. חַיָּתִ֑יchai.ya.Ti“life my”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from חַיָּה · “living thing” · Strong's H2416C
  8. הוֹשִׁיבַ֥נִיho.shi.Va.ni“he has caused to dwell me”
    Verb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from יָשַׁב · “to dwell” · Strong's H3427
  9. בְ֝מַחֲשַׁכִּ֗יםve.ma.cha.sha.Kim“in dark places”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from מַחְשָׁךְ · “darkness” · Strong's H4285
  10. כְּמֵתֵ֥יke.me.Tei“like dead [people] of”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, construct · from מוּת · “to die” · Strong's H4191
  11. עוֹלָֽם׃o.Lam“antiquity”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עוֹלָם · “old” · Strong's H5769J
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)