Make them like tumbleweed, O my God, like chaff before the wind.Psalm 83:13
Original language and places
Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.
Original language (Hebrew)
אֱֽלֹהַ֗י שִׁיתֵ֥מוֹ כַגַּלְגַּ֑ל כְּ֝קַ֗שׁ לִפְנֵי־רֽוּחַ׃
- אֱֽלֹהַ֗י'elo.Hai“O God my”Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
- שִׁיתֵ֥מוֹshi.Te.mov“make them”Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from שִׁית · “make” · Strong's H7896G
- כַגַּלְגַּ֑לkha.gal.Gal“like <the> whirling dust”Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from גַּלְגַּל · “wheel” · Strong's H1534
- כְּ֝קַ֗שׁke.Kash“like chaff”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from קַשׁ · “stubble” · Strong's H7179
- לִפְנֵי־lif.nei-“<to> before”Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
- רֽוּחַ׃Ru.ach“a wind”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from רוּחַ · “breath” · Strong's H7307H
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)