Psalms 10:8
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages: in the secret places doth he murder the innocent: his eyes are privily set against the poor. | He lies in wait near the villages; in ambush he slays the innocent; his eyes watch in stealth for the helpless. | He sitteth in the lurking-places of the villages; In the secret places doth he murder the innocent; His eyes are privily set against the helpless. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| he sits | יֵשֵׁ֤ב׀ | ye-SHEV | H3427 | to dwellיָשַׁב (ya.shav) 1) to dwell, remain, sit, abide 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to sit, sit down 1a2) to be set 1a3) to remain, stay 1a4) to dwell, have one's abode 1b) (Niphal) to be inhabited 1c) (Piel) to set, place 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to sit 1d2) to cause to abide, set 1d3) to cause to dwell 1d4) to cause (cities) to be inhabited 1d5) to marry (give an dwelling to) 1e) (Hophal) 1e1) to be inhabited 1e2) to make to dwell Aramaic equivalent: ye.tiv (יְתִב "to dwell" H3488) |
| in an ambush of | בְּמַאְרַ֬ב | be-ma'-RAV | H3993 | ambushמַאֲרָב (ma.a.rav) 1) ambush, (hunter's) blind 1a) ambush, lurking place 1b) liers-in-wait |
| villages | חֲצֵרִ֗ים | cha-tze-RIM | H2691B | villageחָצֵר (cha.tser) settled abode, settlement, village, town |
| in the hiding places | בַּֽ֭מִּסְתָּרִים | BA-mis-ta-rim | H4565 | hidingמִסְתָּר (mis.tar) 1) secret place, hiding place 1a) secret place 1b) hiding place 1b1) for protection 1b2) for perpetration of crime |
| he kills | יַהֲרֹ֣ג | ya-ha-ROG | H2026 | to killהָרַג (ha.rag) 1) to kill, slay, murder, destroy, murderer, slayer, out of hand 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to kill, slay 1a2) to destroy, ruin 1b) (Niphal) to be killed 1c) (Pual) to be killed, be slain |
| [the] innocent | נָקִ֑י | na-KI | H5355A | innocentנָקִי (na.qi) 1) clean, free from, exempt, clear, innocent 1a) free from guilt, clean, innocent 1b) free from punishment 1c) free or exempt from obligations Also means: na.qi (נָקִיא "innocent" H5355B) |
| eyes his | עֵ֝ינָ֗יו | 'ei-NAV | H5869A | eyeעַ֫יִן (a.yin) : eye 1) eye 1a) eye 1a1) of physical eye 1a2) as showing mental qualities 1a3) of mental and spiritual faculties (fig.) |
| for an unfortunate person | לְֽחֵלְכָ֥ה | le-che-le-KHAH | H2489 | helplessחֵֽלְכָה (che.le.kah) hapless, poor, unfortunate person |
| they lie hidden | יִצְפֹּֽנוּ׃ | yitz-PO-nu | H6845 | to treasureצָפַן (tsa.phan) 1) to hide, treasure, treasure or store up 1a)(Qal) 1a1) to hide, treasure, treasure up 1a2) to lie hidden, lurk 1b) (Niphal) to be hidden, be stored up 1c) (Hiphil) to hide, hide from discovery |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.