Psalms 109:9
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow. | May his children be fatherless and his wife a widow. | Let his children be fatherless, And his wife a widow. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| may they be | יִֽהְיוּ־ | yih-yu- | H1961 | to beהָיָה (ha.yah) 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) --- 1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass 1a1b) to come about, come to pass 1a2) to come into being, become 1a2a) to arise, appear, come 1a2b) to become 1a2b1) to become 1a2b2) to become like 1a2b3) to be instituted, be established 1a3) to be 1a3a) to exist, be in existence 1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time) 1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality) 1a3d) to accompany, be with 1b) (Niphal) … |
| children his | בָנָ֥יו | va-NAV | H1121A | son: childבֵּן (ben) : child/son |
| fatherless ones | יְתוֹמִ֑ים | ye-to-MIM | H3490 | orphanיָתוֹם (ya.tom) an orphan, fatherless |
| and wife his | וְ֝אִשְׁתּוֹ | ve-'ish-to | H0802H | womanאִשָּׁה (ish.shah) : woman 1) woman, wife, female 1a) woman (opposite of man) 1b) wife (woman married to a man) 1c) female (of animals) 1d) each, every (pronoun) |
| a widow | אַלְמָנָֽה׃ | 'al-ma-NAH | H0490 | widowאַלְמָנָה (al.ma.nah) widow |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.