Psalms 140:5
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set gins for me. Selah. | The proud hide a snare for me; the cords of their net are spread along the path, and lures are set out for me. Selah | The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; They have spread a net by the wayside; They have set gins for me. [Selah |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| they have hidden | טָֽמְנֽוּ־ | ta-me-nu- | H2934 | to hideטָמַן (ta.man) 1) to hide, conceal, bury 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to hide 1a2) hiding, concealing, secretly laying (participle) 1a3) darkness (participle) 1b) (Niphal) to hide oneself 1c) (Hiphil) to hide |
| proud [people] | גֵאִ֨ים׀ | ge-'IM | H1343 | proudגֵּאֶה (ge.eh) proud |
| a trap | פַּ֡ח | pach | H6341A | snareפַּח (pach) 1) bird trap, trap, snare 1a) bird trap (literal) 1b) of calamities, plots, source or agent of calamity (fig.) |
| and ropes | וַחֲבָלִ֗ים | va-cha-va-LIM | H2256M | cordחֶ֫בֶל (che.vel) 1) a cord, rope, territory, band, company 1a) a rope, cord 1b) a measuring-cord or line 1c) a measured portion, lot, part, region 1d) a band or company § destruction |
| they have spread | פָּ֣רְשׂוּ | PA-re-su | H6566 | to spreadפָּרַשׂ (pa.ra.s) 1) to spread, spread out, stretch, break in pieces 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to spread out, display 1a2) to spread over 1b) (Niphal) to be scattered, be spread out 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to spread out 1c1) to scatter |
| a net | רֶ֭שֶׁת | RE-shet | H7568 | netרֶ֫שֶׁת (re.shet) 1) net 1a) net 1a1) for catching 1a2) of judgment (fig) 1a3) of leaders leading people to sin 1a4) as a trap for man 1b) network (brazen-for altar of tabernacle) |
| to [the] side of | לְיַד־ | le-yad- | H3027K | handיָד (yad) : hand/arm[anatomy] 1) hand 1a) hand (of man) 1b) strength, power (fig.) 1c) side (of land), part, portion (metaph.) (fig.) 1d) (various special, technical senses) 1d1) sign, monument 1d2) part, fractional part, share 1d3) time, repetition 1d4) axle-trees, axle 1d5) stays, support (for laver) 1d6) tenons (in tabernacle) 1d7) a phallus, a hand (meaning unsure) 1d8) wrists |
| a track | מַעְגָּ֑ל | ma'-GAL | H4570 | trackמַעְגָּל (ma.gal) 1) entrenchment, track 1a) circumvallation, entrenchment 1b) track |
| snares | מֹקְשִׁ֖ים | mo-ke-SHIM | H4170 | snareמוֹקֵשׁ (mo.qesh) bait, lure, snare |
| they have set | שָֽׁתוּ־ | sha-tu- | H7896G | to set: makeשִׁית (shit) : make/establish 1) to put, set 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to put, lay (hand upon) 1a2) to set, station, appoint, fix, set mind to 1a3) to constitute, make (one something), make like, perform 1a4) to take one's stand 1a5) to lay waste 1b) (Hophal) to be imposed, be set upon |
| Selah | סֶֽלָה׃ | SE-lah | H5542 | Selahסֶ֫לָה (se.lah) § 1) to lift up, exalt 1a) Selah 1a1) a technical musical term probably showing accentuation, pause, interruption |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.