Psalms 35:7
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have digged for my soul. | For without cause they laid their net for me; without reason they dug a pit for my soul. | For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit; Without cause have they digged a pit for my soul. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| for | כִּֽי־ | ki- | H3588A | forכִּי (ki) 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since 1a) that 1a1) yea, indeed 1b) when (of time) 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) 1c) because, since (causal connection) 1d) but (after negative) 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if 1f) but rather, but 1g) except that 1h) only, nevertheless 1i) surely 1j) that is 1k) but if 1l) for though 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore |
| without cause | חִנָּ֣ם | chi-NAM | H2600 | for nothingחִנָּם (chin.nam) 1) freely, for nothing, without cause 1a) gratis, gratuitously, for nothing 1b) for no purpose, in vain 1c) gratuitously, without cause, undeservedly |
| they have hidden | טָֽמְנוּ־ | 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 |
| [the] pit of | שַׁ֣חַת | SHA-chat | H7845H | pit: graveשַׁ֫חַת (sha.chat) 1) pit, destruction, grave 1a) pit (for catching lions) |
| net their | רִשְׁתָּ֑ם | rish-TAM | 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) |
| without cause | חִ֝נָּ֗ם | chi-NAM | H2600 | for nothingחִנָּם (chin.nam) 1) freely, for nothing, without cause 1a) gratis, gratuitously, for nothing 1b) for no purpose, in vain 1c) gratuitously, without cause, undeservedly |
| they have dug | חָפְר֥וּ | cha-fe-RU | H2658 | to searchחָפַר (cha.phar) 1) to dig, search for 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to dig 1a2) to search, search out, explore |
| for life my | לְנַפְשִֽׁי׃ | le-naf-SHI | H5315H | soulנֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) 1) soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion 1a) that which breathes, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner being of man 1b) living being 1c) living being (with life in the blood) 1d) the man himself, self, person or individual 1e) seat of the appetites 1f) seat of emotions and passions 1g) activity of mind 1g1) uncertain 1h) activity of the will 1h1) uncertain 1i) activity of the character 1i1) uncertain |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.