Psalms 59:12
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips let them even be taken in their pride: and for cursing and lying which they speak. | By the sins of their mouths and the words of their lips, let them be trapped in their pride, in the curses and lies they utter. | For the sin of their mouth, and the words of their lips, Let them even be taken in their pride, And for cursing and lying which they speak. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [the] sin of | חַטַּאת־ | cha-tat- | H2403B | sinחַטָּאת (chat.tat) : sin 1) sin, sin offering 1a) sin 1b) condition of sin, guilt of sin 1c) punishment for sin 1d) sin-offering 1e) purification from sins of ceremonial uncleanness |
| mouth their | פִּ֗ימוֹ | pi-mo | H6310G | lipפֶּה (peh) : lip/mouth peh 1) mouth 1a) mouth (of man) 1b) mouth (as organ of speech) 1c) mouth (of animals) 1d) mouth, opening, orifice (of a well, river, etc) 1e) extremity, end pim 2) a weight equal to one third of a shekel, occurs only in 1Sa 13:21 |
| [the] word of | דְּֽבַר־ | de-var- | H1697G | wordדָּבָר (da.var) : word/speech/command 1) speech, word, speaking, thing 1a) speech 1b) saying, utterance 1c) word, words 1d) business, occupation, acts, matter, case, something, manner (by extension) |
| lips their | שְׂפָ֫תֵ֥ימוֹ | se-FA-TEI-mov | H8193G | lipsשָׂפָה (sa.phah) : lips/mouth 1) lip, language, speech, shore, bank, brink, brim, side, edge, border, binding 1a) lip (as body part) 1b) language 1c) edge, shore, bank (of cup, sea, river, etc) |
| and let them be caught | וְיִלָּכְד֥וּ | ve-yi-la-khe-DU | H3920 | to captureלָכַד (la.khad) 1) to capture, take, seize 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to capture, seize 1a2) to capture (of men) (fig.) 1a3) to take (by lot) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be captured 1b2) to be caught (of men in trap, snare) (fig.) 1c) (Hithpael) to grasp each other |
| in pride their | בִגְאוֹנָ֑ם | vig-'o-NAM | H1347 | prideגָּאוֹן (ga.on) 1) exaltation, majesty, pride 1a) majesty, exaltation, excellence 1a1) of nations 1a2) of God 1a3) of the Jordan 1b) pride, arrogance (bad sense) |
| and from a curse | וּמֵאָלָ֖ה | u-me-'a-LAH | H0423 | oathאָלָה (a.lah) 1) oath 2) oath of covenant 3) curse 3a) from God 3b) from men 4) execration |
| and from lying | וּמִכַּ֣חַשׁ | u-mi-KA-chash | H3585 | lieכַּ֫חַשׁ (ka.chash) 1) lying, deception 2) leanness, failure |
| [which] they speak | יְסַפֵּֽרוּ׃ | ye-sa-PE-ru | H5608A | to recountסָפַר (sa.phar) v 1) to count, recount, relate 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to count (things) 1a2) to number, take account of, reckon 1b) (Niphal) to be counted, be numbered 1c) (Piel) to recount, rehearse, declare 1c1) to recount (something), rehearse 1c2) to talk 1c3) to count exactly or accurately 1d) (Pual) to be recounted, be rehearsed, be related |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.