Psalm 64

Other translations

VerseKJVBSBASV
7But God shall shoot at them with an arrow; suddenly shall they be wounded.But God will shoot them with arrows; suddenly they will be wounded.But God will shoot at them; With an arrow suddenly shall they be wounded.

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Original Hebrew words

EnglishHebrewSay itStrong'sMeaning
and he shot at themוַיֹּרֵ֗םvai-yo-REMH3384A
to shoot

יָרָא (ya.ra) 1) to shoot, pour 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to shoot arrows 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to shoot at 1b2) part. shooter, archer 1c) to throw water, rain

Godאֱלֹ֫הִ֥ים'E-lo-HIMH0430G
God

אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) This name means "gods" (plural intensive-singular meaning), "God" Another name of ye.ho.vah (יהוה "LORD" H3068G)

an arrowחֵ֥ץchetzH2671
arrow

חֵץ (chets) arrow

suddenlyפִּתְא֑וֹםpit-'omH6597
suddenly

פִּתְאֹם (pit.om) adv 1) suddenly, surprisingly subst 2) suddenness

they will beהָ֝י֗וּha-YUH1961
to be

הָיָה (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) …

wounds theirמַכּוֹתָֽם׃ma-ko-TAMH4347
wound

מַכָּה (mak.kah) 1) blow, wound, slaughter 1a) blow, stripe 1b) beating, scourging 1c) wound 1d) slaughter 1e) defeat, conquest 1f) plague

Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.