Psalms 69:22
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Let their table become a snare before them: and that which should have been for their welfare, let it become a trap. | May their table become a snare; may it be a retribution and a trap. | Let their table before them become a snare; And when they are in peace, let it become a trap. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| may it become | יְהִֽי־ | ye-hi- | 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) … |
| table their | שֻׁלְחָנָ֣ם | shul-cha-NAM | H7979 | tableשֻׁלְחָן (shul.chan) 1) table 1a) table 1a1) of king's table, private use, sacred uses |
| to before them | לִפְנֵיהֶ֣ם | lif-nei-HEM | H6440G | face: beforeפָּנֶה (pa.neh) : before/to/front 1) face 1a) face, faces 1b) presence, person 1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim) 1d) face (of animals) 1e) face, surface (of ground) 1f) as adv of loc/temp 1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before 1g) with prep 1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of |
| into a trap | לְפָ֑ח | le-FACH | H6341A | snareפַּח (pach) 1) bird trap, trap, snare 1a) bird trap (literal) 1b) of calamities, plots, source or agent of calamity (fig.) |
| and for allies | וְלִשְׁלוֹמִ֥ים | ve-lish-lo-MIM | H7965G | peaceשָׁלוֹם (sha.lom) : peace 1) completeness, soundness, welfare, peace 1a) completeness (in number) 1b) safety, soundness (in body) 1c) welfare, health, prosperity 1d) peace, quiet, tranquillity, contentment 1e) peace, friendship 1e1) of human relationships 1e2) with God especially in covenant relationship 1f) peace (from war) 1g) peace (as adjective) |
| into a snare | לְמוֹקֵֽשׁ׃ | le-mo-KESH | H4170 | snareמוֹקֵשׁ (mo.qesh) bait, lure, snare |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.