Psalms 73:18
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction. | Surely You set them on slick ground; You cast them down into ruin. | Surely thou settest them in slippery places: Thou castest them down to destruction. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| surely | אַ֣ךְ | 'akh | H0389 | surelyאַךְ (akh) 1) indeed, surely (emphatic) 2) howbeit, only, but, yet (restrictive) |
| on slippery [places] | בַּ֭חֲלָקוֹת | BA-cha-la-kot | H2513B | smoothnessחֶלְקָה (chel.qah) 1) smooth part, smoothness, flattery 1a) smoothness, smooth part 1b) slippery places 1c) smoothness, flattery |
| you set | תָּשִׁ֣ית | ta-SHIT | 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 |
| you make fall them | הִ֝פַּלְתָּ֗ם | hi-pal-TAM | H5307G | to fall: fallנָפַל (na.phal) : fall/drop/fail 1) to fall, lie, be cast down, fail 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to fall 1a2) to fall (of violent death) 1a3) to fall prostrate, prostrate oneself before 1a4) to fall upon, attack, desert, fall away to, go away to, fall into the hand of 1a5) to fall short, fail, fall out, turn out, result 1a6) to settle, waste away, be offered, be inferior to 1a7) to lie, lie prostrate 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to cause to fall, fell, throw down, knock out, lay prostrate 1b2) to overthrow 1b3) to make the lot fall, assign by lot, apportion by lot 1b4) to let drop, cause to fail (fig.) 1b5) to cause to fall … |
| to deceptions | לְמַשּׁוּאֽוֹת׃ | le-ma-shu-'ot | H4876 | desolationמַשּׁוּאָה (mash.shu.ah) desolation, ruin |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.