Psalms 37:20 — King James Version← Study notes

“But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the Lord shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away.”

Psalms 37:20 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 37:2010 words

HebrewMeaning

כִּ֤יkiy

andconjH3588

+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···

רְשָׁעִ֨יםrəšāʿiym

guiltyadjH7563

condemned · ungodly · wicked · that did wrong

יֹאבֵ֗דוּyōʾbēdw

breakverbH6

destroy · not escape · fail · lose ···

וְ/אֹיְבֵ֣יwəʾōyəbēy

enemyconjH341

foe

יְ֭הוָהyəhwāh

LORDnounH3068

the Lord. Compare

כִּ/יקַ֣רkiyqar

brightnesspronH3368

clear · costly · excellent · fat ···

כָּרִ֑יםkāriym

captainnounH3733

furniture · lamb · pasture · ram. See also

כָּל֖וּkālw

accomplishverbH3615

cease · consume · determine · destroy ···

בֶ/עָשָׁ֣ןbeʿāšān

smokepronH6227

כָּֽלוּkālw

accomplishverbH3615

cease · consume · determine · destroy ···

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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