Psalms 37:21 — King James Version← Study notes

“The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.”

Psalms 37:21 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 37:217 words

HebrewMeaning

לֹוֶ֣הlōweh

abide withverbH3867

borrow · cleave · join · lend

רָ֭שָׁעrāšāʿ

guiltyadjH7563

condemned · ungodly · wicked · that did wrong

וְ/לֹ֣אwəlōʾ

ereconjH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

יְשַׁלֵּ֑םyəšalēm

make amendsverbH7999

end · finish · full · give again ···

וְ֝/צַדִּ֗יקwəṣadiyq

justconjH6662

lawful · righteous

חוֹנֵ֥ןḥwōnēn

beseechverbH2603

fair · (be · find · shew) favour ···

וְ/נוֹתֵֽןwənwōtēn

addconjH5414

apply · appoint · ascribe · assign ···

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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