Psalms 21:12

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

For thou wilt make them turn their back; Thou wilt make ready with thy bowstrings against their face.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

‫כִּי־נָט֣וּ עָלֶ֣יךָ רָעָ֑ה חָֽשְׁב֥וּ מְ֝זִמָּ֗ה בַּל־יוּכָֽלוּ׃‬

Transliteration

For nāṭû against-you rāʿāh ḥāšəbû məzimmāh bal-yûkālû

Grammar Details

*nāṭû*: 3rd person common plural Qal perfect + conjunction ki - for they stretched out/extended
against-you: preposition ʿal + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - against you
*rāʿāh*: feminine singular noun - evil
*ḥāšəbû*: 3rd person common plural Qal perfect - they planned/devised
*məzimmāh*: feminine singular noun - plot/scheme
*bal*: negative particle - not
*yûkālû*: 3rd person masculine plural Qal imperfect - they will prevail/succeed

Word Meanings

*nāṭû*: stretched out/extended/inclined
*rāʿāh*: evil/harm/calamity
*ḥāšəbû*: planned/devised/schemed
*məzimmāh*: plot/scheme/device
*yûkālû*: prevail/succeed/be able

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
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Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Ps 7:12-13 : 12 If a man turn not, he will whet his sword; He hath bent his bow, and made it ready. 13 He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death; He maketh his arrows fiery [shafts].
Ps 18:40 : 40 Thou hast also made mine enemies turn their backs unto me, That I might cut off them that hate me.
Ps 44:10 : 10 Thou makest us to turn back from the adversary; And they that hate us take spoil for themselves.
Ps 56:9 : 9 Then shall mine enemies turn back in the day that I call: This I know, that God is for me.
Ps 64:7 : 7 But God will shoot at them; With an arrow suddenly shall they be wounded.
Lam 3:12 : 12 He hath bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow.
Ps 9:3 : 3 When mine enemies turn back, They stumble and perish at thy presence.
Ps 18:14 : 14 And he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; Yea, lightnings manifold, and discomfited them.
Job 7:20 : 20 If I have sinned, what I unto thee, O thou watcher of men? Why hast thou set me as a mark for thee, So that I am a burden to myself?
Job 16:12-13 : 12 I was at ease, and he brake me asunder; Yea, he hath taken me by the neck, and dashed me to pieces: He hath also set me up for his mark. 13 His archers compass me round about; He cleaveth my reins asunder, and doth not spare; He poureth out my gall upon the ground.

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