Psalms 12:9

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

The wicked freely strut around when vileness is exalted among mankind.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

סָבִ֗יב רְשָׁעִ֥ים יִתְהַלָּכ֑וּן כְּרֻ֥ם זֻ֝לּ֗וּת לִבְנֵ֥י אָדָֽם׃

Transliteration

sāḇîḇ rəšāʿîm yiṯhallāḵûn like rum zullûṯ to bənê ʾāḏām

Grammar Details

• *sāḇîḇ*: adverb - around/surrounding
• *rəšāʿîm*: masculine plural adjective - wicked ones
• *yiṯhallāḵûn*: hithpael imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they walk about
• *rum*: masculine singular construct - exaltation/rising of
• *zullûṯ*: feminine singular noun - worthlessness/vileness
• *bənê*: masculine plural construct - sons of
• *ʾāḏām*: masculine singular noun - man/mankind/humanity

Word Meanings

• *sāḇîḇ*: around/on every side/surrounding
• *rəšāʿîm*: wicked ones/evil people/ungodly
• *yiṯhallāḵûn*: they walk about/they prowl/they strut
• *kərum zullûṯ*: when vileness is exalted/according to the height of worthlessness
• *bənê ʾāḏām*: sons of man/children of humanity/human beings