Psalm 11:2
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
For, behold,הִנֵּ֪ה
(hin·neh)
2009: lo! behold!prol. of hen
the wickedהָרְשָׁעִ֡ים
(ha·re·sha·'im)
7563: wicked, criminalfrom an unused word
bendיִדְרְכ֬וּן
(yid·re·chun)
1869: to tread, marcha prim. root
the bow,קֶ֗שֶׁת
(ke·shet)
7198: a bowperhaps from qush
They make readyכֹּונְנ֣וּ
(ko·vn·nu)
3559: to be firma prim. root
their arrowחִצָּ֣ם
(chi·tzam)
2671: arrowfrom chatsats
upon the stringיֶ֑תֶר
(ye·ter;)
3499b: a cordfrom yathar
To shootלִירֹ֥ות
(li·ro·vt)
3384: to throw, shoota prim. root
in darknessאֹ֝֗פֶל
(o·fel)
652: darkness, gloomfrom an unused word
at the uprightלְיִשְׁרֵי־
(le·yish·rei-)
3477: straight, rightfrom yashar
in heart.לֵֽב׃
(lev.)
3820: inner man, mind, will, heartfrom the same as lebab


















KJV Lexicon
For lo the wicked
rasha`  (raw-shaw')
morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person -- + condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.
bend
darak  (daw-rak')
to tread; by implication, to walk; also to string a bow (by treading on it in bending) -- archer, bend, come, draw, go (over), guide, lead (forth), thresh, tread (down), walk.
their bow
qesheth  (keh'-sheth)
of bending: a bow, for shooting (hence, figuratively, strength) or the iris -- arch(-er), + arrow, bow(-man, -shot).
they make ready
kuwn  (koon)
to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications
their arrow
chets  (khayts)
a piercer, i.e. an arrow; by implication, a wound; figuratively, (of God) thunder-bolt; the shaft of a spear
upon the string
yether  (yeh'-ther)
an overhanging, i.e. (by implication) an excess, superiority, remainder; also a small rope (as hanging free)
that they may privily
'ophel  (o'fel)
dusk -- darkness, obscurity, privily.
bmow  (bem-o')
in, with, by, etc. -- for, in into, through.
shoot
yarah  (yaw-raw')
to flow as water (i.e. to rain); transitively, to lay or throw (especially an arrow, i.e. to shoot); figuratively, to point out (as if by aiming the finger), to teach
at the upright
yashar  (yaw-shawr')
straight -- convenient, equity, Jasher, just, meet(-est), + pleased well right(-eous), straight, (most) upright(-ly, -ness).
in heart
leb  (labe)
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
For, behold, the wicked bend the bow, They make ready their arrow upon the string To shoot in darkness at the upright in heart.

King James Bible
For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For look, the wicked string the bow; they put the arrow on the bowstring to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart.

International Standard Version
Look, the wicked have bent their bow and placed their arrow on the string, to shoot from the darkness at the upright in heart.

NET Bible
For look, the wicked prepare their bows, they put their arrows on the strings, to shoot in the darkness at the morally upright.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Because, behold, sinners have drawn the bow and readied their arrows upon the string to shoot in thick darkness at the upright hearts

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Wicked people bend their bows. They set their arrows against the strings to shoot in the dark at people whose motives are decent.

King James 2000 Bible
For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may secretly shoot at the upright in heart.
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