Psalm 10:8
Strong's Lexicon
He lies
יֵשֵׁ֤ב ׀ (yê·šêḇ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3427: 1) to dwell, remain, sit, abide 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to sit, sit down 1a2) to be set 1a3) to remain, stay 1a4) to dwell, have one's abode 1b) (Niphal) to be inhabited 1c) (Piel) to set, place 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to sit 1d2) to cause to abide, set 1d3) to cause to dwell 1d4) to cause (cities) to be inhabited 1d5) to marry (give an dwelling to) 1e) (Hophal) 1e1) to be inhabited 1e2) to make to dwell

in wait
בְּמַאְרַ֬ב (bə·ma’·raḇ)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3993: 1) ambush, (hunter's) blind 1a) ambush, lurking place 1b) liers-in-wait

near the villages;
חֲצֵרִ֗ים (ḥă·ṣê·rîm)
Noun - common plural
Strong's Hebrew 2691: 1) court, enclosure 1a) enclosures 1b) court 2) settled abode, settlement, village, town

in ambush
בַּֽ֭מִּסְתָּרִים (bam·mis·tā·rîm)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 4565: 1) secret place, hiding place 1a) secret place 1b) hiding place 1b1) for protection 1b2) for perpetration of crime

he slays
יַהֲרֹ֣ג (ya·hă·rōḡ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2026: 1) to kill, slay, murder, destroy, murderer, slayer, out of hand 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to kill, slay 1a2) to destroy, ruin 1b) (Niphal) to be killed 1c) (Pual) to be killed, be slain

the innocent;
נָקִ֑י (nā·qî)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5355: 1) clean, free from, exempt, clear, innocent 1a) free from guilt, clean, innocent 1b) free from punishment 1c) free or exempt from obligations 2) innocent

his eyes
עֵ֝ינָ֗יו (‘ê·nāw)
Noun - cdc | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5869: 1) eye 1a) eye 1a1) of physical eye 1a2) as showing mental qualities 1a3) of mental and spiritual faculties (fig.) 2) spring, fountain

watch in stealth
יִצְפֹּֽנוּ׃ (yiṣ·pō·nū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6845: 1) to hide, treasure, treasure or store up 1a)(Qal) 1a1) to hide, treasure, treasure up 1a2) to lie hidden, lurk 1b) (Niphal) to be hidden, be stored up 1c) (Hiphil) to hide, hide from discovery

for the helpless.
לְֽחֵלְכָ֥ה (lə·ḥê·lə·ḵāh)
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2489: 1) hapless, poor, unfortunate person

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
He lies in wait near the villages; in ambush he slays the innocent; his eyes watch in stealth for the helpless.

Young's Literal Translation
He doth sit in an ambush of the villages, In secret places he doth slay the innocent. His eyes for the afflicted watch secretly,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He waits in ambush near the villages; he kills the innocent in secret places. His eyes are on the lookout for the helpless;

New American Standard Bible
He sits in the lurking places of the villages; In the hiding places he kills the innocent; His eyes stealthily watch for the unfortunate.

King James Bible
He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages: in the secret places doth he murder the innocent: his eyes are privily set against the poor.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
He lies in wait near the villages; from ambush he murders the innocent. His eyes watch in secret for his victims;

New Living Translation
They lurk in ambush in the villages, waiting to murder innocent people. They are always searching for helpless victims.

English Standard Version
He sits in ambush in the villages; in hiding places he murders the innocent. His eyes stealthily watch for the helpless;

New American Standard Bible
He sits in the lurking places of the villages; In the hiding places he kills the innocent; His eyes stealthily watch for the unfortunate.

King James Bible
He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages: in the secret places doth he murder the innocent: his eyes are privily set against the poor.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He waits in ambush near the villages; he kills the innocent in secret places. His eyes are on the lookout for the helpless;

International Standard Version
They wait in ambush in the villages, they kill the innocent in secret.

NET Bible
He waits in ambush near the villages; in hidden places he kills the innocent. His eyes look for some unfortunate victim.

American Standard Version
He sitteth in the lurking-places of the villages; In the secret places doth he murder the innocent; His eyes are privily set against the helpless.

English Revised Version
He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages: in the covert places doth he murder the innocent: his eyes are privily set against the helpless.

Young's Literal Translation
He doth sit in an ambush of the villages, In secret places he doth slay the innocent. His eyes for the afflicted watch secretly,
















Cross References
Matthew 5:21
Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:

Job 24:14
The murderer rising with the light killeth the poor and needy, and in the night is as a thief.

Psalm 11:2
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.

Psalm 37:32
The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.

Psalm 64:4
That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.

Psalm 72:12
For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper.

Psalm 94:6
They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless.

Proverbs 1:11
If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:

Habakkuk 3:14
Thou didst strike through with his staves the head of his villages: they came out as a whirlwind to scatter me: their rejoicing was as to devour the poor secretly.

Psalm 1:1
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

Psalm 10:7
His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity.
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