Psalm 37:14
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
The wicked have drawn the sword and bent the bow to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those whose ways are upright.

Young's Literal Translation
A sword have the wicked opened, And they have trodden their bow, To cause to fall the poor and needy, To slaughter the upright of the way.

King James Bible
The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, [and] to slay such as be of upright conversation.

Hebrew
The wicked
רְשָׁעִים֮ (rə·šā·‘îm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's 7563: Wrong, an, bad person

have drawn
פָּֽתְח֣וּ (pā·ṯə·ḥū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 6605: To open wide, to loosen, begin, plough, carve

the sword
חֶ֤רֶב ׀ (ḥe·reḇ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 2719: Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword

and bent
וְדָרְכ֪וּ (wə·ḏā·rə·ḵū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 1869: To tread, to walk, to string a, bow

the bow
קַ֫שְׁתָּ֥ם (qaš·tām)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 7198: A bow, for, shooting, the iris

to bring down
לְ֭הַפִּיל (lə·hap·pîl)
Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct
Strong's 5307: To fall, lie

the poor
עָנִ֣י (‘ā·nî)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 6041: Poor, afflicted, humble

and needy,
וְאֶבְי֑וֹן (wə·’eḇ·yō·wn)
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 34: In want, needy, poor

to slay
לִ֝טְב֗וֹחַ (liṭ·ḇō·w·aḥ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 2873: To slaughter, butcher, slay

those whose ways
דָֽרֶךְ׃ (ḏā·reḵ)
Noun - common singular
Strong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action

[are] upright.
יִשְׁרֵי־ (yiš·rê-)
Adjective - masculine plural construct
Strong's 3477: Straight, right

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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