Psalm 64:3
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר
(a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
have sharpenedשָׁנְנ֣וּ
(sha·ne·nu)
8150: to whet, sharpena prim. root
their tongueלְשֹׁונָ֑ם
(le·sho·v·nam;)
3956: tonguefrom an unused word
like a sword.כַחֶ֣רֶב
(cha·che·rev)
2719: a swordfrom charab
They aimedדָּרְכ֥וּ
(da·re·chu)
1869: to tread, marcha prim. root
bitterמָֽר׃
(mar.)
4751: bitter, bitternessfrom marar
speechדָּבָ֥ר
(da·var)
1697: speech, wordfrom dabar
[as] their arrow,חִ֝צָּ֗ם
(chi·tzam)
2671: arrowfrom chatsats


















KJV Lexicon
Who whet
shanan  (shaw-nan')
to point (transitive or intransitive); intensively, to pierce; figuratively, to inculcate -- prick, sharp(-en), teach diligently, whet.
their tongue
lashown  (law-shone')
the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water)
like a sword
chereb  (kheh'-reb)
drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement -- axe, dagger, knife, mattock, sword, tool.
and 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 bows to shoot their arrows
chets  (khayts)
a piercer, i.e. an arrow; by implication, a wound; figuratively, (of God) thunder-bolt; the shaft of a spear
even bitter
mar  (mar)
bitter; also (as noun) bitterness, or (adverbially) bitterly -- + angry, bitter(-ly, -ness), chafed, discontented, great, heavy.
words
dabar  (daw-baw')
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Who have sharpened their tongue like a sword. They aimed bitter speech as their arrow,

King James Bible
Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
who sharpen their tongues like swords and aim bitter words like arrows,

International Standard Version
who sharpen their tongues like swords, and aim their bitter words like arrows,

NET Bible
They sharpen their tongues like a sword; they aim their arrow, a slanderous charge,

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
They sharpened their tongue like a sword, and their words like an arrow

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They sharpen their tongues like swords. They aim bitter words like arrows

King James 2000 Bible
Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:
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