Psalm 27:2

Hebrew	בִּקְרֹ֤ב עָלַ֨י מְרֵעִים֮ לֶאֱכֹ֪ל אֶתplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֵת hebrew The Hebrew אֵת word does not have a corresponding word in English. In Hebrew, it is a marker of the accusative, i.e. the word following it is the object of the sentence. For example, in Genesis 1:1 the word is preceded by בָּרָ֣א אֱלֹהִ֑ים ( בְּשָׂ֫רִ֥י צָרַ֣י וְאֹיְבַ֣י לִ֑י הֵ֖מָּה כָשְׁל֣וּ וְנָפָֽלוּ
ESV	When evildoers assail me to eat up my flesh, my adversaries and foes, it is they who stumble and fall.
NIV	When evil men advance against me to devour my flesh, when my enemies and my foes attack me, they will stumble and fall.
NLT	When evil people come to devour me, when my enemies and foes attack me, they will stumble and fall.
LXX	ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν greek Preposition meaning “in”. τῷplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article ἐγγίζειν ἐπ ἐμὲ κακοῦντας τοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article φαγεῖν τὰςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article σάρκας μου οἱplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article θλίβοντές με καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί greek Meaning * And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and” οἱplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article ἐχθροί μου αὐτοὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός greek Meaning * He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament. Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English) ἠσθένησαν καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί greek Meaning * And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and” ἔπεσαν
KJV	When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.

^{Psalm 27:1 ← Psalm 27:2 → Psalm 27:3}

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