Psalm 141:6
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Their judgesשֹׁפְטֵיהֶ֑ם
(sho·fe·tei·hem;)
8199: to judge, governa prim. root
are thrown downנִשְׁמְט֣וּ
(nish·me·tu)
8058: to let dropa prim. root
by the sidesבִֽידֵי־
(vi·dei-)
3027: handa prim. root
of the rock,סֶ֭לַע
(se·la)
5553: a crag, clifffrom an unused word
And they hearוְשָׁמְע֥וּ
(ve·sha·me·'u)
8085: to heara prim. root
my words,אֲ֝מָרַ֗י
(a·ma·rai)
561: speech, wordfrom amar
for they are pleasant.נָעֵֽמוּ׃
(na·'e·mu.)
5276: to be pleasant, delightful, or lovelya prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
When their judges
shaphat  (shaw-fat')
to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate
are overthrown
shamat  (shaw-mat')
to fling down; incipiently to jostle; figuratively, to let alone, desist, remit -- discontinue, overthrow, release, let rest, shake, stumble, throw down.
in stony
cela`  (seh'-lah)
a craggy rock, literally or figuratively (a fortress) -- (ragged) rock, stone(-ny), strong hold.
places
yad  (yawd)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
they shall hear
shama`  (shaw-mah')
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
my words
'emer  (ay'-mer)
something said -- answer, appointed unto him, saying, speech, word.
for they are sweet
na`em  (naw-ame')
to be agreeable -- pass in beauty, be delight, be pleasant, be sweet.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Their judges are thrown down by the sides of the rock, And they hear my words, for they are pleasant.

King James Bible
When their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my words; for they are sweet.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When their rulers will be thrown off the sides of a cliff, the people will listen to my words, for they are pleasing.

International Standard Version
When their judges are thrown off the cliff, the people will hear my words, for they are appropriate.

NET Bible
They will be thrown down the side of a cliff by their judges. They will listen to my words, for they are pleasant.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And their Judges were restrained by the hand of The Stone, and they heard my words, for they are sweet.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
When their judges are thrown off a cliff, they will listen to what I have to say. It will sound pleasant [to them].

King James 2000 Bible
When their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my words; for they are sweet.
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