Psalm 37/Notes/Phrasal.v. 38.875096

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The adverb יחדו could indicate inclusivity (LXX: "together" [NETS, ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτό]; NIV: "all sinners") or degree (GNT: "completely," NET: "totally", so DCH: transgressors shall be utterly destroyed; cf. Ps 19:10). The use of the verb שׁמד ("wipe out completely, exterminate") and the emphatic assertion of the b-line that even their offspring will be destroyed suggests that יחדו indicates degree: "utterly" or "completely" (see DCH).