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You have pleaded,רַבְתָּAdonai,אֲדֹנָיthe causesרִיבֵיof my soul;נַפְשִׁיyou have redeemedגָּאַלְתָּmy life.חַיָּי
Lamentations 3:58
Study it in the app“You have pleaded, Adonai, the causes of my soul; you have redeemed my life.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Lamentations 3:58, word by word
- You have pleadedרַבְתָּravta
plead
To argue a cause; YHWH accuses his people.
Where else “ravta” appears- Adonaiאֲדֹנָadona
Adonai, Lord
"Adonai": "my Lord", said only to God. It is a title of respect that acknowledges his authority. It is not another god besides YHWH: often it goes with his name, "Adonai YHWH", Lord YHWH.
Where else “adona” appears- the causesרִיבֵיrive
case
A matter brought before the judge.
Where else “rive” appears- of my soulנַפְשִׁnafshi
life
Life, when it is at stake.
Where else “nafshi” appears- you have redeemedגָּאַלְתָּgaalta
Redeemer
YHWH, who rescues his people.
Where else “gaalta” appears- my lifeחַיָּchaya
life
The span and strength of being alive, which come from God.
Where else “chaya” appears
The context
57You came near on the day I called on you; you said, “Do not fear.”
58 · This verse (above)
59You have seen, YHWH, the wrong done to me; judge my right.