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A generationדּוֹר—howמָהloftyרָמוּare its eyes,עֵינָיוandוְits eyelidsעַפְעַפָּיוare lifted up.יִנָּשֵׂאוּ
Proverbs 30:13
Study it in the app“A generation —how lofty are its eyes, and its eyelids are lifted up.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 30:13, word by word
- A generationדּוֹרdor
generation
The people of the same time.
Where else “dor” appears- loftyרָמוּramu
be high
To be up above, raised in honor.
Where else “ramu” appears- are its eyesעֵינָיenay
eye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “enay” appears- its eyelidsעַפְעַפָּיafapay
eyelid
An eyelid; also an eyelash. In poetry, "the eyelids of the dawn" are the first rays of morning.
Where else “afapay” appears- are lifted upיִנָּשֵׂאוּyinaseu
lift up
To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.
Where else “yinaseu” appears
The context
12A generation pure in its own eyes, and from its filth not washed.
13 · This verse (above)
14A generation whose teeth are swords and whose jaw teeth are knives, to devour the afflicted from the earth, and the needy from among mankind.