Psalms 104:23

“Man goes out to his work, and to his labor until evening.”

Psalms 104:23 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Psalms 104:23, word by word

Manאָדָםadam

anyone

A person; with "not", no one.

Where else “adam” appears
goes outיֵצֵאyetse

go out

To go out of a place.

Where else “yetse” appears
to his workפָעֳלfaol

deed

What someone does; what God accomplishes.

Where else “faol” appears
and to his laborעֲבֹדָתavodat

labor

The task someone does with his hands, above all work in the field.

Where else “avodat” appears
eveningעָרֶבarev

evening

Evening, when the sun goes down. Each day of Genesis 1 is counted "evening and morning"; so in Israel the day begins at sunset.

Where else “arev” appears

The context

22The sun rises, they gather together, and in their dens they lie down.

23 · This verse (above)

24How many are your works, YHWH! All of them in wisdom you have made; the earth is full of your possessions.

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