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to bindלֶאְסֹרhis princesשָׂרָיוat his will,בְּנַפְשׁוֹand his eldersוּזְקֵנָיוto make wise.יְחַכֵּם
Psalms 105:22
Study it in the app“to bind his princes at his will, and his elders to make wise.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 105:22, word by word
- to bindאְסֹרesor
bind
To tie with ropes, or yoke animals.
Where else “esor” appears- his princesשָׂרָיsaray
chief
Someone set over others, in the army or in the state.
Where else “saray” appears- at his willנַפְשׁnafsh
appetite
Hunger or craving; the throat.
Where else “nafsh” appears- and his eldersזְקֵנָיzekenay
elder
The senior men who led a city or the people.
Where else “zekenay” appears- to make wiseיְחַכֵּםyechakem
be wise
Be wise, act wisely; in Exodus 1:10, act shrewdly.
Where else “yechakem” appears
Translation note
“To bind”: it can be understood as having authority over them.
The context
21He made him lord of his house and ruler over all his possessions,
22 · This verse (above)
23And Israel came into Egypt, and Jacob resided as an alien in the land of Ham.