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And he raisedוַיִּשָּׂאhis handיָדוֹto them,לָהֶםto make them fallלְהַפִּיל אוֹתָםin the wilderness,בַּמִּדְבָּר
Psalms 106:26
Study it in the app“And he raised his hand to them, to make them fall in the wilderness,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 106:26, word by word
- And he raisedיִּשָּׂאyisa
lift up
To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.
Where else “yisa” appears- his handיָדyad
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yad” appears- to make them fallהַפִּילhapil
fall
To fall to the ground, or for a city to fall.
Where else “hapil” appears- in the wildernessמִּדְבָּרmidbar
wilderness
Dry, unfarmed land where flocks graze.
Where else “midbar” appears
Translation note
“Raising the hand” is the gesture of one who swears (see Numbers 14:30).
The context
25And they grumbled in their tents; they did not listen to the voice of YHWH.
26 · This verse (above)
27and to make their offspring fall among the nations, and to scatter them in the lands.