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And he led themוַיַּדְרִיכֵםby a straightיְשָׁרָהwayבְּדֶרֶךְto goלָלֶכֶתtoאֶלa cityעִירto dwell in.מוֹשָׁב
Psalms 107:7
Study it in the app“And he led them by a straight way to go to a city to dwell in.”
The redeemed tell how God brought them out of the desert and satisfied their hungerJoy and thanks
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 107:7, word by word
- And he led themיַּדְרִיכֵyadriche
guide
To guide someone along the right path.
Where else “yadriche” appears- by a straightיְשָׁרָהyeshara
straight
Without bends or lean, like a straight road or a straight foot.
Where else “yeshara” appears- wayדֶרֶךְderech
manner
The way one lives and acts.
Where else “derech” appears- to goלֶכֶתlechet
go
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “lechet” appears- a cityעִירir
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appears- to dwell inמוֹשָׁבmoshav
dwelling
A place where someone settles to live, whether a house, a city or a camp.
Where else “moshav” appears
The context
6And they cried out to YHWH in their distress; from their straits he delivered them.
7 · This verse (above)
8Let them give thanks to YHWH for his loyal love, and for his wonders toward human beings.