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I beg you,אָנָּהYHWH,יְהוָהforכִּיI amאֲנִיyour servant;עַבְדֶּךָI amאֲנִיyour servant,עַבְדְּךָthe sonבֶּןof your female servant;אֲמָתֶךָyou have loosedפִּתַּחְתָּmy bonds.לְמוֹסֵרָי
Psalms 116:16
Study it in the app“I beg you, YHWH, for I am your servant; I am your servant, the son of your female servant; you have loosed my bonds.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 116:16, word by word
- I beg youאָנָּהana
please!
I beg you!: an exclamation of entreaty.
Where else “ana” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- your servantעַבְדֶּavde
servant of YHWH
YHWH's servant, like Moses or David.
Where else “avde” appears- the sonבֶּןben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- of your female servantאֲמָתֶamate
female slave, maidservant
Female slave, maidservant.
Where else “amate” appears- you have loosedפִּתַּחְתָּpitachta
set free
To free a prisoner, or remove a load.
Where else “pitachta” appears- my bondsמוֹסֵרָmosera
bond, fetter
A bond, a strap that holds; a chain.
Where else “mosera” appears
The context
15Precious in the eyes of YHWH is the death of his faithful ones.
16 · This verse (above)
17To you I will sacrifice a sacrifice of thanksgiving, and on the name of YHWH I will call.