Study it in the app“Look, as the eyes of slaves look to the hand of their masters, as the eyes of a slave woman to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look to YHWH our Elohim, until he shows us favor.”
Look,הִנֵּהas the eyesכְעֵינֵיof slavesעֲבָדִיםlook toאֶלthe handיַדof their masters,אֲדוֹנֵיהֶםas the eyesכְּעֵינֵיof a slave womanשִׁפְחָהtoאֶלthe handיַדof her mistress,גְּבִרְתָּהּsoכֵּןour eyesעֵינֵינוּlook toאֶלYHWHיְהוָהour Elohim,אֱלֹהֵינוּuntilעַד שֶׁhe shows us favor.יְּחָנֵּנוּ
eye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “ene” appearsslave
A person who belongs to a master and works for him, without freedom of his own.
Where else “avadim” appearspower
Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.
Where else “yad” appearslord
The one with authority over another; or a respectful title.
Where else “adone” appearsfemale slave, servant
Female slave, maidservant in the service of the lady of the house.
Where else “shifcha” appearsmistress
Mistress: the lady who owns a female slave; also a queen.
Where else “gevirta” appearsYHWH
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” appearsElohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appearsshow favor
To treat someone with undeserved kindness.
Where else “yechane” appears1A song of the ascents. To you I have lifted up my eyes, you who sit in the heavens.
2 · This verse (above)
3Show us favor, YHWH, show us favor, for we are greatly sated with contempt.
