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Look,הִנֵּהwe heard of itשְׁמַעֲנוּהָin Ephrathah;בְאֶפְרָתָהwe found itמְצָאנוּהָin the fieldsבִּשְׂדֵיof Jaar.יָעַר
Psalms 132:6
Study it in the app“Look, we heard of it in Ephrathah; we found it in the fields of Jaar.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 132:6, word by word
- we heard of itשְׁמַעֲנוּshemaanu
hear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “shemaanu” appears- in Ephrathahאֶפְרָתָהefrata
Ephrath
Ephrath, an old name of Bethlehem and its district.
Where else “efrata” appears- we found itמְצָאנוּmetsanu
find
To come upon what one seeks, or something not expected.
Where else “metsanu” appears- in the fieldsשְׂדֵיsede
field
The open country: "the beasts of the field".
Where else “sede” appears- of Jaarיָעַרyaar
forest
Land covered with trees, where many grow together.
Where else “yaar” appears
Translation note
“Of it”: probably of the ark, which is named in verse 8. The fields of Jaar seem to be those of Kiriath-jearim, where the ark was for many years (1 Samuel 7:1-2).
The context
5until I find a place for YHWH, dwellings for the Mighty One of Jacob.”
6 · This verse (above)
7Let us go into his dwellings; let us bow down at the footstool of his feet.