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Whereאָנָהshall I goאֵלֵךְfrom your spirit,מֵרוּחֶךָand whereוְאָנָהfrom your faceמִפָּנֶיךָshall I flee?אֶבְרָח
Psalms 139:7
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With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 139:7, word by word
- Whereאָנָהana
where to?
Where? To where?; "how long?"
Where else “ana” appears- shall I goאֵלֵךְelech
go
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “elech” appears- from your spiritרוּחֶruche
Spirit of God
The spirit of Elohim or YHWH: his presence and power.
Where else “ruche” appears- from your faceפָּנֶיpane
face
The front of the head, of someone or of God.
Where else “pane” appears- shall I fleeאֶבְרָחevrach
flee
To run away to save oneself from a danger or from someone.
Where else “evrach” appears
Translation note
“Your spirit” and “your face” say the same thing in the two lines: there is no place where YHWH is not present.
The context
6Too wonderful is knowledge for me; it is high; I cannot reach it.
7 · This verse (above)
8If I go up to the heavens, there you are; and if I make my bed in Sheol, look, you are there.