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They have been thrown downנִשְׁמְטוּby the sidesבִידֵיof the rock,סֶלַעtheir judges,שֹׁפְטֵיהֶםand they will hearוְשָׁמְעוּmy sayings,אֲמָרַיforכִּיthey are pleasant.נָעֵמוּ
Psalms 141:6
Study it in the app“They have been thrown down by the sides of the rock, their judges, and they will hear my sayings, for they are pleasant.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 141:6, word by word
- They have been thrown downנִשְׁמְטוּnishmtu
let drop
To let go of what was held, so that it falls or is freed.
Where else “nishmtu” appears- by the sidesידֵיyde
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yde” appears- of the rockסֶלַעsela
crag
A great mountain stone, a place of refuge.
Where else “sela” appears- their judgesשֹׁפְטֵיshofte
judge
To judge and do justice, defend the weak.
Where else “shofte” appears- and they will hearשָׁמְעוּshamu
hear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “shamu” appears- my sayingsאֲמָרַamara
words, sayings
Words, sayings. In Genesis 49:21, some read "fawns".
Where else “amara” appears- they are pleasantנָעֵמוּnaemu
be pleasant
Be pleasant, delightful.
Where else “naemu” appears
Translation note
The sense of this verse is uncertain in Hebrew.
The context
5Let the righteous strike me— it is loyal love; and let him rebuke me— it is oil for the head; let my head not refuse it, for still is my prayer against their evils.
6 · This verse (above)
7As one who plows and breaks open the earth, our bones have been scattered at the mouth of Sheol.