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And now,וְעַתָּהkings,מְלָכִיםbe prudent;הַשְׂכִּילוּaccept correction,הִוָּסְרוּjudgesשֹׁפְטֵיof the earth.אָרֶץ
Psalms 2:10
Study it in the app“And now, kings, be prudent; accept correction, judges of the earth.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 2:10, word by word
- kingsמְלָכִיםmelachim
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melachim” appears- be prudentהַשְׂכִּילוּhaskilu
act wisely
To grasp what matters and act wisely.
Where else “haskilu” appears- accept correctionהִוָּסְרוּhivasru
discipline, correct
Correct, discipline, teach firmly, as a father his son; also punish.
Where else “hivasru” appears- judgesשֹׁפְטֵיshofte
govern
To rule the people, like Gideon or Samuel.
Where else “shofte” appears- of the earthאָרֶץarets
earth
The whole world, everything under the sky.
Where else “arets” appears
The context
9You will break them with a rod of iron; like a vessel of a potter you will dash them to pieces.”
10 · This verse (above)
11Serve YHWH with fear, and be jubilant with trembling.