They have eatenאָכְלוּand bowed down,וַיִּשְׁתַּחֲוּוּallכָּלthe prosperousדִּשְׁנֵיof the earth;אֶרֶץbefore himלְפָנָיוwill bend the kneeיִכְרְעוּallכָּלwho go downיוֹרְדֵיto the dust,עָפָרand he who did notוְ לֹאkeep aliveחִיָּהhis soul.נַפְשׁוֹ
Psalms 22:29
Study it in the app“They have eaten and bowed down, all the prosperous of the earth; before him will bend the knee all who go down to the dust, and he who did not keep alive his soul.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 22:29, word by word
- They have eatenאָכְלוּachlu
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “achlu” appears- and bowed downיִּשְׁתַּחֲוּוּyishtachauu
worship
To bow before God in adoration.
Where else “yishtachauu” appears- the prosperousדִּשְׁנֵיdishne
fat, prosperous
Fat, prosperous: well fed; of people, those who live in abundance.
Where else “dishne” appears- of the earthאֶרֶץerets
earth
The whole world, everything under the sky.
Where else “erets” appears- before himפָנָיfanay
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fanay” appears- will bend the kneeיִכְרְעוּyichru
crouch
To bend the body or knees toward the ground, in prayer or before someone.
Where else “yichru” appears- who go downיוֹרְדֵיyorde
go down
To go from a higher place to a lower one, like from the mountain to the valley.
Where else “yorde” appears- to the dustעָפָרafar
dust
Dry, loose earth, fine as dust; God formed man from it.
Where else “afar” appears- keep aliveחִיָּהchiya
keep alive
To make someone go on living, or rescue them from death.
Where else “chiya” appears- his soulנַפְשׁnafsh
life
Life, when it is at stake.
Where else “nafsh” appears
The context
28For the kingdom belongs to YHWH, and he rules over the nations.
29 · This verse (above)
30Offspring will serve him; it will be told of Adonai to the generation.