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And he passed away,וַיַּעֲבֹרand look,וְהִנֵּהhe was no more;אֵינֶנּוּand I sought him,וָאֲבַקְשֵׁהוּbut he was notוְלֹאfound.נִמְצָא
Psalms 37:36
Study it in the app“And he passed away, and look, he was no more; and I sought him, but he was not found.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 37:36, word by word
- And he passed awayיַּעֲבֹרyaavor
pass
To get over a river, or go through a land.
Where else “yaavor” appears- and I sought himאֲבַקְשֵׁavakshe
seek
To go after someone or something in order to find it.
Where else “avakshe” appears- foundנִמְצָאnimtsa
find
To come upon what one seeks, or something not expected.
Where else “nimtsa” appears
The context
35I have seen a fearsome wicked man, spreading himself out like a luxuriant tree in its native soil.
36 · This verse (above)
37Mark the blameless and see the upright, for there is a future for the man of peace.