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A brotherאָחby no meansלֹא פָדֹהcan a manאִישׁransom;יִפְדֶּהhe will notלֹאgiveיִתֵּןto Elohimלֵאלֹהִיםhis price,כָּפְרוֹ
Psalms 49:7
Study it in the app“A brother by no means can a man ransom; he will not give to Elohim his price,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 49:7, word by word
- A brotherאָחach
brother
A son of the same father or the same mother.
Where else “ach” appears- by no meansפָדֹהfado
redeem
To set someone free from slavery or danger, as God did with Israel.
Where else “fado” appears- can a manאִישׁish
each
Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.
Where else “ish” appears- giveיִתֵּןyiten
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “yiten” appears- to Elohimאלֹהִיםlohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “lohim” appears- his priceכָּפְרkafr
ransom
What is paid for a life.
Where else “kafr” appears
Translation note
“His price”: the payment that was given to free someone from death (Exodus 21:30). No one can pay Elohim so that another does not die.
The context
6those who trust in their wealth and of the abundance of their riches boast?
7 · This verse (above)
8for costly is the ransom of their soul, and it ceases forever,