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forוְcostlyיֵקַרis the ransomפִּדְיוֹןof their soul,נַפְשָׁםand it ceasesוְחָדַלforever,לְעוֹלָם
Psalms 49:8
Study it in the app“for costly is the ransom of their soul, and it ceases forever,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 49:8, word by word
- costlyיֵקַרyekar
be precious
To be of great worth to someone.
Where else “yekar” appears- is the ransomפִּדְיוֹןpidyon
ransom
Ransom: what is paid to set a life free.
Where else “pidyon” appears- of their soulנַפְשָׁnafsha
life
Life, when it is at stake.
Where else “nafsha” appears- and it ceasesחָדַלchadal
cease, stop
Stop doing something, cease; leave off.
Where else “chadal” appears- foreverעוֹלָםolam
forever
Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.
Where else “olam” appears
Translation note
“And it ceases forever”: one has to give up paying it; it is never enough.
The context
7A brother by no means can a man ransom; he will not give to Elohim his price,
8 · This verse (above)
9that he should live on forever and not see the pit.