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Moab isמוֹאָבthe potסִירI wash in;רַחְצִיupon Edomעַל אֱדוֹםI will throwאַשְׁלִיךְmy sandal;נַעֲלִיbecause of me,עָלַיPhilistia,פְּלֶשֶׁתshout aloud.”הִתְרֹעָעִי
Psalms 60:8
Study it in the app“Moab is the pot I wash in; upon Edom I will throw my sandal; because of me, Philistia, shout aloud.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 60:8, word by word
- Moab isמוֹאָבmoav
Moab
See it on the mapWhere else “moav” appears- the potסִירsir
pot
A large vessel of bronze or clay in which food was cooked over the fire.
Where else “sir” appears- I wash inרַחְצִrachtsi
washing, bath
Washing, bath. "My washbasin": the basin for washing.
Where else “rachtsi” appears- upon Edomאֱדוֹםedom
Edom
See it on the mapWhere else “edom” appears- I will throwאַשְׁלִיךְashlich
throw
To throw something with force, far off or down.
Where else “ashlich” appears- my sandalנַעֲלִnaali
sandal
Sandal.
Where else “naali” appears- Philistiaפְּלֶשֶׁתpeleshet
Philistia
Philistia, the coastal strip where the Philistines lived.
Where else “peleshet” appears- shout aloudהִתְרֹעָעִיhitroai
shout, sound an alarm
Make a loud sound: shout for joy or in alarm, acclaim, sound the signal with the trumpet.
Where else “hitroai” appears
Translation note
“The pot I wash in”: a vessel for washing; it can be understood that Moab is left as a servant. To “throw the sandal” upon a place can be understood as taking possession of it.
Parallel passages
Other books that tell the same thing or quote these words.
Psalm 108 and Psalm 60
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Psalms 60:5-12
5So that your beloved ones may be delivered, save with your right hand and answer me. 6Elohim has spoken in his holiness: “I will leap for joy, I will divide Shechem, and the valley of Succoth I will measure out. 7Mine is Gilead, and mine is Manasseh; and Ephraim is the stronghold of my head; Judah is my staff of command. 8Moab is the pot I wash in; upon Edom I will throw my sandal; because of me, Philistia, shout aloud.” 9Who will bring me to the fortified city? Who will lead me to Edom? 10Is it not you, Elohim, who have rejected us, and who do not go out, Elohim, with our armies? 11Give us help against the adversary, for falsehood is the salvation of a human being. 12With Elohim we will do mighty deeds, and he will trample our adversaries.
6So that your beloved ones may be delivered, save with your right hand and answer me. 7Elohim has spoken in his holiness: “I will exult, I will divide Shechem, and the valley of Succoth I will measure out. 8Mine is Gilead, mine is Manasseh; and Ephraim is the stronghold of my head; Judah is my staff of command. 9Moab is the pot I wash in; upon Edom I will throw my sandal; over Philistia I will shout aloud.” 10Who will bring me to the fortified city? Who will lead me to Edom? 11Have not you, Elohim, rejected us? And you do not go out, Elohim, with our armies. 12Give us help against the adversary, for falsehood is the salvation of a human being. 13With Elohim we will do mighty deeds, and he will trample our adversaries.
Places in this verse
1Moab
Today: western Jordan, east of the Dead Sea
The land east of the Dead Sea, in present-day Jordan.
The Moabites came from a son of Lot (Gen 19:37). Ruth came from Moab (Ruth 1:1-4), and Moses died in its territory (Deut 34:5).
2Edom
Today: southern Jordan and the southern Negev
A mountain region south of the Dead Sea, in what is now southwest Jordan.
The Edomites came from Esau, Jacob's brother (Gen 36:1). Edom would not let Israel pass through its land (Num 20:14-21).
The context
7Mine is Gilead, and mine is Manasseh; and Ephraim is the stronghold of my head; Judah is my staff of command.
8 · This verse (above)
9Who will bring me to the fortified city? Who will lead me to Edom?