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Forכִּיyou have tested us,בְחַנְתָּנוּElohim;אֱלֹהִיםyou have refined usצְרַפְתָּנוּas one refinesכִּצְרָףsilver.כָּסֶף
Psalms 66:10
Study it in the app“For you have tested us, Elohim; you have refined us as one refines silver.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 66:10, word by word
- you have tested usבְחַנְתָּvechanta
test, examine
Test, examine to find out whether something is true or genuine, as metal is tested.
Where else “vechanta” appears- Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- you have refined usצְרַפְתָּtserafta
test
To test people as silver is purified.
Where else “tserafta” appears- silverכָּסֶףkasef
silver
A white, valuable metal, the one most used after gold.
Where else “kasef” appears
The context
9who has set our soul in life, and has not let our foot be moved.
10 · This verse (above)
11You brought us into the net; you laid a burden on our loins.