11
Adonaiאֲדֹנָיgivesיִתֶּןthe saying;אֹמֶרthe women who bring the good newsהַמְבַשְּׂרוֹתare a greatרָבarmy:צָבָא
Psalms 68:11
Study it in the app“Adonai gives the saying; the women who bring the good news are a great army:”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 68:11, word by word
- Adonaiאֲדֹנָadona
Adonai, Lord
"Adonai": "my Lord", said only to God. It is a title of respect that acknowledges his authority. It is not another god besides YHWH: often it goes with his name, "Adonai YHWH", Lord YHWH.
Where else “adona” appears- givesיִתֶּןyiten
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “yiten” appears- the sayingאֹמֶרomer
saying, word
A saying, a word; something said or decided.
Where else “omer” appears- the women who bring the good newsמְבַשְּׂרוֹתmevasrot
bring news
To go and tell what happened, usually something good.
Where else “mevasrot” appears- are a greatרָבrav
great
Of great size or power; the one who stands out.
Where else “rav” appears- armyצָבָאtsava
army
An army.
Where else “tsava” appears
Translation note
In Hebrew the word is feminine: they are women. It can be understood of the women who went out to sing of the victory (compare Exodus 15:20; 1 Samuel 18:6-7).
The context
10Your flock settled in it; you prepared, in your goodness, for the afflicted, Elohim.
11 · This verse (above)
12“Kings of armies flee, they flee, and she who stays at home divides the spoil.