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The chariotsרֶכֶבof Elohim areאֱלֹהִיםtwo myriads,רִבֹּתַיִםthousandsאַלְפֵיand more thousands;שִׁנְאָןAdonai isאֲדֹנָיamong them,בָםSinaiסִינַיin the holy place.בַּקֹּדֶשׁ
Psalms 68:17
Study it in the app“The chariots of Elohim are two myriads, thousands and more thousands; Adonai is among them, Sinai in the holy place.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 68:17, word by word
- The chariotsרֶכֶבrechev
chariot
War chariots.
Where else “rechev” appears- of Elohim areאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- two myriadsרִבֹּתַיִםribotayim
ten thousand, myriad
Ten thousand; also a very large, countless number ("myriad").
Where else “ribotayim” appears- thousandsאַלְפֵיalfe
thousand
One thousand: a large, round number.
Where else “alfe” appears- and more thousandsשִׁנְאָןshinan
repetition
Repetition: "thousands of repetition", that is, thousands upon thousands. It appears only once.
Where else “shinan” appears- Adonai isאֲדֹנָadona
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- Sinaiסִינַיsinay
Sinai
See it on the mapWhere else “sinay” appears- in the holy placeקֹּדֶשׁkodesh
sanctuary
The sacred enclosure where God was served: the sanctuary and its innermost room.
Where else “kodesh” appears
Translation note
“Myriad”: ten thousand. The end of the verse says, word for word, “Sinai in the holy place”; its sense is not certain.
Places in this verse
Sinai ?
Today: disputed; traditionally Jebel Musa, Sinai, Egypt
A mountain in the wilderness; which one it was is not known for certain, and its location is disputed.
There God spoke with Moses and gave the law to Israel (Exod 19:20; 24:16).
The context
16Why do you look with hostility, mountains of peaks, at the mountain Elohim desired to dwell in? Yes, YHWH will dwell there forever.
17 · This verse (above)
18You went up on high; you took captives; you took gifts among human beings, and even the rebellious, for Yah Elohim to dwell there.