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Let notאַלthe currentשִׁבֹּלֶתof watersמַיִםsweep me away,תִּשְׁטְפֵנִיnorוְאַלthe depthsמְצוּלָהswallow me,תִּבְלָעֵנִיnorוְאַלthe wellבְּאֵרcloseתֶּאְטַרits mouthפִּיהָover me.עָלַי
Psalms 69:15
Study it in the app“Let not the current of waters sweep me away, nor the depths swallow me, nor the well close its mouth over me.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 69:15, word by word
- the currentשִׁבֹּלֶתshibolet
current
A flood of water.
Where else “shibolet” appears- of watersמַיִםmayim
water
Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.
Where else “mayim” appears- sweep me awayתִּשְׁטְפֵtishtfe
overflow
To burst its banks and carry everything off.
Where else “tishtfe” appears- the depthsמְצוּלָהmetsula
depths
The depths of the sea; also deep mire.
Where else “metsula” appears- swallow meתִּבְלָעֵtivlae
swallow
Swallow, swallow up; hence, destroy.
Where else “tivlae” appears- the wellבְּאֵרbeer
pit
A deep pit in the ground where one can fall, like those of tar.
Where else “beer” appears- closeתֶּאְטַרtetar
close
To close, to shut an opening. It appears only once in the Bible.
Where else “tetar” appears- its mouthפִּיpi
mouth
The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.
Where else “pi” appears
The context
14Deliver me from the mud, and let me not sink; let me be delivered from those who hate me and from the deep waters.
15 · This verse (above)
16Answer me, YHWH, for good is your loyal love; according to the abundance of your mercies turn to me.