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ForכִּיElohimאֱלֹהִיםwill saveיוֹשִׁיעַZionצִיּוֹןand buildוְיִבְנֶהthe citiesעָרֵיof Judah;יְהוּדָהand they will dwellוְיָשְׁבוּthereשָׁםand possess it.וִירֵשׁוּהָ
Psalms 69:35
Study it in the app“For Elohim will save Zion and build the cities of Judah; and they will dwell there and possess it.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 69:35, word by word
- Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- will saveיוֹשִׁיעַyoshia
save
To rescue someone from danger.
Where else “yoshia” appears- Zionצִיּוֹןtsiyon
Zion
See it on the mapWhere else “tsiyon” appears- and buildיִבְנֶהyivne
build
To raise a house, a city or an altar, setting stone on stone.
Where else “yivne” appears- the citiesעָרֵיare
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “are” appears- of Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda
Judah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yehuda” appears- and they will dwellיָשְׁבוּyashvu
dwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “yashvu” appears- and possess itירֵשׁוּyreshu
possess
To occupy a land and make it one's own.
Where else “yreshu” appears
Places in this verse
Zion
Today: Mount Zion hill, Jerusalem
A hill in Jerusalem; it first named the fortress David captured, and later sometimes the whole city.
David captured the stronghold of Zion and called it the city of David (2 Sam 5:7). The Psalms and prophets call it the place where God lives among his people (Ps 48:2).
The context
34Let the heavens and earth praise him, the seas and everything that moves in them.
35 · This verse (above)
36And the offspring of his servants will inherit it, and those who love his name will dwell in it.