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The kingsמַלְכֵיof Tarshishתַרְשִׁישׁand of the coastlandsוְאִיִּיםwill payיָשִׁיבוּtribute;מִנְחָהthe kingsמַלְכֵיof Shebaשְׁבָאand Sebaוּסְבָאwill offerיַקְרִיבוּgifts.אֶשְׁכָּר
Psalms 72:10
Study it in the app“The kings of Tarshish and of the coastlands will pay tribute; the kings of Sheba and Seba will offer gifts.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 72:10, word by word
- The kingsמַלְכֵיmalche
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “malche” appears- of Tarshishתַרְשִׁישׁtarshish
Tarshish
Tarshish, a son of Javan; also a distant place on the Mediterranean, famous for its ships. Also the name of two men.
Where else “tarshish” appears- and of the coastlandsאִיִּיםiyim
coast, island
Coast, island: the lands along the sea.
Where else “iyim” appears- will payיָשִׁיבוּyashivu
bring back
To return something, restore.
Where else “yashivu” appears- tributeמִנְחָהmincha
tribute
What a conquered people must pay the king who rules them.
Where else “mincha” appears- of Shebaשְׁבָאsheva
Sheba
Sheba, the name of several men and of a region in southern Arabia known for its trade (the queen of Sheba, 1 Kings 10).
Where else “sheva” appears- and Sebaסְבָאseva
Seba
Seba, a son of Cush and the people descended from him.
Where else “seva” appears- will offerיַקְרִיבוּyakrivu
bring near
To bring something, or offer a gift to YHWH.
Where else “yakrivu” appears- giftsאֶשְׁכָּרeshkar
gift, tribute
A present, a gift offered as tribute to a king. A rare word.
Where else “eshkar” appears
Translation note
“Sheba” was in the south of Arabia (1 Kings 10:1); “Seba,” probably south of Egypt.
The context
9Before him the desert dwellers will kneel, and his enemies will lick the dust.
10 · This verse (above)
11And all kings will bow down before him; all nations will serve him.