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untilעַדI enteredאָבוֹאinto the sanctuariesאֶל מִקְדְּשֵׁיof El;אֵלI understoodאָבִינָהtheir end.לְאַחֲרִיתָם
Psalms 73:17
Study it in the app“until I entered into the sanctuaries of El; I understood their end.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 73:17, word by word
- I enteredאָבוֹאavo
enter
To go into a place.
Where else “avo” appears- into the sanctuariesמִקְדְּשֵׁיmikdshe
sanctuary
Sanctuary: a place set apart for God; also a holy thing. Said too of the shrines of other gods.
Where else “mikdshe” appears- of Elאֵלel
El, God, god
"El", an ancient Hebrew word for "God". Alone or with another title it is a name of the God of Israel: El Elyon (God Most High), El Shaddai (God Almighty). Neighboring peoples used the same word for their gods; then this translation writes "god" in lower case. It also means "mighty".
Where else “el” appears- I understoodאָבִינָהavina
understand
To understand, realize.
Where else “avina” appears- their endאַחֲרִיתָacharita
end
Where something ends, and how it ends.
Where else “acharita” appears
The context
16And I pondered to know this; it was suffering in my eyes,
17 · This verse (above)
18Surely in slippery places you set them; you make them fall into ruins.