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I wasוַאֲנִיdullבַעַרand did notוְלֹאknow;אֵדָעlike a beastבְּהֵמוֹתI wasהָיִיתִיwith you.עִמָּךְ
Psalms 73:22
Study it in the app“I was dull and did not know; like a beast I was with you.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 73:22, word by word
- dullבַעַרvaar
brutish, stupid
Brutish, stupid: a person who does not reason, like an animal. It comes from the word for "cattle".
Where else “vaar” appears- knowאֵדָעeda
know
To know something, realize.
Where else “eda” appears- like a beastבְּהֵמוֹתbehemot
beast
Animals in general.
Where else “behemot” appears- I wasהָיִיתִיhayiti
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “hayiti” appears
The context
21When my heart grew sour and in my kidneys I felt pangs,
22 · This verse (above)
23But I am always with you; you have grasped my right hand.