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Forכִּיlook,הִנֵּהthose far from youרְחֵקֶיךָwill perish;יֹאבֵדוּyou annihilateהִצְמַתָּהallכָּלwho prostitute themselvesזוֹנֶהaway from you.מִמֶּךָּ
Psalms 73:27
Study it in the app“For look, those far from you will perish; you annihilate all who prostitute themselves away from you.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 73:27, word by word
- those far from youרְחֵקֶיrecheke
far off
Far; one who keeps far away or goes away.
Where else “recheke” appears- will perishיֹאבֵדוּyovedu
perish
To die, be ruined.
Where else “yovedu” appears- you annihilateהִצְמַתָּהhitsmata
destroy, silence
To make an end of someone, to annihilate, to silence forever.
Where else “hitsmata” appears- who prostitute themselvesזוֹנֶהzone
prostitute oneself
To give one's body to others outside marriage, often for pay; the woman who does so.
Where else “zone” appears
Translation note
“Who prostitute themselves”: an image the Old Testament uses for unfaithfulness to Elohim, going after other gods (Exodus 34:15-16).
The context
26My body and my heart are consumed; the rock of my heart and my portion is Elohim forever.
27 · This verse (above)
28But as for me, the nearness of Elohim to me is good; I have placed my refuge in Adonai YHWH, to recount all your works.