11
Letתָּבוֹאthe groaningאֶנְקַתof the prisonerאָסִירcomeתָּבוֹאbefore you;לְפָנֶיךָaccording to the greatnessכְּגֹדֶלof your armזְרוֹעֲךָpreserve aliveהוֹתֵרthe sonsבְּנֵיof death.תְמוּתָה
Psalms 79:11
Study it in the app“Let the groaning of the prisoner come before you; according to the greatness of your arm preserve alive the sons of death.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 79:11, word by word
- Letתָּבוֹאtavo
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “tavo” appears- the groaningאֶנְקַתenkat
groaning
Groaning, lament: the moan of one who suffers.
Where else “enkat” appears- of the prisonerאָסִירasir
prisoner
Prisoner, captive; one who is chained or shut in.
Where else “asir” appears- before youפָנֶיfane
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fane” appears- according to the greatnessגֹדֶלgodel
greatness
How great God, or something, is.
Where else “godel” appears- of your armזְרוֹעֲzeroa
arm
The limb between shoulder and hand; in an animal, the shoulder.
Where else “zeroa” appears- preserve aliveהוֹתֵרhoter
spare
To spare someone's life, or make plentiful.
Where else “hoter” appears- the sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appears- of deathתְמוּתָהtemuta
death, execution
Death sentence, execution. "Sons of death": those condemned to die.
Where else “temuta” appears
Translation note
“The sons of death”: those condemned to die.
The context
10Why should the nations say, “Where is their Elohim?” Let there be known among the nations, before our eyes, the vengeance for the blood of your servants that was poured out.
11 · This verse (above)
12And return to our neighbors sevenfold into their bosom their reproach with which they have reproached you, Adonai.