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YHWHיְהוָהwill count,יִסְפֹּרwhen writing upבִּכְתוֹבthe peoples,עַמִּים“This oneזֶהwas bornיֻלַּדthere.”שָׁםSelah.סֶלָה
Psalms 87:6
Study it in the app“YHWH will count, when writing up the peoples, “This one was born there.” Selah.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 87:6, word by word
- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- will countיִסְפֹּרyispor
count
To number one by one in order to know how many there are.
Where else “yispor” appears- when writing upכְתוֹבchetov
record
To enter someone's name in a record.
Where else “chetov” appears- the peoplesעַמִּיםamim
people
A group of people united by family, land and customs: a nation.
Where else “amim” appears- was bornיֻלַּדyulad
be born
To come into the world, to begin to live.
Where else “yulad” appears- Selahסֶלָהsela
Selah
Selah: a word found at the end of some stanzas of the psalms. It is probably a direction for the music or a pause; its exact sense is unknown, so it is left in Hebrew.
Where else “sela” appears
Translation note
“When writing up the peoples”: when recording them in his register.
The context
5And of Zion it will be said, “One and another was born in her”; and he himself, Elyon, will establish her.
6 · This verse (above)
7And those who sing like those who dance: All my springs are in you.