Psalms

Psalm 105:19–22

¹⁹until his prediction came true

and the word of the LORD proved him right.

²⁰The king sent and released him;

the ruler of peoples set him free.

²¹He made him master of his household,

ruler over all his substance,

²²to instruct^b his princes as he pleased

and teach his elders wisdom.

Footnotes

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
until	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
his prediction	דְבָר֑וֹ	ḏə·ḇā·rōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1697 speech, word
came true	בֹּֽא־	bō-	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H935 come in, come, go in, go
the word	אִמְרַ֖ת	’im·raṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H565 utterance, speech, word
of the LORD	יְהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
proved him right	צְרָפָֽתְהוּ׃	ṣə·rā·p̄ā·ṯə·hū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular; third person masculine singular	H6884 smelt, refine, test

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The king	מֶ֭לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
sent	שָׁ֣לַח	šā·laḥ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7971 send
and released him	וַיַּתִּירֵ֑הוּ	wa·yat·tî·rê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H5425 spring or start up
the ruler	מֹשֵׁ֥ל	mō·šêl	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct	H4910 rule, have dominion, reign
of peoples	עַ֝מִּ֗ים	‘am·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H5971 people
set him free	וַֽיְפַתְּחֵֽהוּ׃	way·p̄at·tə·ḥê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H6605 open

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He made him	שָׂמ֣וֹ	śā·mōw	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H7760 put, place, set
master	אָד֣וֹן	’ā·ḏō·wn	Noun - masculine singular	H113 lord
of his household	לְבֵית֑וֹ	lə·ḇê·ṯōw	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1004 house
ruler	וּ֝מֹשֵׁ֗ל	ū·mō·šêl	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H4910 rule, have dominion, reign
over all	בְּכָל־	bə·ḵāl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
his substance	קִנְיָנֽוֹ׃	qin·yā·nōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7075 thing got or aquired, acquisition

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
to instruct	לֶאְסֹ֣ר	le’·sōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H631 tie, bind, imprison
his princes	שָׂרָ֣יו	śā·rāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince
as he pleased	בְּנַפְשׁ֑וֹ	bə·nap̄·šōw	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
and teach	יְחַכֵּֽם׃	yə·ḥak·kêm	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2449 be wise
his elders	וּזְקֵנָ֥יו	ū·zə·qê·nāw	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H2205 old