Psalms
Psalm 107:4–5
4Some wandered in desert wastelands,
finding no path to a city in which to dwell.
5They were hungry and thirsty;
their soul fainted within them.
Word by word
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Psalm 107:4
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Some wandered | תָּע֣וּ | tā·‘ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H8582 err |
| in desert | בַ֭מִּדְבָּר | ḇam·miḏ·bār | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4057 mouth |
| wastelands | בִּישִׁימ֣וֹן | bî·šî·mō·wn | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3452 waste, wilderness |
| finding | מָצָֽאוּ׃ | mā·ṣā·’ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H4672 attain to, find |
| no | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| path | דָּ֑רֶךְ | dā·reḵ | Noun - common singular | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| to a city | עִ֥יר | ‘îr | Noun - feminine singular construct | H5892 excitement |
| in which to dwell | מ֝וֹשָׁ֗ב | mō·wō·šāḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H4186 seat, assembly, dwelling-place, dwelling, dwellers |
Psalm 107:5
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| They were hungry | רְעֵבִ֥ים | rə·‘ê·ḇîm | Adjective - masculine plural | H7457 hungry |
| and | גַּם־ | gam- | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| thirsty | צְמֵאִ֑ים | ṣə·mê·’îm | Adjective - masculine plural | H6771 thirsty |
| their soul | נַ֝פְשָׁ֗ם | nap̄·šām | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| fainted | תִּתְעַטָּֽף׃ | tiṯ·‘aṭ·ṭāp̄ | Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H5848 turn aside |
| within them | בָּהֶ֥ם | bā·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 107:4 Deuteronomy 32:10 · Ezekiel 34:6 · Ezekiel 34:12 · Numbers 14:33 · Job 12:24 · Hebrews 11:38 · Genesis 21:14–16 · Psalm 107:40
Psalm 107:5 Mark 8:2–3 · Judges 15:18–19 · Lamentations 2:19 · 1 Samuel 30:11–12 · Isaiah 44:12
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.