Psalms
Psalm 115:7
7they have hands, but cannot feel;
they have feet, but cannot walk;
they cannot even clear their throats.a
Footnotes
- a 115:7 Literally they cannot utter with their throat
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| they have hands | יְדֵיהֶ֤ם׀ | yə·ḏê·hem | Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine plural | H3027 hand |
| but cannot | וְלֹ֬א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| feel | יְמִישׁ֗וּן | yə·mî·šūn | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; Paragogic nun | H4184 feel |
| they have feet | רַ֭גְלֵיהֶם | raḡ·lê·hem | Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine plural | H7272 foot |
| but cannot | וְלֹ֣א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| walk | יְהַלֵּ֑כוּ | yə·hal·lê·ḵū | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H1980 go, come, walk |
| they cannot | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| even clear | יֶ֝הְגּ֗וּ | yeh·gū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H1897 moan, growl, utter, speak, muse |
| their throats | בִּגְרוֹנָֽם׃ | biḡ·rō·w·nām | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H1627 neck, throat |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.