Psalms

Psalm 39:6

⁶Surely every man goes about like a phantom;

surely he bustles in vain;

he heaps up riches

not knowing who will haul them away.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Surely	אַךְ־	’aḵ-	Adverb	H389 surely
every man	אִ֗ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
goes about	יִֽתְהַלֶּךְ־	yiṯ·hal·leḵ-	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
like a phantom	בְּצֶ֤לֶם׀	bə·ṣe·lem	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H6754 image
surely	אַךְ־	’aḵ-	Adverb	H389 surely
he bustles	יֶהֱמָי֑וּן	ye·hĕ·mā·yūn	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; Paragogic nun	H1993 murmur, growl, roar, be boisterous
in vain	הֶ֥בֶל	he·ḇel	Noun - masculine singular	H1892 vapour, breath
he heaps up	יִ֝צְבֹּ֗ר	yiṣ·bōr	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6651 heap up
not	וְֽלֹא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
knowing	יֵדַ֥ע	yê·ḏa‘	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3045 know
who	מִי־	mî-	Interrogative	H4310 who?
will haul them away	אֹסְפָֽם׃	’ō·sə·p̄ām	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H622 gather, remove

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.