Psalms

Psalm 49:10–13

¹⁰For it is clear that wise men die,

and the foolish and the senseless both perish

and leave their wealth to others.

¹¹Their graves^b are their eternal homes —

their dwellings for endless generations —

even though their lands were their namesakes.

¹²But a man, despite his wealth, cannot endure;

he is like the beasts that perish.

¹³This is the fate of the foolish^c

and their followers who endorse their sayings.

Selah

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
For	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
it is clear	יִרְאֶ֨ה׀	yir·’eh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7200 see
that wise	חֲכָ֘מִ֤ים	ḥă·ḵā·mîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H2450 wise
men die	יָמ֗וּתוּ	yā·mū·ṯū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H4191 die
and the foolish	כְּסִ֣יל	kə·sîl	Noun - masculine singular	H3684 stupid fellow, dullard, fool
and the senseless	וָבַ֣עַר	wā·ḇa·‘ar	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular	H1198 brutishness
both	יַ֤חַד	ya·ḥaḏ	Adverb	H3162 unitedness
perish	יֹאבֵ֑דוּ	yō·ḇê·ḏū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6 perish
and leave	וְעָזְב֖וּ	wə·‘ā·zə·ḇū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H5800 leave, forsake, loose
their wealth	חֵילָֽם׃	ḥê·lām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H2428 strength, efficiency, wealth, army
to others	לַאֲחֵרִ֣ים	la·’ă·ḥê·rîm	Preposition-l; Adjective - masculine plural	H312 another

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Their graves	קִרְבָּ֤ם	qir·bām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H7130 inward part, midst
are their eternal	לְֽעוֹלָ֗ם	lə·‘ō·w·lām	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity
homes	בָּתֵּ֨ימוֹ׀	bāt·tê·mōw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H1004 house
their dwellings	מִ֭שְׁכְּנֹתָם	miš·kə·nō·ṯām	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H4908 dwelling-place, 'tabernacle'
for endless generations	לְדֹ֣ר	lə·ḏōr	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H1755 period, generation, dwelling
even though	עֲלֵ֣י	‘ă·lê	Preposition	H5921 height
lands	אֲדָמֽוֹת׃	’ă·ḏā·mō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H127 ground, land
were their namesakes	קָֽרְא֥וּ	qā·rə·’ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H7121 call, proclaim, read

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But a man	וְאָדָ֣ם	wə·’ā·ḏām	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
despite his wealth	בִּ֭יקָר	bî·qār	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H3366 preciousness, price, honour
cannot	בַּל־	bal-	Adverb	H1077 not
endure	יָלִ֑ין	yā·lîn	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3885 lodge, pass the night
he is like	נִמְשַׁ֖ל	nim·šal	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H4911 represent, be like
the beasts	כַּבְּהֵמ֣וֹת	kab·bə·hê·mō·wṯ	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - feminine plural	H929 beast, animal, cattle
that perish	נִדְמֽוּ׃	niḏ·mū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural	H1820 cease, cause to cease, cut off, destroy

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
This	זֶ֣ה	zeh	Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
is the fate	דַ֭רְכָּם	ḏar·kām	Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine plural	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
of the foolish	כֵּ֣סֶל	kê·sel	Noun - masculine singular	H3689 loins
and their followers	וְאַחֲרֵיהֶ֓ם׀	wə·’a·ḥă·rê·hem	Conjunctive waw; Preposition; third person masculine plural	H310 behind
who endorse	יִרְצ֣וּ	yir·ṣū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7521 be pleased with, accept favourably
their sayings	בְּפִיהֶ֖ם	bə·p̄î·hem	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H6310 mouth
Selah	סֶֽלָה׃	se·lāh	Interjection	H5542 lift up