Psalms
Psalm 68:13
13Though you lie down among the sheepfolds,
the wings of the dove are covered with silver,
and her feathers with shimmering gold.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Though | אִֽם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| you lie down | תִּשְׁכְּבוּן֮ | tiš·kə·ḇūn | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural; Paragogic nun | H7901 lie down |
| among | בֵּ֪ין | bên | Preposition | H996 interval, space between |
| the sheepfolds | שְׁפַ֫תָּ֥יִם | šə·p̄at·tā·yim | Noun - md | H8240 stall, hook |
| the wings | כַּנְפֵ֣י | kan·p̄ê | Noun - feminine plural construct | H3671 wing, extremity |
| of the dove | י֭וֹנָה | yō·w·nāh | Noun - feminine singular | H3123 dove |
| are covered | נֶחְפָּ֣ה | neḥ·pāh | Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine singular | H2645 cover |
| with silver | בַכֶּ֑סֶף | ḇak·ke·sep̄ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3701 silver, money |
| and her feathers | בִּֽירַקְרַ֥ק | bî·raq·raq | Preposition-b; Adjective - masculine singular construct | H3422 greenish, pale-green |
| with shimmering | וְ֝אֶבְרוֹתֶ֗יהָ | wə·’eḇ·rō·w·ṯe·hā | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person feminine singular | H84 pinion |
| gold | חָרֽוּץ׃ | ḥā·rūṣ | Noun - masculine singular | H2742 sharp, diligent |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 105:37 · Genesis 49:14 · Titus 3:3 · Judges 5:16 · Revelation 1:5–6 · 1 Corinthians 6:9–11 · Ephesians 2:1–3
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.