Psalms

Psalm 68:15–16

¹⁵A mountain of God is Mount Bashan;

a mountain of many peaks is Mount Bashan.

¹⁶Why do you gaze in envy, O mountains of many peaks?

This is the mountain God chose for His dwelling,

where the LORD will surely dwell forever.

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
A mountain	הַר־	har-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
of God	אֱ֭לֹהִים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
Mount	הַר־	har-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
Bashan	בָּשָׁ֑ן	bā·šān	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1316 Bashan
a mountain	הַ֥ר	har	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
peaks	גַּ֝בְנֻנִּ֗ים	gaḇ·nun·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H1386 peak, rounded summit
Mount	הַר־	har-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
Bashan	בָּשָֽׁן׃	bā·šān	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1316 Bashan

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Why	לָ֤מָּה׀	lām·māh	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
do you gaze in envy	תְּֽרַצְּדוּן֮	tə·raṣ·ṣə·ḏūn	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine plural; Paragogic nun	H7520 watch
O mountains	הָרִ֪ים	hā·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
of many peaks	גַּבְנֻ֫נִּ֥ים	gaḇ·nun·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H1386 peak, rounded summit
the mountain	הָהָ֗ר	hā·hār	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
God	אֱלֹהִ֣ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
chose	חָמַ֣ד	ḥā·maḏ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2530 desire, take pleasure in
for	לְשִׁבְתּ֑וֹ	lə·šiḇ·tōw	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
where the LORD	יְ֝הוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
will surely	אַף־	’ap̄-	Conjunction	H637 also, yea
dwell	יִשְׁכֹּ֥ן	yiš·kōn	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7931 settle down, abide, dwell
forever	לָנֶֽצַח׃	lā·ne·ṣaḥ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H5331 eminence, enduring, everlastingness, perpetuity

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 68:15 Psalm 87:1–2 · Micah 7:14 · Psalm 2:6 · Psalm 78:68–69 · Isaiah 2:2–3 · Deuteronomy 3:10

Psalm 68:16 Deuteronomy 12:5 · Psalm 132:13–14 · Revelation 21:2–3 · Hebrews 12:22–23 · Deuteronomy 12:11 · Isaiah 2:2 · 1 Kings 9:3

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.