Psalms

Psalm 72:16

¹⁶May there be an abundance of grain in the land;

may it sway atop the hills.

May its fruit trees flourish like the forests of Lebanon,

the people of its cities like the grass of the field.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
May there be	יְהִ֤י	yə·hî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
an abundance	פִסַּת־	p̄is·saṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H6451 abundance, plenty
of grain	בַּ֨ר׀	bar	Noun - masculine singular	H1250 corn
in the land	בָּאָרֶץ֮	bā·’ā·reṣ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
may it sway	יִרְעַ֣שׁ	yir·‘aš	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7493 quake, shake
atop	בְּרֹ֪אשׁ	bə·rōš	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7218 head
the hills	הָ֫רִ֥ים	hā·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
May its fruit trees	פִּרְי֑וֹ	pir·yōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6529 fruit
flourish	וְיָצִ֥יצוּ	wə·yā·ṣî·ṣū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6692 blossom
like	כַּלְּבָנ֣וֹן	kal·lə·ḇā·nō·wn	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3844 Lebanon
of its cities	מֵ֝עִ֗יר	mê·‘îr	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement
like the grass	כְּעֵ֣שֶׂב	kə·‘ê·śeḇ	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6212 herb, herbage
of the field	הָאָֽרֶץ׃	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.