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Psalms 49

Hebrew Interlinear
The Evanescence of Wealth
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לַמְנַצֵּ֬חַ׀ lam·naṣ·ṣê·aḥ Prep-l, Art | V-Piel-Prtcpl-ms H5329 For the choirmaster.
מִזְמֽוֹר׃ miz·mō·wr N-ms H4210 A Psalm
לִבְנֵי־ liḇ·nê- Prep-l | N-mpc H1121 of the sons
קֹ֬רַח qō·raḥ N-proper-ms H7141 of Korah.
שִׁמְעוּ־ šim·‘ū- V-Qal-Imp-mp H8085 Hear
זֹ֭את zōṯ Pro-fs H2063 this,
כָּל־ kāl- N-msc H3605 all you peoples
הָֽעַמִּ֑ים hā·‘am·mîm Art | N-mp H5971 . . .;
הַ֝אֲזִ֗ינוּ ha·’ă·zî·nū V-Hifil-Imp-mp H238 listen,
כָּל־ kāl- N-msc H3605 all
יֹ֥שְׁבֵי yō·šə·ḇê V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc H3427 inhabitants
חָֽלֶד׃ ḥā·leḏ N-ms H2465 of the world,
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גַּם־ gam- Conj H1571 both
בְּנֵ֣י bə·nê N-mpc H1121 low and high
אָ֭דָם ’ā·ḏām N-ms H120 . . .,
גַּם־ gam- Conj H1571 . . .
בְּנֵי־ bə·nê- N-mpc H1121 . . .
אִ֑ישׁ ’îš N-ms H376 . . .
עָשִׁ֥יר ‘ā·šîr Adj-ms H6223 rich
וְאֶבְיֽוֹן׃ wə·’eḇ·yō·wn Conj-w | Adj-ms H34 and poor
יַ֝֗חַד ya·ḥaḏ Adv H3162 alike.
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פִּ֭י N-msc | 1cs H6310 My mouth
יְדַבֵּ֣ר yə·ḏab·bêr V-Piel-Imperf-3ms H1696 will impart
חָכְמ֑וֹת ḥā·ḵə·mō·wṯ N-fp H2451 wisdom,
וְהָג֖וּת wə·hā·ḡūṯ Conj-w | N-fsc H1900 and the meditation
לִבִּ֣י lib·bî N-msc | 1cs H3820 of my heart
תְבוּנֽוֹת׃ ṯə·ḇū·nō·wṯ N-fp H8394 will bring understanding.
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אַטֶּ֣ה ’aṭ·ṭeh V-Hifil-Imperf-1cs H5186 I will incline
אָזְנִ֑י ’ā·zə·nî N-fsc | 1cs H241 my ear
לְמָשָׁ֣ל lə·mā·šāl Prep-l | N-ms H4912 to a proverb;
אֶפְתַּ֥ח ’ep̄·taḥ V-Qal-Imperf-1cs H6605 I will express
חִידָתִֽי׃ ḥî·ḏā·ṯî N-fsc | 1cs H2420 my riddle
בְּ֝כִנּ֗וֹר bə·ḵin·nō·wr Prep-b | N-ms H3658 with the harp:
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לָ֣מָּה lām·māh Interrog H4100 Why
אִ֭ירָא ’î·rā V-Qal-Imperf-1cs H3372 should I fear
בִּ֣ימֵי bî·mê Prep-b | N-mpc H3117 in times
רָ֑ע rā‘ Adj-ms H7451 of trouble,
עֲוֺ֖ן ‘ă·wōn N-csc H5771 when wicked
עֲקֵבַ֣י ‘ă·qê·ḇay N-mpc | 1cs H6120 usurpers
יְסוּבֵּֽנִי׃ yə·sū·bê·nî V-Qal-Imperf-3ms | 1cs H5437 surround me?
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הַבֹּטְחִ֥ים hab·bō·ṭə·ḥîm Art | V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp H982 They trust
עַל־ ‘al- Prep H5921 in
חֵילָ֑ם ḥê·lām N-msc | 3mp H2428 their wealth
יִתְהַלָּֽלוּ׃ yiṯ·hal·lā·lū V-Hitpael-Imperf-3mp H1984 and boast
וּבְרֹ֥ב ū·ḇə·rōḇ Conj-w, Prep-b | N-msc H7230 in their great
עָ֝שְׁרָ֗ם ‘ā·šə·rām N-msc | 3mp H6239 riches.
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לֹא־ lō- Adv-NegPrt H3808 No
אִ֑ישׁ ’îš N-ms H376 man
פָדֹ֣ה p̄ā·ḏōh V-Qal-InfAbs H6299 can possibly redeem
יִפְדֶּ֣ה yip̄·deh V-Qal-Imperf-3ms H6299 . . .
אָ֗ח ’āḥ N-ms H251 his brother
לֹא־ lō- Adv-NegPrt H3808 or
יִתֵּ֖ן yit·tên V-Qal-Imperf-3ms H5414 pay
כָּפְרֽוֹ׃ kā·p̄ə·rōw N-msc | 3ms H3724 his ransom
לֵאלֹהִ֣ים lê·lō·hîm Prep-l | N-mp H430 to God.
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פִּדְי֥וֹן piḏ·yō·wn N-msc H6306 For the redemption
נַפְשָׁ֗ם nap̄·šām N-fsc | 3mp H5315 of his soul
וְ֭יֵקַר wə·yê·qar Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjImperf-3ms H3365 is costly,
לְעוֹלָֽם׃ lə·‘ō·w·lām Prep-l | N-ms H5769 and never
וְחָדַ֥ל wə·ḥā·ḏal Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms H2308 can payment suffice,
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וִֽיחִי־ wî·ḥî- Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjImperf.Jus-3ms H2421 that he should live on
ע֥וֹד ‘ō·wḏ Adv H5750 . . .
לָנֶ֑צַח lā·ne·ṣaḥ Prep-l | N-ms H5331 forever
לֹ֖א Adv-NegPrt H3808 and not
יִרְאֶ֣ה yir·’eh V-Qal-Imperf-3ms H7200 see
הַשָּֽׁחַת׃ haš·šā·ḥaṯ Art | N-fs H7845 decay.
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כִּ֤י Conj H3588 For
יִרְאֶ֨ה׀ yir·’eh V-Qal-Imperf-3ms H7200 it is clear
חֲכָ֘מִ֤ים ḥă·ḵā·mîm Adj-mp H2450 that wise
יָמ֗וּתוּ yā·mū·ṯū V-Qal-Imperf-3mp H4191 men die,
כְּסִ֣יל kə·sîl N-ms H3684 and the foolish
וָבַ֣עַר wā·ḇa·‘ar Conj-w | Adj-ms H1198 and the senseless
יַ֤חַד ya·ḥaḏ Adv H3162 both
יֹאבֵ֑דוּ yō·ḇê·ḏū V-Qal-Imperf-3mp H6 perish
וְעָזְב֖וּ wə·‘ā·zə·ḇū Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp H5800 and leave
חֵילָֽם׃ ḥê·lām N-msc | 3mp H2428 their wealth
לַאֲחֵרִ֣ים la·’ă·ḥê·rîm Prep-l | Adj-mp H312 to others.
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קִרְבָּ֤ם qir·bām N-msc | 3mp H7130 Their graves
לְֽעוֹלָ֗ם lə·‘ō·w·lām Prep-l | N-ms H5769 are their eternal
בָּתֵּ֨ימוֹ׀ bāt·tê·mōw N-mpc | 3mp H1004 homes —
מִ֭שְׁכְּנֹתָם miš·kə·nō·ṯām N-mpc | 3mp H4908 their dwellings
לְדֹ֣ר lə·ḏōr Prep-l | N-ms H1755 for endless generations
וָדֹ֑ר wā·ḏōr Conj-w | N-ms H1755 . . . —
עֲלֵ֣י ‘ă·lê Prep H5921 even though
אֲדָמֽוֹת׃ ’ă·ḏā·mō·wṯ N-fp H127 [their] lands
קָֽרְא֥וּ qā·rə·’ū V-Qal-Perf-3cp H7121 were their namesakes
בִ֝שְׁמוֹתָ֗ם ḇiš·mō·w·ṯām Prep-b | N-mpc | 3mp H8034 . . ..
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וְאָדָ֣ם wə·’ā·ḏām Conj-w | N-ms H120 But a man,
בִּ֭יקָר bî·qār Prep-b | N-ms H3366 despite his wealth,
בַּל־ bal- Adv H1077 cannot
יָלִ֑ין yā·lîn V-Qal-Imperf-3ms H3885 endure;
נִמְשַׁ֖ל nim·šal V-Nifal-Perf-3ms H4911 he is like
כַּבְּהֵמ֣וֹת kab·bə·hê·mō·wṯ Prep-k, Art | N-fp H929 the beasts
נִדְמֽוּ׃ niḏ·mū V-Nifal-Perf-3cp H1820 that perish.
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זֶ֣ה zeh Pro-ms H2088 This
דַ֭רְכָּם ḏar·kām N-csc | 3mp H1870 is the fate
כֵּ֣סֶל kê·sel N-ms H3689 of the foolish
לָ֑מוֹ lā·mōw Prep | 3mp
וְאַחֲרֵיהֶ֓ם׀ wə·’a·ḥă·rê·hem Conj-w | Prep | 3mp H310 and their followers
יִרְצ֣וּ yir·ṣū V-Qal-Imperf-3mp H7521 who endorse
בְּפִיהֶ֖ם bə·p̄î·hem Prep-b | N-msc | 3mp H6310 their sayings.
סֶֽלָה׃ se·lāh Interjection H5542 Selah
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כַּצֹּ֤אן׀ kaṣ·ṣōn Prep-k, Art | N-cs H6629 Like sheep
שַׁתּוּ֮ šat·tū V-Qal-Perf-3cp H8371 they are destined
לִֽשְׁא֣וֹל liš·’ō·wl Prep-l | N-cs H7585 for Sheol.
מָ֤וֶת mā·weṯ N-ms H4194 Death
יִ֫רְעֵ֥ם yir·‘êm V-Qal-Imperf-3ms | 3mp H7462 will be their shepherd.
יְשָׁרִ֨ים׀ yə·šā·rîm Adj-mp H3477 The upright
וַיִּרְדּ֘וּ way·yir·dū Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp H7287 will rule them
בָ֤ם ḇām Prep | 3mp in
לַבֹּ֗קֶר lab·bō·qer Prep-l, Art | N-ms H1242 the morning,
וְצִירָם wə·ṣī·rå̄m Conj-w | N-msc | 3mp H6736 and their form
לְבַלּ֥וֹת lə·ḇal·lō·wṯ Prep-l | V-Piel-Inf H1086 will decay
שְׁא֗וֹל šə·’ō·wl N-cs H7585 in Sheol,
מִזְּבֻ֥ל miz·zə·ḇul Prep-m | N-msc H2073 far from their lofty abode
לֽוֹ׃ lōw Prep | 3ms .
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אַךְ־ ’aḵ- Adv H389 But
אֱלֹהִ֗ים ’ĕ·lō·hîm N-mp H430 God
יִפְדֶּ֣ה yip̄·deh V-Qal-Imperf-3ms H6299 will redeem
נַ֭פְשִׁי nap̄·šî N-fsc | 1cs H5315 my life
מִֽיַּד־ mî·yaḏ- Prep-m | N-fsc H3027 from
שְׁא֑וֹל šə·’ō·wl N-cs H7585 Sheol,
כִּ֖י Conj H3588 for
יִקָּחֵ֣נִי yiq·qā·ḥê·nî V-Qal-Imperf-3ms | 1cs H3947 He will surely take me to Himself.
סֶֽלָה׃ se·lāh Interjection H5542 Selah
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אַל־ ’al- Adv H408 Do not
תִּ֭ירָא tî·rā V-Qal-Imperf-2ms H3372 be afraid
כִּֽי־ kî- Conj H3588 when
אִ֑ישׁ ’îš N-ms H376 a man
יַעֲשִׁ֣ר ya·‘ă·šir V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms H6238 grows rich,
כִּֽי־ kî- Conj H3588 when
כְּב֣וֹד kə·ḇō·wḏ N-msc H3519 the splendor
בֵּיתֽוֹ׃ bê·ṯōw N-msc | 3ms H1004 of his house
יִ֝רְבֶּה yir·beh V-Qal-Imperf-3ms H7235 increases.
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כִּ֤י Conj H3588 For
בְ֭מוֹתוֹ ḇə·mō·w·ṯōw Prep-b | N-msc | 3ms H4194 when he dies,
יִקַּ֣ח yiq·qaḥ V-Qal-Imperf-3ms H3947 he will carry
לֹ֣א Adv-NegPrt H3808 nothing away
הַכֹּ֑ל hak·kōl Art | N-ms H3605 . . .;
כְּבוֹדֽוֹ׃ kə·ḇō·w·ḏōw N-msc | 3ms H3519 his abundance
לֹא־ lō- Adv-NegPrt H3808 will not
אַחֲרָ֣יו ’a·ḥă·rāw Prep | 3ms H310 follow him
יֵרֵ֖ד yê·rêḏ V-Qal-Imperf-3ms H3381 down.
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כִּֽי־ kî- Conj H3588 Though
בְּחַיָּ֣יו bə·ḥay·yāw Prep-b | N-mpc | 3ms H2416 in his lifetime
יְבָרֵ֑ךְ yə·ḇā·rêḵ V-Piel-Imperf-3ms H1288 he blesses
נַ֭פְשׁוֹ nap̄·šōw N-fsc | 3ms H5315 his soul —
וְ֝יוֹדֻ֗ךָ wə·yō·w·ḏu·ḵā Conj-w | V-Hifil-ConjImperf-3mp | 2ms H3034 and men praise
כִּי־ kî- Conj H3588 you when
תֵיטִ֥יב ṯê·ṭîḇ V-Hifil-Imperf-2ms H3190 you prosper
לָֽךְ׃ lāḵ Prep | 2fs
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תָּ֭בוֹא tā·ḇō·w V-Qal-Imperf-3fs H935 he will join
עַד־ ‘aḏ- Prep H5704 . . .
דּ֣וֹר dō·wr N-msc H1755 the generation
אֲבוֹתָ֑יו ’ă·ḇō·w·ṯāw N-mpc | 3ms H1 of his fathers,
עַד־ ‘aḏ- Prep H5704 who will never
נֵ֝֗צַח nê·ṣaḥ N-ms H5331 . . .
לֹ֣א Adv-NegPrt H3808 . . .
יִרְאוּ־ yir·’ū- V-Qal-Imperf-3mp H7200 see
אֽוֹר׃ ’ō·wr N-cs H216 the light of day.
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אָדָ֣ם ’ā·ḏām N-ms H120 A man
בִּ֭יקָר bî·qār Prep-b | N-ms H3366 who has riches
וְלֹ֣א wə·lō Conj-w | Adv-NegPrt H3808 without
יָבִ֑ין yā·ḇîn V-Qal-Imperf-3ms H995 understanding
נִמְשַׁ֖ל nim·šal V-Nifal-Perf-3ms H4911 is like
כַּבְּהֵמ֣וֹת kab·bə·hê·mō·wṯ Prep-k, Art | N-fp H929 the beasts
נִדְמֽוּ׃ niḏ·mū V-Nifal-Perf-3cp H1820 that perish.

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