Verse 21

{ "verseID": "Psalms.49.21", "source": "אָדָ֣ם בִּ֭יקָר וְלֹ֣א יָבִ֑ין נִמְשַׁ֖ל כַּבְּהֵמ֣וֹת נִדְמֽוּ׃", "text": "*ʾādām* in-*yəqār* *wə*-not *yābîn* *nimšal* like-the-*bəhēmôt* *nidmû*", "grammar": { "*ʾādām*": "noun masculine singular - 'man/mankind'", "*yəqār*": "noun masculine singular with prefixed preposition bet - 'in honor'", "*wə*": "conjunction - 'and/but'", "*yābîn*": "verb qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - 'understands'", "*nimšal*": "verb niphal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - 'is likened/compared'", "*bəhēmôt*": "noun feminine plural with prefixed preposition kaf and definite article - 'like the beasts'", "*nidmû*": "verb niphal perfect 3rd person plural - 'they are silenced/destroyed/cut off'" }, "variants": { "*yəqār*": "honor/dignity/precious state", "*yābîn*": "understands/perceives/discerns", "*nidmû*": "they are silenced/cut off/destroyed/brought to an end" } }

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