Psalms 107:36

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, That they may prepare a city of habitation,

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיּ֣וֹשֶׁב שָׁ֣ם רְעֵבִ֑ים וַ֝יְכוֹנְנ֗וּ עִ֣יר מוֹשָֽׁב

Transliteration

and-yôšeb there rᵊʿēbîm and-yᵊkônᵊnû ʿîr môšāb

Grammar Details

*yôšeb*: hiphil imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he settled/caused to dwell
*rᵊʿēbîm*: adjective, masculine plural - hungry ones
*yᵊkônᵊnû*: polel imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural - and they established
*ʿîr*: noun, feminine singular construct - city of
*môšāb*: noun, masculine singular - dwelling/habitation/settlement

Word Meanings

*yôšeb*: he settled/caused to dwell/seated
*rᵊʿēbîm*: hungry ones/famished ones
*yᵊkônᵊnû*: they established/prepared/set up
*ʿîr*: city/town
*môšāb*: dwelling/settlement/habitation/residence

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Ps 107:7 : 7 He led them also by a straight way, That they might go to a city of habitation.
Ps 146:7 : 7 Who executeth justice for the oppressed; Who giveth food to the hungry. Jehovah looseth the prisoners;
Luke 1:53 : 53 The hungry he hath filled with good things; And the rich he hath sent empty away.
Acts 17:26 : 26 and he made of one {G129} every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, having determined [their] appointed seasons, and the bounds of their habitation;

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