Psalms 147:14

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

He maketh peace in thy borders; He filleth thee with the finest of the wheat.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הַשָּׂם־גְּבוּלֵ֥ךְ שָׁל֑וֹם חֵ֥לֶב חִ֝טִּ֗ים יַשְׂבִּיעֵֽךְ׃

Transliteration

Hassām-gebūlēkh shālōwm hēleb hiṭṭîm yasbîʿēkh

Grammar Details

*Hassām*: participle with definite article, masculine singular, Qal - the one placing/making
*gebūlēkh*: noun, masculine singular + 2nd person feminine singular suffix - your border
*shālōwm*: noun, masculine singular - peace
*hēleb*: noun, masculine singular construct - finest/fat of
*hiṭṭîm*: noun, feminine plural - wheat
*yasbîʿēkh*: imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular, Hiphil + 2nd person feminine singular suffix - he satisfies you

Word Meanings

*Hassām*: makes/places/sets/establishes
*gebūlēkh*: your border/your territory/your boundary
*shālōwm*: peace/prosperity/safety/well-being
*hēleb*: finest/best/fat/abundance
*hiṭṭîm*: wheat/grain
*yasbîʿēkh*: satisfies you/fills you/provides for you abundantly

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Isa 60:17-18 : 17 For brass I will bring gold, and for iron I will bring silver, and for wood brass, and for stones iron. I will also make thy officers peace, and thine exactors righteousness. 18 Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, desolation nor destruction within thy borders; but thou shalt call thy walls Salvation, and thy gates Praise.
Deut 32:14 : 14 Butter of the herd, and milk of the flock, With fat of lambs, And rams of the breed of Bashan, and goats, With the finest of the wheat; And of the blood of the grape thou drankest wine.
Ps 81:16 : 16 He would feed them also with the finest of the wheat; And with honey out of the rock would I satisfy thee.
Ps 132:15 : 15 I will abundantly bless her provision: I will satisfy her poor with bread.
Ps 29:11 : 11 Jehovah will give strength unto his people; Jehovah will bless his people with peace.
Isa 66:12 : 12 For thus saith Jehovah, Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory of the nations like an overflowing stream: and ye shall suck [thereof]; ye shall be borne upon the side, and shall be dandled upon the knees.
Ezek 27:17 : 17 Judah, and the land of Israel, they were thy traffickers: they traded for thy merchandise wheat of Minnith, and pannag, and honey, and oil, and balm.
Zech 9:8 : 8 And I will encamp about my house against the army, that none pass through or return; and no oppressor shall pass through them any more: for now have I seen with mine eyes.
Isa 9:6-7 : 6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. 7 Of the increase of his government and of peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to establish it, and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of Jehovah of hosts will perform this.
Ps 122:6 : 6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: They shall prosper that love thee.
Ps 132:11 : 11 Jehovah hath sworn unto David in truth; He will not turn from it: Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.
1 Chr 22:9 : 9 Behold, a son shall be born to thee, who shall be a man of rest; and I will give him rest from all his enemies round about; for his name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quietness unto Israel in his days:
Lev 26:6 : 6 And I will give peace in the land, and ye shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid: and I will cause evil beasts to cease out of the land, neither shall the sword go through your land.
Deut 8:7-8 : 7 For Jehovah thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and springs, flowing forth in valleys and hills; 8 a land of wheat and barley, and vines and fig-trees and pomegranates; a land of olive - trees and honey;

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