Psalms 48:15

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

For this God is our God forever and ever; He will guide us unto death.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כִּ֤י זֶ֨ה ׀ אֱלֹהִ֣ים אֱ֭לֹהֵינוּ עוֹלָ֣ם וָעֶ֑ד ה֖וּא יְנַהֲגֵ֣נוּ עַל־מֽוּת׃

Transliteration

For zeh ʾĕlōhîm ʾĕlōhênû ʿôlām wāʿed hûʾ yənahăgēnû ʿal-mût

Grammar Details

• *kî*: conjunction - for/because
• *zeh*: demonstrative pronoun - this
• *ʾĕlōhîm*: masculine plural noun - God
• *ʾĕlōhênû*: masculine plural noun with 1st person plural suffix - our God
• *ʿôlām*: masculine singular noun - forever
• *wāʿed*: waw conjunction + masculine singular noun - and ever
• *hûʾ*: 3rd person masculine singular pronoun - he
• *yənahăgēnû*: piel imperfect 3rd masculine singular with 1st person plural suffix - he will guide us
• *ʿal-mût*: preposition + feminine singular noun - unto death

Word Meanings

• *zeh*: this/such
• *ʾĕlōhênû*: our God
• *ʿôlām wāʿed*: forever and ever/for all eternity
• *yənahăgēnû*: he will guide us/he will lead us
• *ʿal-mût*: unto death/beyond death/according to some interpreters 'ʿal-ʿălāmôt' (in the manner of young women/with soprano voices)