Psalms 141:7

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{ "verseID": "Psalms.141.7", "source": "כְּמ֤וֹ פֹלֵ֣חַ וּבֹקֵ֣עַ בָּאָ֑רֶץ נִפְזְר֥וּ עֲ֝צָמֵ֗ינוּ לְפִ֣י שְׁאֽוֹל׃", "text": "Like *pōlēaḥ* and-*bōqēa'* in-the-*'āreṣ* [earth], *nipzərû* *'ăṣāmênû* [our bones] at-mouth-of *šə'ôl*.", "grammar": { "*pōlēaḥ*": "verb, qal participle masculine singular - one who cleaves/splits", "*bōqēa'*": "verb, qal participle masculine singular - one who breaks open/cleaves", "*'āreṣ*": "noun, feminine singular - earth/land/ground", "*nipzərû*": "verb, niphal perfect 3rd person common plural - they are scattered", "*'ăṣāmênû*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 1st person plural suffix - our bones", "*šə'ôl*": "noun, feminine singular - Sheol/grave/underworld" }, "variants": { "*pōlēaḥ*": "one who cleaves/splits/cuts", "*bōqēa'*": "one who breaks open/cleaves/splits", "*'āreṣ*": "earth/land/ground/territory", "*nipzərû*": "they are scattered/dispersed/spread", "*'ăṣāmênû*": "our bones/strength", "*šə'ôl*": "Sheol/grave/pit/underworld" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כְּמ֤וֹ פֹלֵ֣חַ וּבֹקֵ֣עַ בָּאָ֑רֶץ נִפְזְר֥וּ עֲ֝צָמֵ֗ינוּ לְפִ֣י שְׁאֽוֹל׃

Transliteration

Like pōlēaḥ and-bōqēa' in-the-'āreṣ [earth], nipzərû 'ăṣāmênû [our bones] at-mouth-of šə'ôl.

Grammar Details

• *pōlēaḥ*: verb, qal participle masculine singular - one who cleaves/splits
• *bōqēa'*: verb, qal participle masculine singular - one who breaks open/cleaves
• *'āreṣ*: noun, feminine singular - earth/land/ground
• *nipzərû*: verb, niphal perfect 3rd person common plural - they are scattered
• *'ăṣāmênû*: noun, feminine plural construct with 1st person plural suffix - our bones
• *šə'ôl*: noun, feminine singular - Sheol/grave/underworld

Word Meanings

• *pōlēaḥ*: one who cleaves/splits/cuts
• *bōqēa'*: one who breaks open/cleaves/splits
• *'āreṣ*: earth/land/ground/territory
• *nipzərû*: they are scattered/dispersed/spread
• *'ăṣāmênû*: our bones/strength
• *šə'ôl*: Sheol/grave/pit/underworld

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  As one plows the earth and breaks it apart, so are our bones scattered at the mouth of Sheol.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Our bones are scattered at the grave's mouth, as when one cutteth and cleaveth wood upon the earth.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Our bones are scattered at the mouth of the grave, as when one cuts and splits wood upon the earth.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Our bones are scattered at the grave's mouth, as when one cutteth and cleaveth wood upon the earth.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  As when one ploweth{H6398} and cleaveth{H1234} the earth,{H776} Our bones{H6106} are scattered{H6340} at the mouth{H6310} of Sheol.{H7585}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Our bones{H6106} are scattered{H6340}{(H8738)} at the grave's{H7585} mouth{H6310}, as when one cutteth{H6398}{(H8802)} and cleaveth{H1234}{(H8802)} wood upon the earth{H776}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Their iudges stoble at the stone, yet heare they my wordes, yt they be ioyfull.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Our bones lye scattered at the graues mouth, as he that heweth wood or diggeth in the earth.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Our bones lye scattered vpon the graues mouth: lyke as when one breaketh and heweth wood vpon the earth.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Our bones are scattered at the grave's mouth, as when one cutteth and cleaveth [wood] upon the earth.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  "As when one plows and breaks up the earth, Our bones are scattered at the mouth of Sheol."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  As one tilling and ripping up in the land, Have our bones been scattered at the command of Saul.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  As when one ploweth and cleaveth the earth, Our bones are scattered at the mouth of Sheol.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  As when one ploweth and cleaveth the earth, Our bones are scattered at the mouth of Sheol.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Our bones are broken up at the mouth of the underworld, as the earth is broken by the plough.

• World English Bible (2000)

  "As when one plows and breaks up the earth, our bones are scattered at the mouth of Sheol."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  As when one plows and breaks up the soil, so our bones are scattered at the mouth of Sheol.

Referenced Verses

• Ps 53:5 : 5 { "verseID": "Psalms.53.5", "source": "הֲלֹ֥א יָדְעוּ֮ פֹּ֤עֲלֵ֫י אָ֥וֶן אֹכְלֵ֣י עַ֭מִּי אָ֣כְלוּ לֶ֑חֶם אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים לֹ֣א קָרָֽאוּ׃", "text": "Do-not *yādəʿû* *pōʿălê* *ʾāwen* *ʾōkəlê* *ʿammî* *ʾākəlû* *leḥem* *ʾĕlōhîm* not *qārāʾû*", "grammar": { "*hălōʾ*": "interrogative particle + negative particle - do not?/have not?", "*yādəʿû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd plural - they knew/have known", "*pōʿălê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - workers of", "*ʾāwen*": "noun, masculine singular - iniquity/evil", "*ʾōkəlê*": "participle, qal active, masculine plural construct - eaters of", "*ʿammî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st singular suffix - my people", "*ʾākəlû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd plural - they ate/devoured", "*leḥem*": "noun, masculine singular - bread/food", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural - God/gods", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*qārāʾû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd plural - they called/invoked" }, "variants": { "*pōʿălê*": "workers/doers/practitioners", "*ʾāwen*": "iniquity/evil/wickedness/trouble", "*leḥem*": "bread/food/sustenance", "*qārāʾû*": "called/invoked/summoned" } }
• Rom 8:36 : 36 { "verseID": "Romans.8.36", "source": "Καθὼς γέγραπται, ὅτι Ἕνεκά σοῦ θανατούμεθα ὅλην τὴν ἡμέραν· ἐλογίσθημεν ὡς πρόβατα σφαγῆς.", "text": "*Kathōs gegraptai, hoti Heneka sou thanatoumetha holēn tēn hēmeran; elogisthēmen hōs probata sphagēs*.", "grammar": { "*Kathōs*": "subordinating conjunction - just as", "*gegraptai*": "perfect passive indicative 3rd person singular - it has been written", "*hoti*": "conjunction - that", "*Heneka*": "preposition with genitive - for the sake of", "*sou*": "genitive 2nd person singular - you", "*thanatoumetha*": "present passive indicative 1st person plural - we are being put to death", "*holēn*": "accusative feminine singular - whole/all", "*tēn hēmeran*": "accusative feminine singular - the day", "*elogisthēmen*": "aorist passive indicative 1st person plural - we were considered", "*hōs*": "comparative particle - as/like", "*probata*": "nominative neuter plural - sheep", "*sphagēs*": "genitive feminine singular - of slaughter" }, "variants": { "*gegraptai*": "it has been written [perfect passive - completed action with continuing results]", "*Heneka sou*": "for your sake/on account of you", "*thanatoumetha*": "we are being put to death/killed [ongoing passive]", "*holēn tēn hēmeran*": "all day long/the whole day", "*elogisthēmen*": "we were considered/reckoned/regarded [completed passive action]", "*probata sphagēs*": "sheep of slaughter/sheep for slaughtering" } }
• 2 Cor 1:9 : 9 { "verseID": "2 Corinthians.1.9", "source": "Ἀλλὰ αὐτοὶ ἐν ἑαυτοῖς τὸ ἀπόκριμα τοῦ θανάτου ἐσχήκαμεν, ἵνα μὴ πεποιθότες ὦμεν ἐφʼ ἑαυτοῖς, ἀλλʼ ἐπὶ τῷ Θεῷ τῷ ἐγείροντι τοὺς νεκρούς:", "text": "But ourselves in ourselves the *apokrima* of *thanatou* we have *eschēkamen*, so that not *pepoithotes* we might be upon ourselves, but upon the *Theō* the one *egeironti* the *nekrous*:", "grammar": { "*apokrima*": "accusative, neuter, singular - sentence/verdict", "*thanatou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of death", "*eschēkamen*": "perfect indicative, active, 1st person plural - we have had", "*pepoithotes*": "perfect participle, active, nominative, masculine, plural - having trusted/been confident", "*Theō*": "dative, masculine, singular - on God", "*egeironti*": "present participle, active, dative, masculine, singular - raising", "*nekrous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - dead ones" }, "variants": { "*apokrima*": "sentence/verdict/response/decree", "*thanatou*": "death/mortality", "*eschēkamen*": "we have had/experienced/received", "*pepoithotes*": "having trusted/been confident/relied upon", "*egeironti*": "raising/awakening/causing to rise", "*nekrous*": "dead ones/corpses" } }
• Heb 11:37 : 37 { "verseID": "Hebrews.11.37", "source": "Ἐλιθάσθησαν, ἐπρίσθησαν, ἐπειράσθησαν, ἐν φόνῳ μαχαίρας ἀπέθανον: περιῆλθον ἐν μηλωταῖς ἐν αἰγείοις δέρμασιν· ὑστερούμενοι, θλιβόμενοι, κακουχούμενοι·", "text": "They were *elithasthēsan*, were *epristhēsan*, were *epeirasthēsan*, in *phonō* of *machairas* they *apethanon*: they *periēlthon* in *mēlōtais* in *aigeiois* *dermasin*; *hysteroumenoi*, *thlibomenoi*, *kakouchoumenoi*;", "grammar": { "*elithasthēsan*": "aorist passive indicative, 3rd plural - were stoned", "*epristhēsan*": "aorist passive indicative, 3rd plural - were sawn asunder", "*epeirasthēsan*": "aorist passive indicative, 3rd plural - were tempted/tested", "*phonō*": "dative, masculine, singular - slaughter/murder", "*machairas*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of sword", "*apethanon*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd plural - died", "*periēlthon*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd plural - went about/wandered", "*mēlōtais*": "dative, feminine, plural - in sheepskins", "*aigeiois*": "dative, neuter, plural - goat", "*dermasin*": "dative, neuter, plural - skins", "*hysteroumenoi*": "present passive participle, nominative, masculine, plural - being in want", "*thlibomenoi*": "present passive participle, nominative, masculine, plural - being afflicted", "*kakouchoumenoi*": "present passive participle, nominative, masculine, plural - being ill-treated" }, "variants": { "*elithasthēsan*": "were stoned/pelted with stones", "*epristhēsan*": "were sawn asunder/cut in two", "*epeirasthēsan*": "were tempted/tested/tried", "*phonō*": "slaughter/murder/killing", "*machairas*": "sword/knife", "*apethanon*": "died/perished", "*periēlthon*": "went about/wandered/traveled around", "*mēlōtais*": "sheepskins/fleeces", "*aigeiois*": "goat/of goats", "*dermasin*": "skins/hides", "*hysteroumenoi*": "being in want/lacking/destitute", "*thlibomenoi*": "being afflicted/oppressed/troubled", "*kakouchoumenoi*": "being ill-treated/mistreated/tormented" } }
• Rev 11:8-9 : 8 { "verseID": "Revelation.11.8", "source": "Καὶ τὰ πτῶματα αὐτῶν ἐπὶ τῆς πλατείας τῆς πόλεως τῆς μεγάλης, ἥτις καλεῖται πνευματικῶς Σόδομα καὶ Αἴγυπτος, ὅπου καὶ ὁ Κύριος ἡμῶν ἐσταυρώθη.", "text": "And the *ptōmata* of them upon the *plateias* of the *poleōs* of the *megalēs*, which *kaleitai* *pneumatikōs* *Sodoma* and *Aigyptos*, where also the *Kyrios* of us *estaurōthē*.", "grammar": { "*ptōmata*": "nominative neuter plural - corpses/fallen bodies", "*plateias*": "genitive feminine singular - of street/wide way", "*poleōs*": "genitive feminine singular - of city", "*megalēs*": "genitive feminine singular - of great/large", "*kaleitai*": "present passive indicative, 3rd singular - is called", "*pneumatikōs*": "adverb - spiritually/symbolically", "*Sodoma*": "nominative neuter singular - Sodom", "*Aigyptos*": "nominative feminine singular - Egypt", "*Kyrios*": "nominative masculine singular - Lord", "*estaurōthē*": "aorist passive indicative, 3rd singular - was crucified" }, "variants": { "*ptōmata*": "corpses/fallen bodies/carcasses", "*plateias*": "street/broad way/public square", "*poleōs*": "city/town", "*megalēs*": "great/large/important", "*kaleitai*": "is called/named", "*pneumatikōs*": "spiritually/symbolically/allegorically", "*estaurōthē*": "was crucified/impaled" } } 9 { "verseID": "Revelation.11.9", "source": "Καὶ βλέψουσιν ἐκ τῶν λαῶν καὶ φυλῶν καὶ γλωσσῶν καὶ ἐθνῶν τὰ πτώματα αὐτῶν ἡμέρας τρεῖς καὶ ἥμισυ, καὶ τὰ πτώματα αὐτῶν οὐκ ἀφήσουσιν τεθῆναι εἰς μνῆματα.", "text": "And they will *blepsousin* from the *laōn* and *phylōn* and *glōssōn* and *ethnōn* the *ptōmata* of them *hēmeras* *treis* and *hēmisy*, and the *ptōmata* of them not they will *aphēsousin* to be *tethēnai* into *mnēmata*.", "grammar": { "*blepsousin*": "future active indicative, 3rd plural - they will see/look at", "*laōn*": "genitive masculine plural - of peoples", "*phylōn*": "genitive feminine plural - of tribes", "*glōssōn*": "genitive feminine plural - of tongues/languages", "*ethnōn*": "genitive neuter plural - of nations", "*ptōmata*": "accusative neuter plural - corpses/fallen bodies", "*hēmeras*": "accusative feminine plural - days", "*treis*": "accusative feminine plural - three", "*hēmisy*": "accusative neuter singular - half", "*aphēsousin*": "future active indicative, 3rd plural - they will permit/allow", "*tethēnai*": "aorist passive infinitive - to be placed/put", "*mnēmata*": "accusative neuter plural - tombs/graves" }, "variants": { "*blepsousin*": "see/look at/watch", "*laōn*": "peoples/crowds/populations", "*phylōn*": "tribes/clans/races", "*glōssōn*": "tongues/languages", "*ethnōn*": "nations/gentiles/foreigners", "*ptōmata*": "corpses/fallen bodies/carcasses", "*aphēsousin*": "permit/allow/let", "*tethēnai*": "placed/put/laid", "*mnēmata*": "tombs/graves/monuments" } }
• 1 Sam 22:18-19 : 18 { "verseID": "1 Samuel.22.18", "source": "וַיֹּ֤אמֶר הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ *לדויג **לְדוֹאֵ֔ג סֹ֣ב אַתָּ֔ה וּפְגַ֖ע בַּכֹּהֲנִ֑ים וַיִּסֹּ֞ב *דויג **דּוֹאֵ֣ג הָאֲדֹמִ֗י וַיִּפְגַּע־הוּא֙ בַּכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים וַיָּ֣מֶת ׀ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֗וּא שְׁמֹנִ֤ים וַחֲמִשָּׁה֙ אִ֔ישׁ נֹשֵׂ֖א אֵפ֥וֹד בָּֽד", "text": "*wə-yōʾmer* *ham-melek* *lə-Dôʾēg* *sōb* *ʾattâ* *û-pəgaʿ* *bak-kōhănîm* *wə-yissōb* *Dôʾēg* *hā-ʾĂdōmî* *wə-yipgaʿ*-*hûʾ* *bak-kōhănîm* *wə-yāmet* *bay-yôm* *ha-hûʾ* *šəmōnîm* *wa-ḥămiššâ* *ʾîš* *nōśēʾ* *ʾēpôd* *bād*", "grammar": { "*wə-yōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3ms - and he said", "*ham-melek*": "definite article + noun ms - the king", "*lə-Dôʾēg*": "preposition + proper noun - to Doeg", "*sōb*": "Qal imperative ms - turn", "*ʾattâ*": "personal pronoun 2ms - you", "*û-pəgaʿ*": "waw conjunction + Qal imperative ms - and fall upon", "*bak-kōhănîm*": "preposition + definite article + noun mp - the priests", "*wə-yissōb*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3ms - and he turned", "*Dôʾēg*": "proper noun - Doeg", "*hā-ʾĂdōmî*": "definite article + gentilic adjective ms - the Edomite", "*wə-yipgaʿ*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3ms - and he fell upon", "*hûʾ*": "personal pronoun 3ms - he", "*bak-kōhănîm*": "preposition + definite article + noun mp - the priests", "*wə-yāmet*": "waw consecutive + Hiphil imperfect 3ms - and he killed", "*bay-yôm*": "preposition + definite article + noun ms - on the day", "*ha-hûʾ*": "definite article + demonstrative pronoun ms - that", "*šəmōnîm*": "number - eighty", "*wa-ḥămiššâ*": "waw conjunction + number - and five", "*ʾîš*": "noun ms - men", "*nōśēʾ*": "Qal participle ms construct - bearing/wearing", "*ʾēpôd*": "noun ms - ephod", "*bād*": "noun ms - linen" }, "variants": { "*sōb*": "turn/go around", "*pəgaʿ*": "fall upon/attack/kill", "*yipgaʿ*": "fell upon/attacked/killed", "*nōśēʾ ʾēpôd bād*": "bearing a linen ephod/wearing a linen ephod" } } 19 { "verseID": "1 Samuel.22.19", "source": "וְאֵ֨ת נֹ֤ב עִיר־הַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ הִכָּ֣ה לְפִי־חֶ֔רֶב מֵאִישׁ֙ וְעַד־אִשָּׁ֔ה מֵעוֹלֵ֖ל וְעַד־יוֹנֵ֑ק וְשׁ֧וֹר וַחֲמ֛וֹר וָשֶׂ֖ה לְפִי־חָֽרֶב", "text": "*wə-ʾēt* *Nōb* *ʿîr*-*hak-kōhănîm* *hikkâ* *lə-pî*-*ḥereb* *mē-ʾîš* *wə-ʿad*-*ʾiššâ* *mē-ʿôlēl* *wə-ʿad*-*yônēq* *wə-šôr* *wa-ḥămôr* *wā-śeh* *lə-pî*-*ḥāreb*", "grammar": { "*wə-ʾēt*": "waw conjunction + direct object marker - and", "*Nōb*": "proper noun - Nob", "*ʿîr*": "noun fs construct - city of", "*hak-kōhănîm*": "definite article + noun mp - the priests", "*hikkâ*": "Hiphil perfect 3ms - he struck", "*lə-pî*": "preposition + noun ms construct - with the edge of", "*ḥereb*": "noun fs - sword", "*mē-ʾîš*": "preposition + noun ms - from man", "*wə-ʿad*": "waw conjunction + preposition - and unto", "*ʾiššâ*": "noun fs - woman", "*mē-ʿôlēl*": "preposition + noun ms - from child", "*wə-ʿad*": "waw conjunction + preposition - and unto", "*yônēq*": "Qal participle ms - suckling", "*wə-šôr*": "waw conjunction + noun ms - and ox", "*wa-ḥămôr*": "waw conjunction + noun ms - and donkey", "*wā-śeh*": "waw conjunction + noun ms - and sheep", "*lə-pî*": "preposition + noun ms construct - with the edge of", "*ḥāreb*": "noun fs - sword" }, "variants": { "*hikkâ lə-pî-ḥereb*": "struck with the edge of the sword/destroyed by the sword", "*mē-ʾîš wə-ʿad-ʾiššâ*": "from man to woman/both men and women", "*ʿôlēl*": "child/infant", "*yônēq*": "suckling/nursing infant" } }
• Ps 44:22 : 22 { "verseID": "Psalms.44.22", "source": "הֲלֹ֣א אֱ֭לֹהִים יַֽחֲקָר־זֹ֑את כִּֽי־ה֥וּא יֹ֝דֵ֗עַ תַּעֲלֻמ֥וֹת לֵֽב׃", "text": "Would not *ʾĕlōhîm* *yaḥăqār*-*zōʾt* for-*hûʾ* *yōdēaʿ* *taʿălumôt* *lēb*", "grammar": { "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural (intensive plural) - God", "*yaḥăqār*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will search out", "*zōʾt*": "demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular - this", "*hûʾ*": "pronoun, 3rd person masculine singular - he", "*yōdēaʿ*": "participle, qal active, masculine singular - knowing", "*taʿălumôt*": "noun, feminine plural construct - hidden things of", "*lēb*": "noun, masculine singular - heart" }, "variants": { "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "God/gods/divine beings", "*yaḥăqār*": "search out/investigate/examine", "*yōdēaʿ*": "knowing/understanding/perceiving", "*taʿălumôt*": "hidden things/secrets/concealed matters" } }